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Urban Gulls

01 May 2019 Comments Main paper    ... Read More

The migration of Common and Arctic Terns in southern England

01 April 2014 Comments Main paper By Keith Vinicombe Abstract Counts of Common Sterna hirundo and Arctic Terns S. paradisaea at Chew Valley Lake, Avon, are analysed over a 36-year period. These data are compared with counts from seawatching headlands on the s... Read More

Species boundaries in the Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gull complex

01 July 2008 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT The BOURC Taxonomic Sub-committee (TSC) recently published recommendations for the taxonomy of the Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull complex (Sangster et al. 2007). Six species were recognised: Herring Gull Larus argentatus, L... Read More

Conservation research news

01 February 2004 Comments News and comment The conflict between raptor conservation and the maintenance of high densities of grouse for shooting interests has often led to the suggestion that illegal use of poisoned baits to control predators is more likely to occur on grouse moors than in othe... Read More