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13 March 2014 Comments News and comment The Prime Minister of Malta, Dr Lawrence Gonzi, has announced the first self-imposed ban on spring hunting of Common Quails Coturnix coturnix and Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur in the Maltese islands. The PM said that no spring hunting could take pla...

Letters

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...

Notes

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

The social behaviour of the Common Buzzard

01 May 2009 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT During a long-term study of the Common Buzzard Buteo buteo in Avon, special emphasis was placed on social behaviour. This is shown to be more complex than previously thought, with several new behaviours being described. Furthermore, f...

The status of the Dartford Warbler in the UK and the Channel Islands in 2006

01 May 2009 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT The fourth full Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata survey in the UK was undertaken in 2006.The species was also surveyed in the Channel Islands. The aim was to achieve full coverage of all the 1-km squares (`core' squares) occupied during...

Looking back

01 May 2009 Comments Other Blunt's advice on the pronunciation of scientific names (Brit. Birds 102: 25Â28) makes interesting reading and I wish those involved in promoting classical pronunciation every success. Such abominations as `Beauty-oh' for Buteo (should be `Boo-teh-a...

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