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Letters

01 November 1994 Comments Letters Origin of European Pink-backed Pelicans. Following the report of a Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens in Spain (Brit. Birds 86: 374-375), and one near Sagrado, northeast Italy, in September 1992, as well as other observations farther north in Euro...

Reviews

01 November 1994 Comments Reviews Finches and Sparrows: an identification guide. By Peter Clement. Illustrated by Alan Harris & John Davis. Christopher Helm Publishers, London, 1993. 500 pages; 73 colour plates; 44 line-drawings; over 280 distribution maps. ISBN 0-7136-8017-2. £29...

Announcements

01 November 1994 Comments Editorials The 'BB' Award for the Best Annual Bird Report Entries are invited for the fourth annual award (see accounts of the first, second and third awards, Brit. Birds 85: 299-308; 86: 163-165; 87: 171-173), which is open to all those clubs and societies in Br...

Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1993

01 November 1994 Comments Main paper This, the Rarities Committee's thirty-sixth annual report, details records of rare birds in 1993: a year with many highlights and much to interest the rare-bird enthusiast. The Committee has again been supported by the sponsorship of Carl Zeiss (Oberko...

A life for ornithology: Stanley Cramp (1913-1987)

01 July 1992 Comments Obituaries A life for ornithology: Stanley Cramp (1913-1987) It is now nearly five years since the untimely death of Stanley Cramp: the obituaries have been written, the dust has settled, and the time has come, I think, for a more detailed and frank biogr...

Recent reports

01 July 1992 Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 15th May to 12th June 1992 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Tacumshin (Co. Wexford), 20th May. Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Cahirciveen (Co. Kerry), 27th May (fi...

News and comment

01 July 1992 Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds' CITES and the wild-bird trade The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held its latest conference in Kyoto, Japan...

Requests

01 July 1992 Comments Editorials Reprints on owls Authors of articles or publications dealing with owls and wishing them to be listed in the second edition of a Working Bibliography of Owls of the World are asked to send reprints to: Professor Richard J. Clark, The Owl Bibliography, c/o ...

New Editorial Board member

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Rarities Committee news and announcements

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