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 February 1979
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records This report covers November; except where otherwise stated, all dates refer to November. The anticyclonic weather continued through November, producing a mild southerly or westerly airstrea...
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News and Comment

01 February 1979
Comments News and comment National Cage Bird Show The 35th National Exhibition of Cage and Aviary Birds, held from 1st to 3rd December 1978, filled the Great Hall at Alexandra Palace to capacity. This annual show is the largest exhibition of cage birds held in Britain a...
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Requests

01 February 1979
Comments Editorials Leach's Petrels in autumn 1978 Large numbers of Leach's Petrels Oceanodroma leucorrhoa were recorded in Britain, particularly on the Merseyside coast, in autumn 1978. Ali observations in Britain and Ireland during the period 1st September to 30...
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