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BB eye: Swansong – a lifetime with sparrows

01 September 2016 Comments Editorials Denis Summers-Smith I began my study of House Sparrows Passer domesticus...

Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 2014

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News & Comment

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Hugh Boyd (1925–2016)

01 September 2016 Comments Obituaries ...

Notes

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Reviews

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Recent reports

01 September 2016 Comments Recent Reports This summary of unchecked reports covers early July to early Augu...

Migrant Ring Ouzels at a stopover site on the South Downs

01 June 1993 Comments Main paper Ring Ouzels Turdus torquatus from both the British and the Scandinavian populations regularly occur on passage in lowland England, where the species does not breed. Although Durman (1976) analysed the timing of this passage through Britain using bird-o...

Monthly marathon

01 June 1993 Comments Other STAGE 1 (plate 18): Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola (71%), Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata (10%), Greater Yellowlegs T. melanoleuca (4%) and Lesser Yellowlegs T. flavipes (3%), with 2 % or less each for 12 other species. STAGE 2 (plate 32): Leach's Sto...

Bird Photograph of the Year

01 June 1993 Comments Main paper On 3rd February, the four judges faced a total of 120 colour transparencies submitted by 44 top bird-photographers, knowing that by the end of the day there had to be one winner. A daunting task, but, after six enthralling hours of study, discussion an...

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