Recent reports

01 October 1975 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records The beginning of June was exceptional with snow and northerly gales, but a long anticyclonic spell which followed brought dry, warm conditions to most parts. A Red-throated Diver Ga...
Read More

News and comment

01 October 1975 Comments News and comment Mammals on Islands In an article in New Scientist for 21st August, Dr W. R. P. Bourne expresses concern about damage to the vegetation of small outlying islands by introduced herbivores. He contrasts the vigorous policy of the New Zealand ...
Read More

Notes

01 October 1975 Comments Notes Cormorants roosting on spire In the late summer and autumn of 1973 Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo regularly roosted on Chichester Cathedral, West Sussex. When this habit was first noted in mid-August only two birds were involved, but numbers gr...
Read More

Birds in action

01 October 1975 Comments Main paper Bird photographs used to consist mainly of rather static studies at the nest. Then there developed the technique of 'wait and see' photography from hides at likely feeding and drinking places. Now more powerful lenses and more adventurous techniques ha...
Read More

Recent reports

01 May 1969 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records This summary is concerned mainly with March 1969 and, unless otherwise stated, all dates refer to that month. This period included several interesting rarities, among them some notable America...
Read More

News and comment

01 May 1969 Comments News and comment Bird Room for Tring ? In 193 9 the Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) considered moving the Bird Room to the former Rothschild Museum at Tring, the latter having been bequeathed to the nation in 1937, but the advent of the Second World War l...
Read More

Letters

01 May 1969 Comments Letters The Irish record of Bulwer's Petrel To avoid misinterpretation of the editorial note appended to the letter from Dr J. T, R. Sharrock on the subject of the Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii seen by J. R, H. Clements off Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork, on 26t...
Read More

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

Subscribe Now