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Bird Photograph of the Year

01 May 1981 Comments Main paper A total of 134 transparencies taken during 1980 was submitted by 52 photographers for this year's competition. The general standard was exceedingly high, with all but half-a-dozen of the entries in serious contention for the top prize. The judging pane...

The Merlin in Wales: breeding numbers,habitat and success

01 May 1981 Comments Main paper Compared with other birds of prey, such as the Peregrine Falco peregrinus and the Red Kite Milvus rnilvus, relatively little work has been carried out on the distribution of the Merlin F. columbarius in Wales. During the past two decades, this is also ...

Mystery photographs: Blackpoll Warbler

01 May 1981 Comments Main paper At first glance, one's reaction could easily be 'What kind of pipit Anthus is this?' Fortunately, one can, in this photograph, concentrate on important identification features which in a normal fly-past view would be hard to assess. The white in the ta...

Oystercatcher counts at roosts and at feeding grounds

01 May 1981 Comments Main paper In a number of studies, counts of waders made at roosts at high water have been assumed to show the numbers feeding on adjacent intertidal areas at low water: high-water counts have then been used to evaluate the importance of particular estuaries...

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Bird Photograph of the Year

The Merlin in Wales: breeding numbers,habitat and success

Mystery photographs: Blackpoll Warbler

Oystercatcher counts at roosts and at feeding grounds

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