If the caption fits . . .

01 May 1990
Comments Editorials This Black-headed Gull Lams ridibundus (plate 125, opposite) was photographed in Suffolk in November 1977 by Terry Bond, who suggested that the bird is saying: 'You wouldn't believe how many people identify me as a Laughing Gull!' Can you think of an e...
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Fieldwork action

01 May 1990
Comments Editorials BTO at the Chelsea Flower Show. The BTO is attending the Chelsea Flower Show during 21st-25th May to focus on the Garden Bird Projects. First, the Garden Bird Feeding Survey which looks at feeding through the winter and is a year-round nationwide surve...
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Announcements

01 May 1990
Comments Editorials Reports on scarce migrant birds. To complement the annual 'Report on rare birds in Great Britain' (e.g. Brit. Birds 82: 505-563) and report on 'Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom' (e.g. Brit. Birds 82: 477-504), we shall soon be starting an annu...
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Requests

01 November 1984
Comments Editorials Identification of stints and peeps. In 12 or 18 months' time, we intend to publish an update of identification criteria, based on the thorough field-testing which will undoubtedly be taking place following the publication in July of the paper...
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Announcements

01 November 1984
Comments Editorials New edition of 'The "British Birds" List of Birds of the Western Palearctic'. A new edition of our checklist is currently in production, not this time as a small booklet, but as a BB-sized booklet with 15 columns for each species. Thus, this checklist ...
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Books for Christmas

01 November 1984
Comments Editorials There are scores of natural history books around in the shops. All choices must be personal, but we think that these 36 are the pick of the bunch. They are all suitable to buy as a present (or to hint that you would like bought for you!). They are list...
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