Monthly reports: January reports

01 May 1988 Comments News and comment The month ivas dominated by unsettled cyclonic westerly weather. Very moist, warm air from the Azores meeting the colder Arctic air caused strong winds and very heavy rain. Fortunately, the warm airflow covered Britain and Ireland, and the extensive cl...
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Letters

01 October 1985 Comments Letters Distinction between Mandarin and Wood Duck in female-type plumages. A comprehensive description of differences between Mandarin Aix galericulata and Wood Duck A. sponsa was given by C. Holt {Brit. Birds 11: 227-232). As he noted, however, some of the c...
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Recent reports

01 October 1985 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in the report refer to July unless otherwise stated. A brief spell of hot, continental weather, with air arriving from the southeast, lasted until 5th, when the cooler, u...
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