Seventy-five years age

01 May 1992
Comments Other 'The repeated notices of the Common Buzzard having been seen in the east and south-east of England are very gratifying to those who have taken much trouble in preserving the nesting areas of this bird in other parts of the British Islands. It points to...
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Fieldwork action BTO news

01 May 1992
Comments Editorials Churring the night away. During this month, Nightjars Caprimulgus europaeus will be returning to our shores, and breeding in a variety of places. The last ten years have seen a great change in the available habitat for breeding Nightjars. Traditional h...
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Mystery photographs

01 May 1992
Comments Main paper The March mystery photographs (plates 52 & 53, both repeated here) show an elongated yet strong-looking passerine with a substantial, bi-coloured bill, very large feet, long undertail-coverts and a long tail. Its plumage is rather nondescript: unma...
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Letters

01 May 1992
Comments Letters Yellow-legged Herring Gulls in Essex. The note on yellow-legged Herring Gulls Larus argentatus in Essex in 1973-74 [Brit. Birds 84: 342-343), detailing the increase in southwest Essex, failed to mention the dramatic change in status in Essex since 1980...
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Notes

01 May 1992
Comments Notes Flight speed of Cormorant. On 31st December 1985, as I was driving with my son along the A10(T) from Littleport, Cambridgeshire, towards Downham Market, Norfolk, an adult Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo rose from the River Great Ouse. It flew along the c...
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Reviews

01 May 1992
Comments Reviews Britain's Birds in 1989/90: the conservation and monitoring review. Edited by David Stroud & David Glue. NCC/BTO, Thetford. 1991. 216 pages; 23 black-and-white plates; 12 line-drawings. Paperback £6.95.The purpose of monitoring bird numbers is to ...
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Recent reports

01 May 1992
Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 13th March to 9th April 1992 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Cley (Norfolk), 26th March. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Brand's Bay, Poole (Dorset), 19th ...
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Monthly marathon

01 May 1992
Comments Other The January stage (plate 9) was intended to be tricky, showing only half a bird, but few people found any need for the full picture (shown below). Answers were as follows: Swallow Hirundo rustica (96%) Eastern Pied Wheatear Oenanthe picata (2%) Pied Wh...
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