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01 March 2009 Comments News and comment Species new to Britain Records of species or subspecies new to Britain are assessed in the usual way, but are then sent to the Records Committee of the British Ornithologists' Union. Acceptance by the BOURC has to be unanimous and publication of such r...

The British Birds Rarities Committee: a review of its history, publications and procedures

01 March 2009 Comments ABSTRACT The origins and history of the BBRC, and some of the influences which have shaped its development, form the core of this review. Also examined are data deriving from its activities and publications; comparisons with the methods and experiences...

Purple Martin on Lewis: new to Britain

01 March 2009 Comments Open Access ABSTRACT A juvenile Purple Martin Progne subis was found at the Butt of Lewis,Western Isles, on 5th September 2004 and was still present the following day.This represents the first record of this distinctive North American hirundine for Britai...

Foraging behaviour of Pomarine Skuas off the Suffolk coast in winter 1999/2000

01 March 2009 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT Pomarine Skuas Stercorarius pomarinus occur regularly in small numbers in the southern North Sea during the winter months. During winter 1999/2000, exceptional numbers, up to 25, were present along the coast of Suffolk between Decembe...

British Birds – March 2007

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Reviews

01 April 2004 Comments Reviews The Birds of the Isles of ScillyNorwegian Bird Ringing AtlasField Guide to the Birds of the West IndiesField guide to the Birds of ChileWildlife Walks: great days out at over 500 of the UK’s top nature reservesBTO/C...

Looking back

01 April 2004 Comments Other `Semi-palmated Sandpiper in Norfolk.ÂÂ On July 19th, 1953, an unusual wader was observed on Arnold's Marsh, Cley, Norfolk, by P. R. Clarke, who pointed it out to P. D. Kirky, and R. A. Richardson. It was subsequently watched for some hours at a f...

Notes

01 April 2004 Comments Notes Little Grebes feeding in association with scuba diversMoorhen interspecific brood parasitismCanabalistic foraging by Common CootsNorthern Lapwing in aberrant plumageRecord numbers of wintering Richard’s Pipits in the Weste...

Looking back

01 April 2004 Comments Other `TURTLE-DOVE BREEDING IN W. MERIONETH. S INCE publishing my Vert. Fauna N. Wales, I have obtained evidence that – as I then foretold – the Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia t. turtur) is gradually extending its range westwards. Still, all records up to...

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Rarities committee news

The British Birds Rarities Committee: a review of its history, publications and procedures

Purple Martin on Lewis: new to Britain

Foraging behaviour of Pomarine Skuas off the Suffolk coast in winter 1999/2000

British Birds – March 2007

Letters

Reviews

Looking back

Notes

Looking back

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