Mystery photographs

01 March 1988 Comments Main paper O f | The bird shown in plates 38 and 69 immediately suggests a ^ %J lark or bunting: short conical bill, streaked upperparts and general stubby appearance. The long tertials cloak the primaries, indicating that it is a pipit or a bunting. The open, sandy...
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Notes

01 February 1988 Comments Notes Occurrence of 'Russian' Bean Geese in Lancashire/Merseyside The small flocks of Bean Geese Anser fabalis which winter in Britain consist of individuals of the long-billed nominate race A. f. fabalis, known as the 'Western' Bean Goose (Ogilvie 1978). Strag...
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