Recent BBRC Decisions

01 April 1997 Comments Editorials This monthly listing of the most-recent decisions by the British Birds Rarities Committee is not intended to be comprehensive or in any way to replace the annual 'Report on rare birds in Great Britain'. The records listed are mostly those of the rarest...
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The Carl Zeiss Award

01 April 1997 Comments Editorials All prints or transparencies of 1996 rarities sent to the Rarities Committee for circulation during record assessments will be eligible for consideration for The Carl Zeiss Award. The year's winner will be able to choose a pair of Zeiss binoculars (10x...
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Requests

01 March 1985 Comments Editorials Colour-marked and wing-tagged Eiders. The Shetland Oil Terminal Environmental Advisory Group is studying the local and long-distance movements of Eiders Somateria mollisiima by marking the males: the white plumage is dyed yellow, a yellow darvic tag is...
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Announcements

01 March 1985 Comments Editorials Christmas Whisky Puzzle. We received 46 correct solutions to the competition set on page xv of the December 1984 issue.  Whitethroat ('what' surrounding 'it or the' jumbled) Avocet ('ova' turned, followed by 'CET') Linnet ('let' with 'inn' in...
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