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Zino's Petrel colony devastated by forest fire

02 November 2010 Comments News and comment A massive forest fire on the island of Madeira has killed several breeding adult Zino's Petrels Pterodroma madeira and 65% of this year's chicks. The 'Freira' is Europe's rarest seabird and is classified as Endangered by BirdLife. It's o...

Two decades of bird persecution in the UK

02 November 2010 Comments News and comment According to the RSPB's 20th annual Birdcrime report, 2009 was another shocking year for the persecution of birds of prey in the UK, with incidents of shooting, trapping and poisoning. With 384 reported persecution incidents involving raptors (22...

Fifteen new Marine Protected Areas

02 November 2010 Comments News and comment The UK Government has submitted a list of 15 marine sites to the European Commission to be included within the European Natura 2000 network of protected areas. Among them is the designation of Liverpool Bay as a Special Protection Area (SPA) to conserve i...

Ecuador looks for donations to prevent oil drilling

02 November 2010 Comments News and comment Ecuador is launching a one-of-a-kind initiative to protect a jungle reserve that contains not only enormous biodiversity but also 20% of the country's crude oil reserves. In exchange for not drilling for crude in a 200,000-ha area of Yasuni Natio...

Advanced Bird ID Guide

01 November 2010 Comments Reviews By Nils van Duivendijk New Holland, 2010 Pbk, 304pp ISBN 978-1-84773-607-9 Subbuteo code M20592 £14.99 BB Bookshop price £13.49 A little kitbag lives in my car boot. Spare binocu- lars, gloves and hats, waterproof trousers, a weathered copy o...

R. B. (Dick) Treleaven (1920-2009)

01 November 2010 Comments Obituaries Dick was recognised as one of the foremost authorities on the Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus and his extraordinary knowledge of and infectious enthusiasm for the bird brought him into contact with specialists all over the world. Born in 1920, he went a...

Note

01 November 2010 Comments Notes Following recent Notes in BB concerning unusually tame Goosanders Mergus merganser taking bread (Brit. Birds 102: 279, 509-510), we have received a number of items of correspondence on the subject. Harry Dott confirmed that he had noted a sing...

Brown, Siberian and Grey-streaked Flycatchers: identification and ageing

01 November 2010 Comments Main paper Abstract In the light of recent records of Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica in Britain, this short paper looks at the identification and ageing of this species and two closely related potential vagrants from east Asia: Sibe...

Brown Flycatcher on Fair Isle: new to Britain

01 November 2010 Comments BOURC Abstract A Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica was found and trapped on Fair Isle on 1st July 1992. It remained on the island the following day but was not seen thereafter. The identification was accepted by BBRC and BOURC. Ow...

Northwest European Bewick's Swans: a population in decline

01 November 2010 Comments Main paper Abstract Whereas most European swan and goose population trends are currently stable or increasing, the northwest European Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii population is of conservation concern because its numbers are...

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