Notes

01 September 1997
Comments Notes The 'Notes' section of British Birds has a history as long as that of the journal itself, providing the opportunity for mostly amateur birdwatchers--as well as the professionals--to record their observations for posterity. For many, this will be the fi...
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Mystery Photographs

01 September 1997
Comments Main paper Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria, the North American counterpart of the familiar Green Sandpiper T. ochropus, is a rare transatlantic visitor to Europe, where the majority have been in Britain & Ireland (29 individuals up to the end of 1995...
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Reviews

01 January 1983
Comments Reviews Hilbre; the Cheshire Island: its history and natural history. Edited by J. D, Craggs. Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, 1982. 306 pages; 31 black-and-white plates; many line-drawings. £20.00. Hilbre, Middle Eye and Little Eye are three tiny ...
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Recent reports

01 January 1983
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated lecords All dates refer to October unless stated otherwise. The month was dominated by unsettled cyclonic weather with frequent fronts, but with generally mild conditions. During the first fortnigh...
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News and Comment

01 January 1983
Comments News and comment Regular subscribers will notice a change in authorship of this feature. Bob Spencer will soon be retiring from his post as Director of Services in the BTO and moving to Cumbria, and has decided to withdraw from co-authorship of 'News and comment' ...
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