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01 November 1991 Comments Editorials In response to a request from the International Council for Bird Preservation, we shall be publishing a regular short feature on international bird conservation topics, in addition to those which we have always included in 'News and comment'. EDS. ...

Fieldwork action

01 November 1991 Comments Editorials Regional Development Officers. During 1992-93, the BTO will be setting up a new regional network. This will consist of BTO members keen to promote the BTO at the local level in a systematic way. The new volunteers will be called Regional Development Of...

Letter

01 November 1991 Comments Letters Identification of Meadow and Red-throated Pipits. In a 'Mystery photographs' text {Brit. Birds 79: 34-40), the late P.J. Grant discussed the identification of Meadow Anthus pratensis and Red-throated Pipits A. cervinus, prompted by a series of photogra...

Notes

01 November 1991 Comments Notes Herons alighting on sea. On 31st August 1985, from the Zuluf offshore oilfield in the Persian Gulf, N. J. S. Drummond and I observed a migrating flight of seven Purple Herons Ardea purpurea flying very low over the sea. One of them suddenly a...

Seventy-five years ago

01 November 1991 Comments Other ' Mr W. J. E. Dawson states that he discovered a pair of Lanius collurio near Athlone about the end of April, 1916. Mr Dawson has kindly sent us further details of the birds he saw and we feel sure from what he says that he was mistaken in his identifi...

Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1990

01 November 1991 Comments Main paper Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1990. This is the thirty-third annual report of the Rarities Committee, and for the ninth consecutive year Carl Zeiss-Germany has sponsored the Committee's work. We are most appreciative of this financial assist...

Recent Reports

01 June 1978 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records This report covers March and the first half of April; except where otherwise stated, all dates refer to March. Despite a rather bright start to the month, March was a dreary period for bird...

News and Comment

01 June 1978 Comments News and comment Westray mink farm enquiry Following a growing chorus of protests from local and national individuals and conservation organisations, the Secretary of State for Scotland held a public local enquiry under the Town and Country Planning Act at Kirk...

Announcement

01 June 1978 Comments Editorials 'British Birds' Binoculars and Telescopes Survey The choice of a pair of binoculars has to be made at least once--and probably two or three times--in the life of any birdwatcher. Currently, the range of models on the market is as wide as it has...

Diary Date

01 June 1978 Comments Editorials This list covers events taking place during July 1978 to June 1979. We welcome the submission of details of events for possible inclusion in the next list, covering January to December 1979. 21st June-8th July SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE ARTISTS ...

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