Mike Madders (1957-2009)

01 March 2010
Comments Obituaries Mike Madders was a professional ornitholo- gist, best known for his work on the likely impact of wind-power development on upland birds in Scotland. He is more popu- larly known for the many books he authored and published. Mike was born in Leicester on ...
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Identification of Caspian Gull

01 March 2010
Comments Main paper Abstract This paper deals with the identification of the Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans. The aim is to synthesise what is currently known about the identification of this species and discuss the appearance of proven and suspected hybrids. The paper is spli...
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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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Letters

01 February 1979
Comments Letters The use of flash in bird photography I sympathise with R. A. Hume (Brit. Birds 71 : 422) regarding the indiscriminate use of flash on diurnal birds in instances where the background cannot be properly illuminated and a false nocturnal effect is created...
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