ISSN 0967-1870
Features
Vinicombe, K E. Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) [Identification of this gull in a challenging plumage, with particular reference to Lesser Black-backed Gull (L fuscus) and Herring Gull (L argentatus)]
Vinicombe, K E. Semipalmated and Western Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla and C mauri) [How to separate these two ‘peeps’ from each other in autumn, as well as from Little Stint (Calidris minuta)]
Vinicombe, K E. Another
Cole, S. The south-eastern frontier [Birding in
Harbard, C. Birding the continental crossroads [Profile of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East, Caucasus and
Jameson, C. Musings: Mixed blessings [Thoughts about
Young, S. Doing a digital makeover [Bird photography: how to get a good shot of a distant subject]
Better BirdingHow to … bird in the wind
Places to go – head north to Scotland
British Bidwatching Fair
Must see – Red-necked Grebe
Other wildlife – National Moth Night
Tip from the Top –
What’s on – August events
Optical events – August guide
Birding courses and workshops
High tide tables for August for
Where to watch birds
Barthorpe, I. Minsmere,
Saunders, D. Skomer, Pembrokeshire
O’Clery, M. Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry
Gibson, Stuart. Isle of
Reader Holidays
Competition
Win Pentax binoculars and cameras worth over £2,000
News and related items
News digest – Floods hit bird reserves; Woodlark increase; Harrier success; Lesser Flamingos threatened; Peak raptors persecuted
Fraser, M. ListCheck – updating the world view of birds. [National Lists: Additions to
Tools of the trade
Product reviews: Steiner 8x44 and 10x44 binoculars
Volunteer for bird surveys in
Give-away binoculars from JJ Vickers and Sons
Internet birding: Fact-finding online; Bumbling online; Website of the month
Book reviews:
Atlas of Bird Migration edited by Jonathan Elphick (Natural History Museum,
Wildlife of
Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World by Eugene M McCarthy (
Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the
Accounts of recent rarities in
Phizacklea, T. Crowds converge on Walney’s whimbrel [Hudsonian Whimbrel (Numenius (phaeopus) hudsonicus),
McKenzie, D. From the Southern Ocean to
Monthly highlights summary: June 2007
Recent reports
Monthly round-ups from eight regions in Britain, and from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, June 2007, including photos of Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis), Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris), Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata), White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus), Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida), White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans), Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina), River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis), Blyth’s Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum), Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus), White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus) and Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola).
Highlights summary for the Western Palearctic in June 2007, including photos of the region's fifth-ever Black-capped Petrel (Pterodraoma hasitata) near the Azores, Yellow-nosed Albtaross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos) in Norway, the first Radde’s Accentor (Prunella ocularis) for Kuwait, Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) in Belgium, and Green Heron (Butorides virescens) in The Netherlands.PLUS: 52-page Official Programme for Birdfair 2007, distributed exclusively with Birdwatch August 2007
