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News and comment

01 November 1981 Comments News and comment Anti-shooting Since 1976, when it commissioned an independent study into shooting and angling under Lord Medway (now the Earl ofCranbrook), the RSPCA has been reviewing its position on these matters. Now, a year after receiving Cranbrook's report, it h... Read More

Mystery photographs: Common Swift

01 November 1981 Comments Main paper One out of large numbers of Swifts Apus apus flying over a reservoir is feeding particularly close and, in the bright light, shows more plumage detail than the others. Dark blackish brown belly and underwingcoverts contrast with lighter flight fea... Read More

Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1980

01 November 1981 Comments Main paper This is the twenty-third report of the Rarities Committee. Details of Committee membership and other matters relating to its work during the year have already been published {Brit. Birds 74: 314). So far (and excluding Cory's Shearwaters), 593 records ... Read More

Recent reports

01 January 1968 Comments News and comment (These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records) This summary is basically concerned with the month of November, but also includes a few relevant records from early December and some belated observations relating to the July-October period... Read More