Monthly marathon

01 May 1998 Comments Other With postal delays affecting some areas, and entries from none of the key players having been received, we have decided to extend the deadline for the nineteenth stage of this ninth 'Monthly marathon' from 15th April to 30th April. The answer, and news...
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Looking Back

01 May 1998 Comments Other Twenty-five years ago: 'One of the most amazing events of the month [May 1973] was an influx of Red-footed Falcons Falco vespertinus from continental Europe from about 20th, continuing through June. 'Although this insectivorous falcon has been an expected...
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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...
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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 ...
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