Monthly marathon

01 November 1996
Comments Other The farther of the two birds in plate 144 was named as American Coot Fulica americana (80%), Red-knobbed (exCrested) Coot F. cristata (10%), Common Coot F. atra (7%) and Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (3%), and the nearer as Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisege...
Read More

Recent reports

01 November 1996
Comments News and comment Great Snipe Gallinago media At least 11 up to 1st October, including three on Fair Isle (Shetland) on 20th September. Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Dumbarton (Strathclyde), 22nd-30th September. Crested Lark Galerida cristata Landguard (Suffolk), 2nd a...
Read More

News and comment

01 November 1996
Comments News and comment When the latest issue of your favourite magazine arrives through the letter box, do you open it and promptly shake it over the litter bin? All those inserts are presumably disposed of immediately in countless households, at least judging by the comment...
Read More

Looking Back

01 November 1996
Comments Other One hundred years ago: 'Nansen's Discovery of the Breeding Habits of Ross's Gull. The "Daily Chronicle" during the past few days has given us the first connected narrative from the pen of the "Hero of the "White North". This account of the greatest adv...
Read More

Seventy-five years ago

01 November 1990
Comments Other 'ABUNDANCE OF LAND-RAILS IN EAST SUSSEX. NOT for many years past have there been so many Land-Rails (Crex crex) during the autumn migration as in 1915. From Pett eastwards there must have been hundreds wherever there was sufficient cover to hide these ...
Read More

Recent reports

01 November 1990
Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 14th September to 12th October 1990 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records.  Sora Porzana carolina Skomer (Dyfed), 7th October. Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Scilly, 10th-11th October....
Read More

Monthly marathon

01 November 1990
Comments Main paper The feeding wader (plate 209) was named by entrants as: Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea (81 %) Knot C. canutus (6%) Semipalmated Sandpiper C. pusilla (5%) Western Sandpiper C. mauri (4%) Little Stint C. minuta (3%), with a few votes each for Temmi...
Read More

News and comment

01 November 1990
Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds'. British birders lost. Two BB subscribers, Tim Andrews and Mike Entwistle, have disappeared when on a long birding trip to South America. They were seen by several ...
Read More

Short reviews

01 November 1990
Comments Reviews Rapaci In Volvo: Liguria: Archeologia Probabile. Birds of Prey in Flight: Liguria: a probable archaeology. By Luisella Carretta. (Pirella editore, Genova, 1988. 73 pages. Paperback ITL34,000) This dual-language book (Italian and English) presents the w...
Read More

Stay at the forefront of British birding by taking out a subscription to British Birds.

Subscribe Now