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...
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Recent reports

01 October 1993
Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 16th August to 12th September 1993 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records   White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Navax Point (Cornwall), 11th September. Oriental Pratincole Glareola ma...
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Twenty-five years ago...

01 October 1993
Comments Other On 12th October 1968, Britain's first-ever Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata was found near the Post Office on St Agnes, Isles of Stilly, and ten days later, on 22nd October, a second was mistnetted, in Nant withy-bed on Bardsey Island (Brit. Birds 6...
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News and Comment

01 October 1993
Comments News and comment OVER the last 100 years or so, 90% of the Tees Estuary (Cleveland) has been lost to land claim--the more accurate way to describe what is generally (and wrongly) called 'reclamation'. Between the 1960s and 1970s, over 80% of what remained of Seal Sands...
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Review

01 October 1993
Comments Reviews Bird Census Techniques. By Colin J. Bibby, Neil D. Burgess & David Hill. Academic Press, London, 1992. 257 pages; numerous figs. ISBN 0-12-095830-9. £19.50. This book aims to be a practical manual for those engaged in collecting data on bird ...
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