The first 100 years

01 January 2009 Comments Strictly speaking, this editorial should have appeared in the June 2007 issue, when British Birds will be truly 100 years old. For practical purposes, however, we have decided to celebrate BB's centenary throughout 2007 and Vol. 100 of the journal. The...
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Seventy-five years ago

01 March 1986 Comments Other 'SHAG IN SUFFOLK. ON January 23rd, 1911, an immature Shag (Phalacrocorax graculus) was sent to me by post with a request to name it, and the following account of its capture:--"My son was riding his bicycle home the other evening about 7.30, and the bi...
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Recent reports

01 March 1986 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in this report refer to December unless otherwise stated. Wet, cloudy, westerly weather with aboveaverage temperatures persisted throughout most of the month until 26th, ...
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