Mystery photographs

01 June 1978
Comments Main paper The identification of small waders can be tricky: plumages vary according to age and time of year, with breeding, non-breeding, juvenile and intermediate stages. Learning to know each species by 'jizz' is important, and the ubiquitous Dunlin Calid...
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European news

01 June 1978
Comments Main paper This is the third summary of interesting recent records on the Continent. It is pleasing that 15 nations have supplied data, compared with six for the first summary (Brit. Birds 70: 218-219) and nine for the second (70: 494-496). We hope that still mor...
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The European Atlas: pipits

01 June 1978
Comments Main paper The background to the production of certain provisional maps by the European Ornithological Atlas Committee has already been described by Sharrock (1977) in connection with those for the woodpeckers (Picidae). It need only be stated here that they show...
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