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01 March 2011 Comments Letters Hawk Owl in Wiltshire ...

Mike Madders (1957-2009)

01 March 2010 Comments Obituaries Mike Madders was a professional ornitholo- gist, best known for his work on the likely impact of wind-power development on upland birds in Scotland. He is more popu- larly known for the many books he authored and published. Mike was born in Leicester on ...

The status of Caspian Gull in Malta

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper Although gull-watching on Malta has been carried out by the authors for over 20 years, more systematic observations were under- taken during 2001-09. Sessions are held in most months, with more intensive effort from August to April, but especially during ...

DNA analysis of a juvenile Common Snipe on Corvo, Azores

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper The Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago is a rare breeding bird in the Azores archipelago, where breeding occurs in the moist, elevated plains and moors of the islands of SaÃÆo Miguel, Terceira, SaÃÆo Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores and Corvo. Recent ...

Identification of Caspian Gull

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper Abstract This paper deals with the identification of the Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans. The aim is to synthesise what is currently known about the identification of this species and discuss the appearance of proven and suspected hybrids. The paper is spli...

Notes

01 March 2010 Comments Interactions between breeding Black Swans and Mute Swans in Cheshire & Wirral ...

Corrections

01 December 1997 Comments Editorials Line 1, 'Brit. Birds 90: 1-22' should read '90: 25-62'. Tetrad Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Essex Price given as £17.50 should read £15.95. Fig. 8. Juvenile Wilson's Phalarope. Artist was Andy Wilson (not Stephen Mawby). Line 29, '31st September' s...

Recent reports

01 December 1997 Comments News and comment Compiled by Barry Nightingale and Anthony McGeehan This summary covers the period from 13th October to 9th November 1997. These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Great White Egret Egretta alba Cape Clear Island, 26th October, same at Sc...

Recent BBRC Decisions

01 December 1997 Comments Editorials This monthly listing of the most-recent decisions by the British Birds Rarities Committee is not intended to be comprehensive or in any way to replace the annual 'Report on rare birds in Great Britain'. The records listed are mostly those of the rarest...

News and Comment

01 December 1997 Comments News and comment ...

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