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Monthly marathon

01 January 2015 Comments Other t would be unfair to penalise those competitors whose postcards have been delayed by the British postal strike, or those who were unable to send their entries at all because of blocked postboxes. We are, therefore, extending the deadline from 15th Septemb...

Characters and taxonomic position of Basra Reed Warbler

01 January 2015 Comments Main paper n E u r o p e , the Great Reed W a r b l e r Acrocephalus arundinaceus ranges widely a n d breeds south to the M e d i t e r r a n e a n , extending also to northwest Africa. In Asia, it breeds t h r o u g h the USSR east to about85 C E; farther south, it...

From the Rarities Committee's Files: Mystery photograph or a first for Britain?

01 January 2002 Comments Main paper Some of the more interesting records submitted to BBRC have been featured in British Birds in the series `From the Rarities Committee's files'.Those published so far have tended to deal with identification criteria for difficult species. Occasionally, ...

Looking back

01 January 2002 Comments Other `The Birds of the Western Palearctic Volume 1 is now at an advanced stage, with page proofs expected shortly. It will be published by the Oxford University Press, it is hoped in May 1977 at £25, under the double title Handbook of the Birds of Europe, ...

Parrot Crossbills breeding in Abernethy Forest, Highland

01 January 2002 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT The Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus is regarded as a rare breeding species in Britain. During a study in Abernethy Forest, Highland, from 1995 to 2001, it was, however, found to be the most abundant crossbill species nestin...

Comment - the changing face of British Birds

01 January 2002 Comments Editorials It is now nine months since I became editor of British Birds. In that time, the Directors and the Editorial Board of BB have undertaken a thorough appraisal of the journal, during which editorial policy and future direction have been re-examin...

British Birds – January 2002

01 January 2002 Comments Latest issues ...

First nesting by Blue-crowned Parakeet in Britain

01 January 2002 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT Four species of parrot (Psittacidae) have bred in the wild in the UK: Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri, Alexandrine Parakeet P. eupatria, Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus, and Budgerigar Melopsittacus und...

Conservation Research News

01 January 2002 Comments Other ...

Notes

01 January 2002 Comments Notes Red-throated Divers feeding young in October; Common Kestrel taking Canary from cage; The call of Common Cuckoo; Unusual flight behaviour of Common Swift; Green Woodpecker chasing Eurasian Sparrowhawk; Great Spot...

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