Recent reports

01 November 1986 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in this report refer to August unless otherwise stated. Weather and displaced migrants For most of the month, the weather was unsettled. Atlantic depressions tracked...
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Recent reports

01 October 1986 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in this report refer to July unless otherwise stated. The hot weather spilling over from Europe during June continued into early July. By 5th, the centre of pressure move...
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Mystery photographs

01 October 1986 Comments Main paper Last month's mystery photograph (plate 232, repeated here) clearly shows a small passerine with streaked upperparts, a bold head pattern and a conical bill. These features suggest that it is either a bunting or perhaps an American sparrow. A close...
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