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Notes

01 September 1997 Comments Notes The 'Notes' section of British Birds has a history as long as that of the journal itself, providing the opportunity for mostly amateur birdwatchers--as well as the professionals--to record their observations for posterity. For many, this will be the fi...

Mystery Photographs

01 September 1997 Comments Main paper Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria, the North American counterpart of the familiar Green Sandpiper T. ochropus, is a rare transatlantic visitor to Europe, where the majority have been in Britain & Ireland (29 individuals up to the end of 1995...

Rare breeding birds panel

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Identification of Yellow-legged Gulls in Britain

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Letters

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Continuing dangers to Peregrines from dieldrin

01 October 1973 Comments Main paper On 3rd February 1973 an adult male Peregrine Falco peregrinus was found dazed, with, little control of equilibrium, in upper Strathendrick, Stirlingshire. The bird ate little and died the next day. About 1st April 1973 an adult female Peregrine wa...

A review of population dynamics in birds

01 October 1973 Comments Main paper This review discusses some of the latest developments in research on population dynamics. A safe way to do this is to take the usual textbook approach, which describes the most important principles so far discovered in a scientific subject and summaris...

Recent Reports

01 October 1973 Comments News and comment An unusual report for the time of year was of a Great Northern Diver Gavia immer in full summer plumage at Blackpill (Glamorgan's on 16th. Manx Shearwaters Puffinus puffinus were numerous in the North Sea during the month, and northerly movements were ...

News & Comments

01 October 1973 Comments News and comment Nature Conservancy reorganisation It is now over a year since the idea of splitting the Nature Conservancy's research functions from its management and advisory r&les was outlined in a Government White Paper, the proposal being that the Res...

Request for information

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