News and comment

01 June 2008
Comments News and comment BirdLife Malta and BirdLife International have warmly welcomed the European Court's decision to order Malta not to open the 2008 spring hunting season for Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur and Common Quail Coturnix coturnix. This is an interim ruling pen...
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Reviews

01 June 2008
Comments Reviews A CLIMATIC ATLAS OF EUROPEAN BREEDING BIRDS By Brian Huntley, Rhys E. Green, Yvonne C. Collingham and Stephen G. Willis. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 2007. 528 pages; 431 species mapped in colour. ISBN 978-84-96553-14-9. Hardback, £40.00. ...
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Notes

01 June 2008
Comments Notes All Notes submitted to British Birds are subject to independent review, either by the Notes Panel or by the BB Editorial Board.Those considered appropriate for BB will be published either here or on our website (www.britishbirds.co.uk) subject to the a...
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Letter

01 June 2008
Comments Letters I wholly agree with Martin Woodcock and Chris Smout's defence of the reputation of Arthur Newstead, and also their suggestion that once the unsupported implication of fraud is removed, there seems little reason to regard the Cheshire record of Kermadec...
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Recent reports

01 January 1981
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not fully authenticated records The dates in this report refer to October unless otherwise stated. October was dominated by eastwardmoving depressions, bringing some very strong westerlies early in the month. From 1...
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News and comment

01 January 1981
Comments News and comment Wildlife and Countryside Bill The information paper on the proposed legislation covering nature conservation in the Wildlife and Countryside Bill has now been issued and it is hoped that the legislation itself will be introduced into Parliament...
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