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Rarities committee news

01 March 2009 Comments News and comment Species new to Britain Records of species or subspecies new to Britain are assessed in the usual way, but are then sent to the Records Committee of the British Ornithologists' Union. Acceptance by the BOURC has to be unanimous and publication of such r...

The British Birds Rarities Committee: a review of its history, publications and procedures

01 March 2009 Comments ABSTRACT The origins and history of the BBRC, and some of the influences which have shaped its development, form the core of this review. Also examined are data deriving from its activities and publications; comparisons with the methods and experiences...

Purple Martin on Lewis: new to Britain

01 March 2009 Comments Open Access ABSTRACT A juvenile Purple Martin Progne subis was found at the Butt of Lewis,Western Isles, on 5th September 2004 and was still present the following day.This represents the first record of this distinctive North American hirundine for Britai...

Foraging behaviour of Pomarine Skuas off the Suffolk coast in winter 1999/2000

01 March 2009 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT Pomarine Skuas Stercorarius pomarinus occur regularly in small numbers in the southern North Sea during the winter months. During winter 1999/2000, exceptional numbers, up to 25, were present along the coast of Suffolk between Decembe...

British Birds – March 2007

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Guidelines for rarities committees

01 July 1993 Comments Editorials The international meeting of rarities committees held on Texel, Netherlands, during 12th-20th October 1991, agreed a set of guidelines for rarities committees. The British delegate at this meeting, representing the British Birds Rarities Committee...

Rarities Committee news and announcements

01 July 1993 Comments Editorials Committee membership is listed on the inside front cover each month, and on the back of the title page. In the absence of further nominations {Brit. Birds 85: 330-333), Andy Stoddart started his term of membership on 1st April 1993, replacing John Marc...

The Red Kite in Wales: setting the record straight

01 July 1993 Comments Main paper It has been generally accepted for the past 80 years that the British population of Red Kites Milvus milvus reached its lowest ebb about 1905, and then recovered, slowly and hesitantly, under protection. There is now good reason to suppose that in fact...

Seasonal reports: Autumn 1992

01 July 1993 Comments News and comment July's weather was cloudy and wet, and rather warm, particularly in the second half, and this continued into the firsl ten days of August Generally, August was unsettled and windy, and very wet: in fact, the wettest over England and Wales since 1956 an...

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