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01 March 2011 Comments Letters Hawk Owl in Wiltshire ...

Mike Madders (1957-2009)

01 March 2010 Comments Obituaries Mike Madders was a professional ornitholo- gist, best known for his work on the likely impact of wind-power development on upland birds in Scotland. He is more popu- larly known for the many books he authored and published. Mike was born in Leicester on ...

The status of Caspian Gull in Malta

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper Although gull-watching on Malta has been carried out by the authors for over 20 years, more systematic observations were under- taken during 2001-09. Sessions are held in most months, with more intensive effort from August to April, but especially during ...

DNA analysis of a juvenile Common Snipe on Corvo, Azores

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper The Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago is a rare breeding bird in the Azores archipelago, where breeding occurs in the moist, elevated plains and moors of the islands of SaÃÆo Miguel, Terceira, SaÃÆo Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores and Corvo. Recent ...

Identification of Caspian Gull

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper Abstract This paper deals with the identification of the Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans. The aim is to synthesise what is currently known about the identification of this species and discuss the appearance of proven and suspected hybrids. The paper is spli...

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01 March 2010 Comments Interactions between breeding Black Swans and Mute Swans in Cheshire & Wirral ...

Letters

01 March 2004 Comments Letters May I congratulate the Editorial Board of British Birds for having the courage, foresight and wisdom to take a sensible stand on the subject of changes to English bird names. One can argue forever about whether a particular name change is a good idea, ...

Canvasback in Kent: new to Britain

01 March 2004 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT A male Canvasback Aythya valisineria was recorded at Cliffe, Kent, on 7th December 1996.This has now been accepted as the first record for Britain; it preceded a more settled, and much more widely observed bird in Norfolk in January 1997.To da...

Displaying Swinhoe's Snipe in eastern European Russia: a new species for Europe

01 March 2004 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT A displaying male Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala was observed in the Polar Urals, in European Russia, in June 2002.This represents the first authenticated record of this species for Europe and only the second for the Western Palearc...

The 'North American' Peregrine Falcon in Britain: A review on behalf of the British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee

01 March 2004 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT The BOU Records Committee has reviewed two previously accepted British records of `North American' Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus anatum. The first was alleged to have been obtained in Leicestershire in October 1891, and the second...

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Letters

Mike Madders (1957-2009)

The status of Caspian Gull in Malta

DNA analysis of a juvenile Common Snipe on Corvo, Azores

Identification of Caspian Gull

Notes

Letters

Canvasback in Kent: new to Britain

Displaying Swinhoe's Snipe in eastern European Russia: a new species for Europe

The 'North American' Peregrine Falcon in Britain: A review on behalf of the British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee

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