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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...

Corrections

01 December 1990 Comments Editorials VOLUME 82 325 EUROPEAN NEWS. American Golden Plover: line 7: 'Lisata' should read 'Lista'. 349 EUROPEAN NEWS. Nightingale: line 6: 'Store Ferder' should read 'Store Faerder'. ...

Recent reports

01 December 1990 Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 13th October to 9th November 1990 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Scilly, lst-4th November. Sociable Plover Chettusia gregaria Welney (N...

Monthly marathon

01 December 1990 Comments Main paper In fact, plate 232 (which was taken by Brian Little) was of a rather famous bird, the Isabelline Wheatear on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, on 2nd3rd October 1988 (Brit. Birds 82: 541, plate 87; 83: 553-554, plate 301). As an aside, it rather looks as if ...

If the caption fits

01 December 1990 Comments Editorials John H. Smart and Julian Smith have each been sent their book prizes. Just for fun, here is another 'If the caption fits .. .' competition. Readers are invited to compose an apt humorous caption to accompany this portrait of a Belted Kingfisher Ceryle ...

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