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Ageing criteria for the Black-browed Albatross

05 May 2015 Comments Main paper By Bob Flood, Asley Fisher and John Gale Abstract The basics of moult, wear, plumage and bill colour are described and illustrated for the Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris. Ageing criteria are presented for birds ...

Notes

01 June 2011 Comments Notes On 13th July 2010, while returning from a singlehanded voyage to west Greenland, I had a close encounter with, and was able to pho- tograph, a Black-browed Albatross Thalas- sarche melanophris (plate 184). It was at about 10.00 hrs local time, and my posi...

Moult and ageing in Black-browed Albatrosses

01 June 2010 Comments Short paper The Black-browed Albatross ...

The generic status of Black-browed Albatross and other albatrosses

01 November 2002 Comments Main paper ...

Announcement

01 October 2001 Comments Editorials Thanks to the generosity of well-known artist and staunch BB-supporter Ian Wallace, BB is delighted to offer its subscribers the opportunity to purchase this fantastic DIMW original, featuring European Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria and No...

Notes

01 April 2001 Comments Notes ...

Roof assemblies of lapwings and plovers in Britain

01 January 2001 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT The use of the large roof areas of commercial and industrial premises for daytime roosting by Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus and European Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria is a relatively new phenomenon, confined mostly...

Identification and ageing of Black-browed Albatross at sea

01 June 2000 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT The Black-browed Albatross Diomedea melanophris is the most frequently recorded of all vagrant albatrosses in the North Atlantic.This paper provides guidelines to identify the species and to help in ageing immatures at sea.The Black-browed Alb...

Mystery Photographs

01 April 1984 Comments Main paper Last month's mystery photograph (plate 37, repeated here) should have proved to be a real teaser lor the majority of readers. Since size, at sea, is always difficult to judge, it is useful to have an albatross so nicely positioned in the background. Ou...