Recent reports

01 January 1993
Comments Editorials This summary covers the period 13th November 1992 to 3rd January 1993 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Argal Reservoir, Falmouth (Cornwall), from at least 27th November to at least 3r...
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Notes

01 August 1990
Comments Notes Oystercatchers incubating on closely adjacent nests. In early spring 1987, in a quiet corner of Blackpool Airport, Lancashire, soil, sand and chippings were dumped and then levelled. Later, the area became partly covered by vegetation and up to five Oy...
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Mystery photographs

01 August 1990
Comments Main paper Perched conspicuously on a prominent vantage point, this mystery bird shows a fairly substantial bill, relatively long tail and black mask, a combination which quickly shows it to be one of the shrikes Lanius. The blackness of the wings and '...
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Seventy-five years ago

01 August 1990
Comments Other 'LAND-RAILS IN STAFFORDSHIRE. I am pleased to report that the Land-Rail (Crex crex) turned up this year in quite average numbers in the district of Cheadle, Staffordshire . . . This very dry season is bringing on a very early hay harvest, and this...
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