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British Birds Volume 87 (1994) Main contents JANUARY European news \ golden plover: but which one? Graham P. Catley, R. A. Hume and the Rarities Commitie Pollutants in Great Bitterns Dr 1. Newton, 1. Wyllie and Mrs A. Asher PhotoSpot 35 Red-flanked Bluetail David Tipling FEBRUARY Species and subspecies Dr Alan knox Little, Least and Saunders’s Terns Dr R. 7. Chandler and Claudia Wild American Golden Plover in Scilly W. E. Oddie Obituary: Peter Conder OBE, Hon. MA (1919-1993) Bob Scott White-throated Robin in the Isle of Man: new to Britain and Ireland Dr Adrian del Ni MARCH Identification of jackdaws and choughs Steve Madge; illustrated by Hilary Bun The decline of the Corn Bunting Paul F. Donald, Dr Jeremy D. Wilson and Dr Michael Shepherd Blyth’s Pipit identification Dr Colin Bradshau \PRII Lumping and splitting of species Dr Alan knox Rediscovery of Lesser Crested Terns breeding in Libya Peter L. Meininger, Pim A. Wolf, Dau A. Hadoud and Dr Mohamed F. A. Essghaier Identification pitfalls and assessment problems /5 Alpine Swift A. R. Dear MAY Changes in numbers of Common Starlings and farming practice in Lincolnshire Dr Chns 7. Fé Golden Orioles in East Anglia and their conservation Dr 7. R. Dagle Invasion of Red-footed Falcons in spring 1992 Barry Nightingale and Keith Allsopp JUNE Asian Brown Flycatcher, Mugimaki Flycatcher and Pallas’s Rosefinch. Three recent decisions of the British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee Dr David T. Parkin and Ken D. Shau ( omparative nesting ecology of the three British bree ding woodpe ckers David E. Glue and Tim Bosu In Memoriam: Garefowl or Great Auk Bernard Zonfrillo Brown-headed Cowbird in Strathclyde: new to Britain and Ireland Clive R. Mcka Bonxies, barnacles and bleached blondes Dr W. R. P. Bourne and W. F. Curti JULY Ancient Murrelet in Devon: new to the Western Palearctic John Waldor European news Bird Photograph of the Year R. A. Hume, Dr R 7. Chandler, Dr ] T. R. Sharrock and Don Smith AUGUSI Bird Illustrator of the Year and The Richard Richardson Award Robert Gillmor, Alan Haris, Keith Shackleton and Dr 7. T. R. Sharrock Second Conference of European Rarities Committees Yellow-throated Vireo: new to Britain and Ireland Andrew Birch Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 1991 Dr Malcolm Ovilnie and the Rare Breedine Birds Pane SEPTEMBER Migration of a typical migrant: a synopsis of current knowledge Professor Dr Peter Berthold King Eiders in Britain and Ireland in 1958-90: occurrences and ageing D. Suddaby, K. D. Shau P. M. Ellis and Keith Brocke Separating Radde’s and Dusky Warblers Dr Colin Bradshau OCTOBER Phe ornithological year 1993 Jan Dawson and Keith Allsopp Removal of Citril Finch from the British & Irish List Dr Alan G. Knoa Claimed occurrences of Red-billed Tropicbird in Britain Dr Alan G. Knox Red-billed Tropicbird in Suffolk Dr Alan G. Knox, Howard Mendel and Nigel Odi NOVEMBER Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1993 Michael J. Rogers and the Rarities Committe: DECEMBER Occurrence patterns of rare passerines in Britain and Ireland Dr David T. Parkin and Dr Alan G. Knox Studies of West Palearctic birds 193 House Sparrow Dr 7. Denis Summers-Smith 603 Young Ornithologists of the Year Dr 7. T. R. Sharrock, Robert Gillmor, Dr 7. 7. D. Greenwood, Peter Holden Rob Hume and B. A. E. Man 605 Scarce migrants in Britain and Ireland Part 2. P. A. Fraser and Dr 7. F. Ryar 613 The Welsh Monk Vulture Azith Vinicombe fine’ tigi jacoPae a4 ut)ee4w it . . —s ~\ wna ay ‘g3e WINNER, BIRD ILLUSTRATOR OF THE YEAR 1994 (see pages 351-354): first-winter male Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus on Vane Hill, ‘Tresco, October 1993 (Ren Hathway BOOKS—AHandle with Care Name Addres § If undelivered, please return to London Journal Bindery Roslin Road, London w3 sDH To London Journal Bindery Roslin Road, London w3 sDH I enclose cheque/P.O. for for binding The rate for binding is £19.42 per volume, incl. UK postage; add £8.00 per volume for overseas Please fill in your name and address in both spaces on this page Please protect your issues and pack carefully when posting If you require an acknowledgment, please enclose an SAE and also fill in your name and address in the space below; the lower half of this sheet will then be sent back to you as a receipt; the upper is the label for the return of your bound volume Please complete the binding form overleaf Receipt for British Birds binding From London Journal Bindery, Roslin Road, London wW3 8DH We acknowledge with thanks receipt of your issues of British Birds for binding, and your cheque/ P.O. for £; Date LONDON JOURNAL BINDERY Printed in England by Newnorth Print Limited, Kempston, Bedford