Monthly marathon

01 October 2003
Comments Other At one time or another, we have all been faced with unsatisfactory, and often brief, rear-end views of an apparently unfamiliar bird disappearing into cover. Most will be common birds seen badly, but occasionally the views suggest that something more e...
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Reviews

01 October 2003
Comments Reviews A BIRDER'S GUIDE TO THE BEHAVIOUR OF EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS By Gábor Michl. Gavia Science, Budapest, 2003. 291 pages; 48 illustrations. ISBN 963-210-172-3. Hardback, £32.99.  ...
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News and Comment

01 October 2003
Comments News and comment BirdLife International has reported that a new colony of Europe's rarest breeding bird, Madeira Petrel Pterodroma madeira (for which the alternative names of Zino's Petrel or Freira are also used), has been found in the central mountains of Madeira. Th...
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