Recent reports

01 August 1996
Comments News and comment Madeira/Cape Verde/Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma madeira/P. feae/P. mollis Porthgwarra (Cornwall), 11th June. Frigatebird Fregata One from fishing boat east of Raven Point (Co. Wexford), 16th June. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Ballycotton (Co. Cor...
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Recent reports

01 February 1993
Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 4th-17th January 1993 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records . Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Filey Brigg (North Yorkshire), 13th January. Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Near Hornea...
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Letters

01 February 1993
Comments Letters The Cape Clear 'Griffons' The difficulty which Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus have in maintaining flapping flight for substantial periods over the sea makes it highly improbable that the five unidentified eagle-like birds observed flying past Cape Clear ...
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Reviews

01 February 1993
Comments Reviews Grouse in Space and Time: the population biology of a managed gamebird. By Peter J. Hudson. Game Conservancy, Fordingbridge, 1992. 63 colour plates; 61 line-drawings. £25.00. Over nine million acres of upland Britain are maintained in a highly ar...
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