Rarities Committee news

01 September 2010 Comments News and comment Following the request in BB (p. 313) and elsewhere for candidates to replace our longest-serving member, John Sweeney, in June 2010, Chris McInerny was nominated by Bob McGowan and seconded by Ron Forrester. Consequently, there was an election to decide w...
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News and comment

01 September 2010 Comments News and comment Two out of five of the UK's natural World Heritage sites are in danger of being added to a blacklist because non-native rats and mice are killing and eating the unique bird species confined to them. At a UNESCO meeting in Brasilia in early August, the UK ...
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John Gooders (1937-2010)

01 September 2010 Comments Obituaries John Gooders, who did more than most to broaden the horizons of Britain's bird- watchers, died on 18th May 2010 after a long illness, aged 73. He was a prolific author and his books guided many of us in learning about birds. I first knew of John in 197...
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Reviews

01 August 2008 Comments Reviews BIRDS OF SURREY By Jeffery J. Wheatley. Surrey Bird Club, 2007. 696 pages; 11 colour plates; 57 line-drawings; 36 colour photographs; numerous maps and tables. ISBN 978-0-901363-08-6. Hardback, £35.00. This book has been a long time coming, but it rea...
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