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Monthly marathon

01 January 2015 Comments Other t would be unfair to penalise those competitors whose postcards have been delayed by the British postal strike, or those who were unable to send their entries at all because of blocked postboxes. We are, therefore, extending the deadline from 15th Septemb...

Characters and taxonomic position of Basra Reed Warbler

01 January 2015 Comments Main paper n E u r o p e , the Great Reed W a r b l e r Acrocephalus arundinaceus ranges widely a n d breeds south to the M e d i t e r r a n e a n , extending also to northwest Africa. In Asia, it breeds t h r o u g h the USSR east to about85 C E; farther south, it...

Recents reports

01 June 1994 Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 18th April to 15th May 1994 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. HoHoney-buzzard Pernis apivorus Near Moira (Go. Down), 15th May (potentially first record since 1965 for Northern Ireland). Black Ki...

Monthly marathon

01 June 1994 Comments Other With that wing-stretching wader (plate 43 in the March issue), the sixth 'Monthly marathon' has been won. It was identified as Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola (48%), Lesser Yellowlegs T. flavipes (36%) and seven other wader species. It was a Wood Sandpi...

News and comment

01 June 1994 Comments News and comment WE WERE DISTURBED to learn that no Siberian Cranes Grus leucogeranus appeared at Bharatpur (Uttar Pradesh) in winter 1993/94. The famous Indian wildlife sanctuary has, it seems, lost one of its most famous birds, after a steady period of decline dating...

Diary dates

01 June 1994 Comments Editorials 28th July to 12th August SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE ARTISTS' ANNUAL EXHIBITION (including display of winning entries in 'Bird Illustrator of the Year' and 'The Richard Richardson Award' competitions). The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1. Open 10 a.m.-5 p...

Bonxies, barnacles and bleached blondes

01 June 1994 Comments Main paper The large skuas of the genus Catharacta* are easily watched at the breeding places, but it is more difficult to study the non-breeding birds in immature and winter plumages and their activities while they are away at sea. This attracted little attentio...

Brown-headed Cowbird in Strathclyde: new to Britain and Ireland

01 June 1994 Comments Main paper A long with my companion, Sue Crosthwaite, I spent the afternoon of 24th of April 1988 making observations on the feeding behaviour and move ments of Red-billed Choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax at Ardnave Point, Islay, Strathclyde, as part of my PhD pro...

Reviews

01 June 1994 Comments Reviews Birds of Skokholm. By Michael Betts. Bioline, for the Dyfed Wildlife Trust, Cardiff, 1992. 74 pages; 19 line-drawings; 76 histograms and graphs. ISBN 0-9520432-0-3. Paperback £4.50. This book gives a concise, readable account of data gathered sin...

Announcements

01 June 1994 Comments Editorials Go away with ' BB '. Provisional list of forthcoming overseas birding trips arranged in conjunction with the bird-tour company SUNBIRD: August 1994 Volga Delta February 1995 Israel February-March 1995 Thailand April 1995 Morocco April-May 1995 Slo...

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Monthly marathon

Characters and taxonomic position of Basra Reed Warbler

Recents reports

Monthly marathon

News and comment

Diary dates

Bonxies, barnacles and bleached blondes

Brown-headed Cowbird in Strathclyde: new to Britain and Ireland

Reviews

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