The first 100 years

01 January 2009 Comments Strictly speaking, this editorial should have appeared in the June 2007 issue, when British Birds will be truly 100 years old. For practical purposes, however, we have decided to celebrate BB's centenary throughout 2007 and Vol. 100 of the journal. The...
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Monthly marathon

01 November 1986 Comments Other The bird in the second photograph (Brit. Birds 79: 418, plate 223) was identified by competition entrants as follows: Brambling Fringilla montifringilla (87%) Chaffinch F. coelebs (6%) Siskin Carduelis spinus (2%) House Sparrow Passer domesticus (2%) C...
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Recent reports

01 November 1986 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in this report refer to August unless otherwise stated. Weather and displaced migrants For most of the month, the weather was unsettled. Atlantic depressions tracked...
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