News and comment

01 June 1996 Comments News and comment The Hellenic Ornithological Society is currently revising the Greek Important Bird Areas (IBA) list. Information from foreign birdwatchers is extremely valuable for this work and for bird conservation in general. All birdwatchers who have visited Greec...
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News and comment

01 November 1995 Comments News and comment We mentioned last month (Brit. Birds 88: 490) that a way had been found of securing money for conservation from the National Lottery through the National Heritage Memorial Fund. News has now reached us that a grant from this fund of £75,147 has been g...
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Mystery photographs

01 November 1995 Comments Main paper This month's mystery bird (plate 197 on page 559, repeated overleaf as plate 199) is a small, relatively dull passerine with no obvious markings. The combination of unstreaked warm-brown upperparts, steep forehead and relatively fine bill suggests that...
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