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Rarities committee news

01 March 2009 Comments News and comment Species new to Britain Records of species or subspecies new to Britain are assessed in the usual way, but are then sent to the Records Committee of the British Ornithologists' Union. Acceptance by the BOURC has to be unanimous and publication of such r...

The British Birds Rarities Committee: a review of its history, publications and procedures

01 March 2009 Comments ABSTRACT The origins and history of the BBRC, and some of the influences which have shaped its development, form the core of this review. Also examined are data deriving from its activities and publications; comparisons with the methods and experiences...

Purple Martin on Lewis: new to Britain

01 March 2009 Comments Open Access ABSTRACT A juvenile Purple Martin Progne subis was found at the Butt of Lewis,Western Isles, on 5th September 2004 and was still present the following day.This represents the first record of this distinctive North American hirundine for Britai...

Foraging behaviour of Pomarine Skuas off the Suffolk coast in winter 1999/2000

01 March 2009 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT Pomarine Skuas Stercorarius pomarinus occur regularly in small numbers in the southern North Sea during the winter months. During winter 1999/2000, exceptional numbers, up to 25, were present along the coast of Suffolk between Decembe...

British Birds – March 2007

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Letters

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Recent reports

01 September 2005 Comments News and comment This summary of unchecked reports covers mid July to mid August 2005. ...

Monthly marathon

01 September 2005 Comments Other In Monthly Marathon photo number 215 (Brit. Birds 98: plate 115, repeated here as plate 307), we can see a small bird perched at the edge of a pool or puddle, but the overall brownish coloration of its plumage means that it does not really stand out ag...

News and Comment

01 September 2005 Comments News and comment As autumn migration gathers momentum, so has speculation about the arrival of bird flu in Europe. The disease, which has killed more than 50 people in southeast Asia, had been restricted to that region Â and had been largely limited to domesticated ...

Reviews

01 September 2005 Comments Reviews COTINGAS TO PIPITS AND WAGTAILS Edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott & David A. Christie. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 2004. 864 pages; 78 colour plates; 440 photographs; 809 distribution maps. ISBN 84-87334-69-5. Hardback, £120.00. This is the f...

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