Product reports

01 February 1985
Comments Main paper Items included in this feature have been submitted by the manufacturers or their agents. The reviews are the personal opinions of the reviewers; they are not the result of technical tests, but are assessments made after use in appropriate conditions (e...
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PhotoSpot. 8. Grey Hypocolius

01 February 1985
Comments Main paper The Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus is allied to waxwings (Bombycillidae), but recalls a shrike Lanius, and has a very restricted Middle-eastern distribution. It breeds in a narrow zone from northern Iraq, through southern Iran and into south...
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Mystery photographs

01 February 1985
Comments Main paper  It is late in the year and you are sitting alone in a hide overlooking an area of pools, reedbeds arid small bushes. Suddenly, as if by magic, a large bird materialises at the edge of a nearby reedbed. The combination of large size, thick, p...
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