Rarities Committee news

01 September 2010
Comments News and comment Following the request in BB (p. 313) and elsewhere for candidates to replace our longest-serving member, John Sweeney, in June 2010, Chris McInerny was nominated by Bob McGowan and seconded by Ron Forrester. Consequently, there was an election to decide w...
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News and comment

01 September 2010
Comments News and comment Two out of five of the UK's natural World Heritage sites are in danger of being added to a blacklist because non-native rats and mice are killing and eating the unique bird species confined to them. At a UNESCO meeting in Brasilia in early August, the UK ...
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John Gooders (1937-2010)

01 September 2010
Comments Obituaries John Gooders, who did more than most to broaden the horizons of Britain's bird- watchers, died on 18th May 2010 after a long illness, aged 73. He was a prolific author and his books guided many of us in learning about birds. I first knew of John in 197...
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Recent reports

01 July 1985
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records.   The dates in this report refer to April unless otherwise stated. The month began with unsettled weather and southwesterly winds until 8th, when a high formed to the ...
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News and comment

01 July 1985
Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds,  Hayle inquiry. The Department of the Environment has now called for a Public Inquiry in early July to review planning permissions on the Hayle Estuary, Cornwa...
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Requests

01 July 1985
Comments Editorials Sightings of White-tailed Eagles. The number of White-tailed Eagles Haliaeetus albicilla released from the Isle of Rhum in the Inner Hebrides has now reached 72, with a final ten to be freed in 1985. Each bird is individually marked with a BTO ring and...
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