Mystery photographs: Gadwall

01 May 1979
Comments Main paper A female (or eclipse male) dabbling duck seen by itself can pose considerable problems in identification. Unless it flaps its wings, the revealing speculum colour often remains completely obscured. The presence of other species for comparison grea...
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Bird Photograph of the Year

01 May 1979
Comments Main paper The 91 colour transparencies submitted by 36 photographers for the 1978 competition were of such a very high standard that the three judges-- Eric Hosking, Michael W. Richards and Dr J. T. R. Sharrock--had great difficulty in selecting and then re...
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Recommended bird-recordings

01 May 1979
Comments Main paper A list of bird sound disc s and cassettes specially compiled for 'British Birds' by the Curator of the British Library of Wildlife Sounds, with advice and assistance from Jeffery Boswall  Many birdwatchers want to get to know bird sounds b...
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