Seventy-five years ago

01 August 2006
Comments Other FULMARS IN PEMBROKESHIRE. O N May 6th, 1930, Mr. C. Oldham and I saw a Fulmar (Fulmarus g. glacialis) flying past Strumble Head. This, I believe, was the first summer record of this species in Pembrokeshire or indeed in South Wales (Brit. Birds 24: 196...
Read More

Monthly marathon

01 February 1991
Comments Other The black-tailed passerine on the wires (plate 288 in the November 1990 issue) inspired a wide range of answers: Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti (54%) Blackstart Cercomela melanura (14%) Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca (12%), with fewer votes for Ye...
Read More

Seventy-five years ago

01 February 1991
Comments Other "THERE is a polyglot Starling in this garden. Sometimes he rehearses a recitation from memory. At other times he improvises according to his fancy, and now and then he hits an unexpected nail on the head with remarkable success. Thus the other morning ...
Read More

Stay at the forefront of British birding by taking out a subscription to British Birds.

Subscribe Now