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Canvasback in Kent: new to Britain

01 March 2004 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT A male Canvasback Aythya valisineria was recorded at Cliffe, Kent, on 7th December 1996.This has now been accepted as the first record for Britain; it preceded a more settled, and much more widely observed bird in Norfolk in January 1997.To da...

Monthly marathon

01 January 2004 Comments Other A novice birdwatcher looking at Monthly Marathon photo number 201 (Brit. Birds 96: plate 245, repeated here as plate 25) might wonder if the bird depicted in the photograph is a wader, with the stripes on the mantle possibly suggesting a species of sni...

The identification of a hybrid Canvasback x Common Pochard: implications for the identification of vagrant Canvasbacks

01 March 2003 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT The identification of a male hybrid Canvasback Aythya valisineria x Common Pochard A. ferina at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, is discussed. The most important character for separating a pure-bred Canvasback from a similar ...

Recent reports

01 March 2000 Comments News and comment This summar y of unchecked reports covers the period 17th January to 13th February 2000. Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Wells/Holkham (Norfolk), 27th January to 13th February. Black Duck Anas rubripes Females: Loch Fleet (Highland), 18th January ...

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01 February 2000 Comments News and comment This summar y of unchecked reports covers 13th December 1999 to 16th January 2000. Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis Willen Lake (Buckinghamshire), 27th December. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Long-stayer at Martin Mere (Lancashire) until 16th Januar y; He...

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Canvasback in Kent: new to Britain

Monthly marathon

The identification of a hybrid Canvasback x Common Pochard: implications for the identification of vagrant Canvasbacks

Recent reports

Recent reports

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