Notes

01 April 1992 Comments Notes Griffon Vulture drowning in sea. In the afternoon of 18th September 1988, we visited Cabo Trafalgar, Cadiz, southwest Spain, to look at seabirds. The wind was not very favourable, being strong easterly. After a while, we discovered a Griffon Vulture Gy...
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Raptor migration at Eilat

01 April 1992 Comments Main paper Raptor migration at Eilat. Hadoram Shirihai and David A. Christie.  Recent work has shown that Eilat in southern Israel is one of the best places in the world for observing migrating Palearctic raptors. This paper describes the huge raptor...
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Mystery photographs

01 January 1991 Comments Main paper A small bird flashes quickly past on spread wings, its tail frequently manoeuvred to parallel the gusty wind. The initial observation is too brief to give a sharp impression of it, and, as the underparts are in shadow, their colour cannot be accurately...
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