Birdcraft. 1. Trail-walking

01 December 1988
Comments Main paper The aim of this occasional series is to pass on tips which may improve readers' fieldcraft when birdwatching. For each topic, the authors will not only have drawn on their own experience, but also summarised advice gleaned from other specialists.The&nb...
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Mystery photographs

01 December 1988
Comments Main paper Last month's mystery bird (plate 310, repeated here) is clearly either a chat or a wheatear Oenanthe, but which one? At first glance, it is rather nondescript, but female and immature wheatears, which are essentially brown, were an identification probl...
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