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01 October 1974 Comments News and comment Growth of the British and Irish list The number of full species admitted to the British and Irish list during the 17 decades which have elapsed since 1800 has varied from as few as four to as many as 27 per decade, the average being 13; Kenneth... Read More

Notes

01 October 1974 Comments Notes Egg-laying by the Great Crested Grebe Although the behaviour of Great Crested Grebes Podiceps cristatus has been intensively studied, many questions are still open. One such question is how Great Crested Grebes lay their eggs, and whether they exhibit ... Read More

Allen's Gallinule in Britain and the Palearctic

01 October 1974 Comments Main paper Allen's Gallinule Porphyrula alleni, a tropical African bird, has but once been obtained in Britain: off the Suffolk coast in January 1902. The species was not then admitted to the British and Irish list; there was some incredulity at the concept of a ... Read More

Notes

01 August 1973 Comments Notes Death of Great Crested Grebe in unusual circumstances On 26th June 1971, at Rostherne Mere National Nature Reserve, Cheshire, I observed a pair of Great Crested Grebes Podiceps cristatus in what appeared to be normal courtship display. One part... Read More