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01 January 1975 Comments Notes Common and Black-headed Gulls flight-feeding over ragwort On the west coast of much of the Outer Hebrides is found the machair, a stretch of flat sandy soil used mainly for growing a mixed crop of rye and oats for animal fodder. Landward of thi... Read More

Viewpoint: How wild is our wildlife?

01 January 1975 Comments Main paper In this new feature we invite the personal views of guest writers on subjects of their own choosing in the fields of ornithology and conservation. Opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the editors of British Birds. Bruce Campbell... Read More

Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 1973

01 January 1975 Comments Main paper Although first formed in 1968, as a sub-committee of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 1973 was the Rare Breeding Birds Panel's first year as an autonomous body. The panel is supported and funded jointly by British Birds, the Bri... Read More

Recent reports

01 January 1971 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records This summary covers October 1970, to which all dates refer unless otherwise stated. From 1st to 4th an anticyclone off Iberia and lows 'S' and 'U' moving rapidly across from Newfoundland broug... Read More