Notes

01 September 1997
Comments Notes The 'Notes' section of British Birds has a history as long as that of the journal itself, providing the opportunity for mostly amateur birdwatchers--as well as the professionals--to record their observations for posterity. For many, this will be the fi...
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Mystery Photographs

01 September 1997
Comments Main paper Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria, the North American counterpart of the familiar Green Sandpiper T. ochropus, is a rare transatlantic visitor to Europe, where the majority have been in Britain & Ireland (29 individuals up to the end of 1995...
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Recent reports

01 September 1989
Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 15th July to 10th August 1989 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Little Egret Egretta garzetta Influx of 12-20 (probably about 15) on English south coast in early August; one at Tacumshin (Co....
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Monthly reports: April 1989

01 September 1989
Comments News and comment An anticyclone developed over Scandinavia during the first week, introducing cold Siberian air over Britain and Ireland and diverting the eastward-flowing, warmer Atlantic air to the south. These unsettled and warmer westerlies moved north for the seco...
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News and Comment

01 September 1989
Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds'. Desmond Nethersole-Thompson. When Desmond Nethersole-Thompson died in March this year, Britain (and, in particular, the Scottish Highlands) lost not only a great c...
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Monthly marathon

01 September 1989
Comments Other It is very hard for a competition compiler to assess whether a particular puzzle is easy or difficult. He or she may think that the solution is glaringly obvious (or impossibly difficult), but the entrants may not spot the essential clue, or may see so...
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Reviews

01 September 1989
Comments Reviews A Birdwatcher's Guide to Japan. By Mark Brazil. Kodansha International, 1987, 219 pages; 62 maps. £8,95. This, the best of two recently published books on bird-finding in Japan, is essential to any birder visiting the country. Sixty sites and are...
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