Seasonal reports Winter 1990/91

01 August 1991 Comments News and comment After the wet, stormy end to October 1990, the weather in November quietened down considerably, and the month as a whole was dry and unusually sunny, particularly in the south and west of England. From 9th, fronts from the Atlantic brought rain in slow...
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Short reviews

01 August 1991 Comments Reviews The Good Birdwatchers Guide. By Peter Jennings. (Ficedula Books, Llandrindod Wells, 1991. 482 pages. Paperback £9.95). Some 2,500 birdwatching sites in Britain get three to ten lines each. Access information uses grid references, making OS maps essent...
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Recent reports

01 July 1985 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records.   The dates in this report refer to April unless otherwise stated. The month began with unsettled weather and southwesterly winds until 8th, when a high formed to the ...
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Notes

01 July 1985 Comments Notes Petrels eating contraceptives, polythene and plastic beads. As part of a more detailed study on the food and feeding ecology of the Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis, regurgitations from adults and chicks from colonies on the Firths of Forth and Clyd...
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