Search

The boundaries of the Palearctic region

01 December 2006 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT Although the western and eastern boundaries of the Palearctic region are widely agreed, there is still much debate about the southern boundary. In an attempt to establish a definitive southern boundary, the distribution of 1,037 breeding passe...

Reviews

01 December 2006 Comments Reviews BIRDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE Edited by Anders P. Møller, Wolfgang Fiedler and Peter Berthold. Academic Press, London, 2006. 251 pages; figures, tables. ISBN 0-12-373614-5. Paperback, £28.99. This book contains a series of papers published in 2004 as a vo...

Conservation research news

01 December 2006 Comments News and comment Over 1,200 bird species in the world are currently threatened with extinction, of which 179 are classified as `Critically Endangered\' ÃÂ¯Â¿Â½ the highest threat category. In the face of these statistics it is difficult to remain optimistic, b...

Racial identification and assessment in Britain: a report from the RIACT subcommittee

01 December 2006 Comments Main paper Throughout the past 100 years or so, interest in the racial identification of bird species has blown hot and cold. Many of today's familiar species were first described during the nineteenth century and, as interest in new forms grew, many collectors b...

Recent reports

01 December 2006 Comments News and comment This summary of unchecked reports covers mid October to mid November 2006. ...

News and Comment

01 December 2006 Comments News and comment The temporary ban on importing wild birds into the EU has lasted more than a year, but it's up for review later this month. The ban was imposed in October 2005 to contain the spread of H5N1 `avian flu' following the deaths of infected birds at a quaran...

British Birds – December 2006

01 December 2006 Comments Latest issues ...

Announcements

01 January 1994 Comments Editorials Bird Photograph of the Year This annual competition is once again sponsored by two longstanding friends of British Birds, the publishing firms Christopher Helm (Publishers) and HarperCollins' Entrants should read the rules carefully (see Brit. Birds 84...

Monthly marathon

01 January 1994 Comments Other In this competition, you could win a SUNBIRD birdwatching holiday of your choice, in America, Africa or Asia. Just identify the bird each month and add up your scores when you are correct. The first person to reach a total of 500 will win. (Please read...

The new breeding bird Survey

01 January 1994 Comments Main paper How are the numbers of British nesting birds changing? Where should we look for the reasons for upward or downward population trends? Is there anything we can do to influence those trends? Every birdwatcher should be aware that these are vitally import...

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

Subscribe Now