The first 100 years

01 January 2009 Comments Strictly speaking, this editorial should have appeared in the June 2007 issue, when British Birds will be truly 100 years old. For practical purposes, however, we have decided to celebrate BB's centenary throughout 2007 and Vol. 100 of the journal. The...
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Reviews

01 September 1981 Comments Reviews Usborne Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe. By Rob Hume, Usborne, London, 1981. 128 pages; colour and black-and-white illustrations on 119 pages. Hardback, £3.99; paperback, £2.50.  Beginners will find this a splendid book. Indeed, it ...
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Short reviews

01 September 1981 Comments Reviews Pigeon Racing: advanced techniques. By Jan Aerts. (Faber & Faber, 1981. £2.50) Paperback version of 1969 book. Illustrated Guide to Birds and Birdwatching. By Neil Ardley. (Ward Lock, 1980. £6.95) A curate's egg of a book, but one is left...
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