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01 March 2011 Comments Letters Hawk Owl in Wiltshire ...

Mike Madders (1957-2009)

01 March 2010 Comments Obituaries Mike Madders was a professional ornitholo- gist, best known for his work on the likely impact of wind-power development on upland birds in Scotland. He is more popu- larly known for the many books he authored and published. Mike was born in Leicester on ...

The status of Caspian Gull in Malta

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper Although gull-watching on Malta has been carried out by the authors for over 20 years, more systematic observations were under- taken during 2001-09. Sessions are held in most months, with more intensive effort from August to April, but especially during ...

DNA analysis of a juvenile Common Snipe on Corvo, Azores

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper The Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago is a rare breeding bird in the Azores archipelago, where breeding occurs in the moist, elevated plains and moors of the islands of SaÃÆo Miguel, Terceira, SaÃÆo Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores and Corvo. Recent ...

Identification of Caspian Gull

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper Abstract This paper deals with the identification of the Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans. The aim is to synthesise what is currently known about the identification of this species and discuss the appearance of proven and suspected hybrids. The paper is spli...

Notes

01 March 2010 Comments Interactions between breeding Black Swans and Mute Swans in Cheshire & Wirral ...

Seventy-five years ago

01 November 1990 Comments Other 'ABUNDANCE OF LAND-RAILS IN EAST SUSSEX. NOT for many years past have there been so many Land-Rails (Crex crex) during the autumn migration as in 1915. From Pett eastwards there must have been hundreds wherever there was sufficient cover to hide these ...

Recent reports

01 November 1990 Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 14th September to 12th October 1990 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Sora Porzana carolina Skomer (Dyfed), 7th October. Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Scilly, 10th-11th October....

Monthly marathon

01 November 1990 Comments Main paper The feeding wader (plate 209) was named by entrants as: Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea (81 %) Knot C. canutus (6%) Semipalmated Sandpiper C. pusilla (5%) Western Sandpiper C. mauri (4%) Little Stint C. minuta (3%), with a few votes each for Temmi...

News and comment

01 November 1990 Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds'. British birders lost. Two BB subscribers, Tim Andrews and Mike Entwistle, have disappeared when on a long birding trip to South America. They were seen by several ...

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