News and Comment

01 January 2006
Comments News and comment As 2005 drew to a close, the virulent H5N1 strain of avian influenza was reported in poultry in the Crimea peninsula of Ukraine. This was the fourth country in Europe to report bird flu, following outbreaks in October in Romania (dead Mute Swans Cygnus...
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Letters

01 January 2006
Comments Letters I refer to Steve Percival's article on this subject (Percival 2005). By the end of 2004, 16,534 wind turbines were installed in Germany, which provides enormous scope for research on the potential impacts to bird populations. Most of this research has ...
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Recent reports

01 November 1975
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. July, particularly the beginning and end, was generally dry and warm everywhere with southerly airstreams, and occasional thunderstorms to punctuate the weather. As stated previous...
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Letters

01 November 1975
Comments Letters Who took the birds out o f British ornithology?  I suspect that Colin Bibby's plea for a return to the enjoyment of birds (Brit. Birds, 6 8 : 100-102) is a reflection on current ornithological literature rather than on the attitudes of orn...
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Reviews

01 November 1975
Comments Reviews The Life of Birds. By J. Dorst; translated by I. C. J. Galbraith. Weidenfield & Nicolson, London, 1974. 2 volumes; 717 pages; 32 black-and-white photographs; numerous line drawings, graphs, etc. £15.00. With the exception of the colour pla...
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