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01 September 1991 Comments Letters Roosting behaviour of seabirds. It is human nature to avoid raising even obvious questions when no answer appears to be in sight. I nevertheless raise such a question here. Birds of the open ocean, far from land, must not only roost but also sleep on t...

Mystery photographs

01 September 1991 Comments Main paper The bird in the mystery photograph (plate 167, repeated here) has, proportionately, a small, narrow head; very long, broad wings with fingered primaries; and a full but short tail. Although there is nothing in the photograph against which to estimate t...

Morocco

01 September 1991 Comments Main paper In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Morocco was a very popular spring destination for North European birdwatchers. In recent years, its popularity has been eclipsed somewhat by that of Israel. While the two have many species in common, Morocco holds a g...

Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 1989

01 September 1991 Comments Main paper This is the seventeenth annual report published by the Panel; the sixteenth report, for 1988, was published last year (Brit. Birds 83: 353- 390). It is, as usual, based on material submitted by county or regional recorders, supplemented by data extract...

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Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 1989

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