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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Monthly marathon

01 June 1993
Comments Other STAGE 1 (plate 18): Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola (71%), Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata (10%), Greater Yellowlegs T. melanoleuca (4%) and Lesser Yellowlegs T. flavipes (3%), with 2 % or less each for 12 other species. STAGE 2 (plate 32): Leach's Sto...
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Bird Photograph of the Year

01 June 1993
Comments Main paper On 3rd February, the four judges faced a total of 120 colour transparencies submitted by 44 top bird-photographers, knowing that by the end of the day there had to be one winner. A daunting task, but, after six enthralling hours of study, discussion an...
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