Letters

01 November 1994
Comments Letters Origin of European Pink-backed Pelicans. Following the report of a Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens in Spain (Brit. Birds 86: 374-375), and one near Sagrado, northeast Italy, in September 1992, as well as other observations farther north in Euro...
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Reviews

01 November 1994
Comments Reviews Finches and Sparrows: an identification guide. By Peter Clement. Illustrated by Alan Harris & John Davis. Christopher Helm Publishers, London, 1993. 500 pages; 73 colour plates; 44 line-drawings; over 280 distribution maps. ISBN 0-7136-8017-2. £29...
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Announcements

01 November 1994
Comments Editorials The 'BB' Award for the Best Annual Bird Report Entries are invited for the fourth annual award (see accounts of the first, second and third awards, Brit. Birds 85: 299-308; 86: 163-165; 87: 171-173), which is open to all those clubs and societies in Br...
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Recent reports

01 May 1993
Comments News and comment This summary covers the period15th March to 18th April 1993 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. White-billed Diver Gavin adamsii Filey Bay (North Yorkshire), 21st-26th March; North Mainland (Shetland), 17th-18th Ap...
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Reviews

01 May 1993
Comments Reviews Putting Biodiversity on the Map : priority areas for global conservation. By C. J. Bibby, N. J. Collar, M. J. Crosby, M. F. Heath, Ch. Imboden , T. H. Johnson, A. J. Long, A. J. Stattersfield & S. J. Thirgood. International Council for Bird Pr...
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Waders in Hong Kong

01 May 1993
Comments Main paper Hong Kong lies just within the tropics on the South China coast at longitude 22°20'N and latitude 114°10'E. Its land area is only a little over 1,000 km², yet in Mai Po and Deep Bay, in the northwestern New Territories (plates 58 & 59), it boast...
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News and Comment

01 May 1993
Comments News and comment VISITORS T O ASIA may have been lucky enough to see Saunders's Gull Larus saundersi. Lucky, yes, because the survival of this species is under great threat. Its three known breeding grounds and most of its wintering area lie within China. Saunders's Gu...
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Monthly marathon

01 May 1993
Comments Other The winner of the fifth 'Monthly marathon' is Hannu Jännes, who was the only contestant to achieve the 21-in-a-row all-correct sequence shown opposite. Congratulations to Hannu, who can now choose as his reward a SUNBIRD birdwatching holiday in Asia, ...
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Notes

01 May 1993
Comments Notes Common Gull showing characteristics apparently consistent with North American race. The North Norfolk coast is excellent for observing gulls, with strong passages of the commoner species occurring frequently throughout the year. Being gull en...
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