Recents reports

01 June 1994 Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 18th April to 15th May 1994 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. HoHoney-buzzard Pernis apivorus Near Moira (Go. Down), 15th May (potentially first record since 1965 for Northern Ireland). Black Ki...
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Reviews

01 June 1994 Comments Reviews Birds of Skokholm. By Michael Betts. Bioline, for the Dyfed Wildlife Trust, Cardiff, 1992. 74 pages; 19 line-drawings; 76 histograms and graphs. ISBN 0-9520432-0-3. Paperback £4.50. This book gives a concise, readable account of data gathered sin...
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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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Recent reports

01 April 1992 Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 14th February to 12th March 1992 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii From Rousay Ferry (Orkney), 14th February. Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Isle...
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