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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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News and comment

01 March 1990 Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds. ' Birdwatchers' Conference 1989 Swanwick, Derbyshire, was once again home to the BTO's annual conference, held over the weekend of lst-3rd December. Most people arr...
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Monthly marathon

01 March 1990 Comments Main paper n p h e gull (Brit. Birds 82: plate 370) was named Great Black-headed Gull Lams ichthyaetus (35%) C o m m o n Gull L. canus (33%) Mediterranean Gull L. melanocephalus (18%) Ring-billed Gull L. delawarensis (13%) I For the first time in this fourth 'Marath...
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