British Birds 2000: Vol 93 Index

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4\ British Birds
Index to volume 93
2000
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Index to volume 93
Compiled by M.A. Ogilvie
Entries are in single list with reference to:
(1) every significant mention of each species, not only in titles, but also within the text of papers, notes and
letters, including all those appearing in such lists as the ‘Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1998’,
major mentions of those in ‘News and Comment’, but excluding those in ‘Recent reports’, requests and
reviews. Where species appear both in ‘The ornithological year 1998’ and in the ‘Report on rare birds in
Great Britain in 1998’, however, only the latter inclusion is listed;
(2) scientific nomenclature under generic name only and following The ‘British Birds’ List of Birds of the
Western Palearctic (1997);
(3) authors of all papers, notes, reviews and letters, and photographers; papers and notes are referred to by
their titles, other contributions as ‘letter on’, ‘review of’, etc.;
(4) a few subject headings, e.g.‘Announcements'’, ‘Breeding’ ,‘Field characters’ ,‘Food and feeding behaviour’,
‘News and comment’, ‘Rarities Committee’ ‘Recent reports’, and ‘Voice’;
(5) ‘Reviews’ and ‘Short reviews’, which are listed together in alphabetical order of authors reviewed
Accentor, Alpine, photograph, 300, plate 193; Amazon, Blue-fronted, status in Valencia, 340-1
European Bird Report, 418 Amazona aestiva, see Amazon, Blue-fronted
——., Black-throated, European Bird Report, 418 Ananian, Vasil Y., National Correspondent,
——., Radde’s, European Bird Report, 418 European Bird Report, 415-27
——., Siberian, European Bird Report, 418 Anas acuta, see Pintail, Northern
Accipiter gentilis, see Goshawk, Northern —— americana, see Wigeon, American
—— nisus, see Sparrowhawk, Eurasian —— crecca, see Teal, Common
Acrocephalus agricola, see Warbler, Paddyfield —— discors, see Teal, Blue-winged
—— arundinaceus, see Warbler, Great Reed —— penelope, see Wigeon, Eurasian
—— dumetorum, see Warbler, Blyth’s Reed platyrbynchos, see Mallard
griseldis, see Warbler, Basra Reed —— querquedula, see Garganey
melanopogon, see Warbler, Moustached —— rubripes, see Duck, American Black
orientalis, see Warbler, Oriental Reed —— strepera, see Gadwall
—— paludicola, see Warbler, Aquatic Andrewartha, Terry, 6th equal place, Bird
palustris, see Warbler, Marsh Photograph of the Year 2000, of Blue Tit,
scirpaceus, see Warbler, Reed 285, plate 176
Actitis bypoleucos, see Sandpiper, Common Announcements: 51-2; 54; 254; 347; 507; 573
macularia, see Sandpiper, Spotted Anser albifrons, see Goose, White-fronted
Aegolius funereus, sce Owl, Tengmalm’s —— anser, see Goose, Greylag
Aegypius monachus, see Vulture, Monk —— brachyrbynchus, see Goose, Pink-footed
Agapornis personatus, see Lovebird, Yellow- —— caerulescens, see Goose, Snow
collared —— fabalis, see Goose, Bean
Aix sponsa, see Duck, Wood —— indicus, see Goose, Bar-headed
Alauda gulgula, see Lark, Oriental Sky Anthropoides virgo, see Crane, Demoiselle
Albatross, Black-browed, European Bird Report, Anthus campestris, see Pipit, Tawny
115; identification and ageing at sea, 263-76, ——- cervinus, see Pipit, Red-throated
plates 147-70; photographs, 355, plates 210- godlewskii, see Pipit, Blyth’s
11; correction, 650 —— gustavi, see Pipit, Pechora
——, Wandering, photograph, 261, plate 146 hbodgsoni, see Pipit, Olive-backed
Albatrosses, mortality due to fishing, 260-2, plate ——— novaeseelandiae, see Pipit, Richard's
146 —— petrosus, see Pipit, Rock
Alca torda, see Razorbill —— pratensis, see Pipit, Meadow
Alcedo atthis, see Kingfisher, Common —— rubescens, see Pipit, Buff-bellied
Alectoris rufa, see Partridge, Red-legged —— trivialis, see Pipit, Tree
Alopochen aegyptiacus, see Goose, Egyptian Apus affinis, see Swift, Little
British Birds Index to volume 93 651
apus, see Swift, Common plate 314;o f Dark-throated Thrush, 553, plate
caffer, see Swift, White-rumped 332; of Iberian Chiffchaff, 559, plate 339; of
pallidus, see Swift, Pallid Swainson’s Thrush, 647, plate 365
Aquila chrysaetos, see Eagle, Golden Berg, Hans-Martin, National Correspondent,
—— clanga, see Eagle, Spotted European Bird Report, 114-28
—— nipalensis, see Eagle, Steppe Bhalerao, Julian V., photograph of Pallid Swift,
—— pomarina, see Eagle, Lesser Spotted 484, plate 283; of Pied Wheatear, 550, plate
—— rapax, see Eagle, Tawny 328
Aratinga erythrogenis, see Parakeet, Red-masked Bibby, Colin, more than enough exotics?, 2-3
——— nenday, see Parakeet, Nenday Bird Illustrator of the Year 2000, 333-9; award
Ardea goliath, see Heron, Goliath presentation, 463, plate 255
melanocephala, see Heron, Black-headed Bird Photograph of the Year 2000, 280-7, plates
——- purpurea, see Heron, Purple 171-9; award presentation, 463, plate 254
Ardeola ralloides, see Heron, Squacco Bittern, American, separation from Great Bittern,
Ashforth, Mike, photograph of Iceland Gull, 160, 132-4, plates 81, 83, 86-7; accepted records,
plate 94 517
Asio capensis, see Owl, Marsh ——., Great, habitat creation, 50; European Bird
flammeus, see Owl, Short-eared Report, 116; separation from American
Avery, Mark, letter on farms: for birds or for Bittern, 132-4, plates 82, 84-5; British
food?, 278; on Ruddy Ducks and other aliens, breeding records in 1998, 363-4; increasing
500 numbers, 409
Avocet, British breeding records in 1998, 377-8; ——, Little, accepted records, 517
summary for 1999, 472, 476-7 Blackbird, male brooding young, 399; summary
Aythya affinis, see Scaup, Lesser for 1999, 481
—— collaris, see Duck, Ring-necked Blackcap, summary for 1999, 472-3, 476, 478
—— ferina, see Pochard, Common Blackstart, European Bird Report, 419
—— nyroca, see Duck, Ferruginous Bluetail, Red-flanked, European Bird Report, 419;
—— valisineria, see Canvasback photographs, 482, plates 279-80; accepted
records, 548-9, plates 326-7
Baha El Din, Sherif, and Baha El Din, Mindy, Bluethroat, British summering records in 1998,
National Correspondents, European Bird 386; European Bird Report, 419, plate 238;
Report, 415-27 summary for 1999, 474; numbers in Britain
Baker, Jeff, review of Chapman: The Hobby, 295 in 1998, 621-2
Barnett, Philip, House Sparrows repeatedly Bobolink, accepted records, 564, plate 343;
robbing Common Starlings, 203 photograph, 648, plate 366
Barthel, Peter E., National Correspondent, Bobwhite, Northern, British breeding records in
European Bird Report, 415-27 1998, 432
Bartramia longicauda, see Sandpiper, Upland Bombycilla cedrorum, see Waxwing, Cedar
Baston, Bill, photograph of Great White Egret, garrulus, see Waxwing, Bohemian
468, plate 260 Bond, Chris, photograph of Great Skua, 467, plate
Batten, L.A., Iberian Chiffchaff in Greater 258; of Pied-billed Grebe, 515, plate 307; of
London: new to Britain and Ireland, 329-32 Slender-billed Gull, 536, plate 318
Baumanis, Janis, National Correspondent, Boon, Chris R., short review, 460
European Bird Report, 114-28, 415-27 Botaurus lentiginosus, see Bittern, American
Baxter, P.A.A., photograph of Collared Flycatcher, stellaris, see Bittern, Great
560, plate 340 Bottomley James Brian, obituary, 200-1, plate 114
Bee-eater, Blue-cheeked, European Bird Report, ——,J. B. & S., photograph of American Bittern,
127-8, 416 133, plate 82
——., European, numbers in Britain in 1998, 613- ——,, Sheila, obituary, 200-1, plate 114
15 Bourne,W . R. P., letter on birds and fog, 456; on
——, Little Green, European Bird Report, 127 conservation, taxonomy, nomenclature and
Bellingham, Gary, photograph of Iceland Gull, gadfly petrels, 571; on early studies of
215, plate 126; of Ross’s Gull, 216, plate 128; migration, 643-4
of Alpine Accentor, 300, plate 193; of Purple Bowey, Keith, Common Bullfinches nesting in
Swamp-hen, 444, plate 248; of Dark-throated disturbed site, 399; nest-building by Mute
Thrush, 471, plate 264; of Radde’s Warbler, Swans apparently in response to heavy rain,
480, plate 276; of Wryneck, 509, plate 303; of 289
Greenish Warbler, 510, plate 304; of King Bowman, Neil, 5th place, Bird Photograph of the
Eider, 525, plate 311; of American Coot, 528, Year 2000, of Turtle Dove, 284, plate 175;
652 British Birds Index to volume 93
photograph of Ring Ouzel, 473, plate 267 ——., Reed, summary for 1999, 475
Brachyrampbhus marmoratus, see Murrelet, ——., Rustic, European Bird Report, 427;
Marbled accepted records, 563
Bradshaw, Colin, the occurrence of Moustached ——., Snow, photograph, 216, plate 129; British
Warbler in Britain, 29-38, plates 28-9; letter breeding records in 1998, 393
on separating Acrocepbalus and Hippolais ——, Yellow-breasted, European Bird Report,
warblers, 277; review of MacKinnon & 427; accepted records, 563-4, plate 342
Phillipps: A Field Guide to the Birds of Burbinus oedicnemus, see Stone-curlew
China, 459; identification of autumn Burn, Hilary, review of Jackson: Dictionary of
Isabelline Wheatears, 488-92, plates 288-92 Bird Artists of the World, 103
Brambling, summary for 1999, 471 Burton, Robert, short review, 151
Branall, H. D., photograph of European Suslik, Bustard, Houbara, European Bird Report, 121
142, plate 89 ——, Little, European Bird Report, 121
Branta bernicla, see Goose, Brent Buteo buteo, see Buzzard, Common
canadensis, see Goose, Canada —— lagopus, see Buzzard, Rough-legged
—— leucopsis, see Goose, Barnacle —— rufinus, see Buzzard, Long-legged
ruficollis, see Goose, Red-breasted Buxton, Ian, National Correspondent, European
Breeding: Mute Swan, 289; Eurasian Bird Report, 415-27
Sparrowhawk, 40-1; Golden Eagle, 41-2; Buzzard, Common, feeding on apple, 90;
Peregrine Falcon, 44; House Martin, nests European Bird Report, 120; range expansion
falling, 43; Common Stonechat, 288; Song in Britain, 242-8; letter on soaring on flat
Thrush, 146-7 wings, 644
Brenchley, Anne, see Wright, Malcolm, et al. ——. Long-legged, European Bird Report, 120
Brerton, Tom, see Roper, Paul, et al. ——., Rough-legged, numbers in Britain in 1998
‘British Birds’ Best Annual Bird Report Awards, 600-1
129-31
‘British Birds’ Best Bird Book of the Year, 494-5 Cairina moschata, see Duck, Muscovy
British List: changes announced, 107 Calandrella acutirostris, see Lark, Hume's
Brooks, Richard, photograph of Red Kite, 305, —— brachydactyla, see Lark, Short-toed
plate 194 Calcarius lapponicus, see Longspur, Lapland
Bryant, Jon, letter on single-observer records Calidris acuminata, see Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed
unjust treatment?, 45-6 —— alpina, see Dunlin
Bubo bubo, see Owl, Eagle —— bairdii, see Sandpiper, Baird’s
Bubutlcus ibis, see Egret, Cattie —— ferruginea, see Sandpiper, Curlew
Bucanetes githagineus, see Finch, Trumpeter — fuscicollis, see Sandpiper, White-rumped
Bucephala albeola, see Bufflehead —— maritima, see Sandpiper, Purple
clangula, see Goldeneye, Common ——- melanotos, see Sandpiper, Pectoral
—— islandica, see Goldeneye, Barrow’s —— minutilla, see Sandpiper, Least
Budgerigar, status in Valencia, 340-1 —— pusilla, see Sandpiper, Semipalmated
Bufflehead, European Bird Report, 119; accepted —— subminuta, see Stint, Long-toed
records, 525 —— temminckii, see Stint, Temminck’s
Bulbul, White-cheeked, European Bird Report, Callion, John, review of Mitchell: Birds of the
418 Lake District, 295
Bullfinch, Common, nesting in disturbed site, 399 Callonetta leucopbrys, see Teal, Ringed
Bunting, Black-faced, photograph, 300, plate 192; Calonectris diomedea, see Shearwater, Cory’s
accepted records, 563 —— leucomelas, see Shearwater, Streaked
——, Black-headed, photograph, 356, plate 214; Cannings, Phil, letter on the raptor menace
European Bird Report, 427; accepted origins and mistaken identities, 643
records, 560 Cantelo, John, letter on reliability of single-
——., Chestnut, photograph, 355, plate 208 observer and multi-observer records, 343
——., Cirl, British breeding records in 1998, 393 Canvasback, photograph, 160, plate 96; accepted
——., Grey-necked, European Bird Report, 427 records, 523
——., Little, identification, 157-8, plate 90; Carduelis carduelis, see Goldfinch
photograph, 216, plate 130; numbers in chloris, see Greenfinch
Britain in 1998, 640-1 —— flammea, see Redpoll, Common
——., Meadow, photograph, 216, plate 127 —— hornemanni, see Redpoll, Arctic
——., Ortolan, numbers in Britain in 1998, 639-40 spinus, see Siskin
——, Pallas’s Reed, European Bird Report, 427 Carl Zeiss Award, winning photographs, 496-8,
, Pine, European Bird Report, 427 plates 294-9
British Birds Index to volume 93 653
Carpodacus erythrinus, see Rosefinch, Common Chordeiles minor, see Nighthawk, Common
roseus, see Rosefinch, Pallas’s Chough, Red-billed, the return to England, 249-
Carter, Ian, review of Clark: A Field Guide to the 52; letter on report of occurrence in
Raptors of Europe, the Middle East and London, 342; British breeding records in
North Africa, 206 1998, 391-2
——, ——,, and Grice, Phil, studies of re- Chrysolopbus amberstiae, see Pheasant, Lady
established Red Kites in England, 304-22, Ambherst’s
plates 194-202, and colour plate —— pictus, see Pheasant, Golden
Catharacta maccormicki, see Skua, South Polar Ciconia ciconia, see Stork, White
skua, see Skua, Great nigra, see Stork, Black
Catharus fuscescens, see Veery Cinclus cinclus, see Dipper
guttatus, see Thrush, Hermit Cinnyricinclus leucogaster, see Starling, Violet-
—— ustulatus, see Thrush, Swainson’s backed
Catley, Graham P., photograph of Common Circaetus gallicus, see Eagle, Short-toed
Chiffchaff, 212, plate 116; song and call of a Circus aeruginosus, see Harrier, Marsh
‘Siberian Chiffchaff’, 456 cyaneus, see Harrier, Hen
Cawkell, Harry, obituary, 106 macrourus, see Harrier, Pallid
Cercomela melanura, see Blackstart pPygargus, see Harrier, Montagu’s
Cercotrichas galactotes, see Scrub-robin, Rufous- Cisticola juncidis, see Cisticola, Zitting
tailed Cisticola, Zitting, photograph, 298, plate 186;
Cettia cetti, see Warbler, Cetti’s identification, 568, plate 344
Chaetura pelagica, see Swift, Chimney Clamator glandarius, see Cuckoo, Great
Chandler, R. J., editorial: a new era for British Spotted
Birds, 302 Clangula byemalis, see Duck, Long-tailed
——,R.J., see Paton, V.S., et al. Clarke, Roger, see Watson, Mark
——,R.J., see SharrockJ,.T . R., et al. Clasper, Brian, photograph of Rosy Starling, 356,
Chapman, David, photograph of Ring-billed Gull, plate 217; of Blyth’s Reed Warbler, 555, plate
111, plate 72 335; of Yellow-breasted Bunting, 563, plate
Charadrius alexandrinus, see Plover, Kentish 342
asiaticus, see Plover, Caspian Clayton, Nick, photograph of Pectoral Sandpiper,
—— dubius, see Plover, Little Ringed 508, plate 302
—— leschenaultii, see Plover, Greaier Sand Clements, Rob, range expansion of the Common
——— mongolus, see Plover, Lesser Sand Buzzard in Britain, 242-8
—— morinellus, see Dotterel Coccyzus americanus, see Cuckoo, Yellow-billed
vociferus, see Plover, Killdeer Cockatiel, status in Valencia, 340-1
Charleton, Phil, Tawny Owl eating Roe Deer Cole, Dan, winner, Bird Illustrator of the Year
carrion, 145 2000, 333-9
Chiffchaff, Common, identification, 212, plate Colinus virginianus, see Bobwhite, Northern
116; photograph of Siberian race P c. tristis, Collinson, Martin, short review, 207; review of
214, plate 123; European Bird Report, 423; Johnston: Scotland’s Nature in Trust, 208;
song and call of probable bird of Siberian twitching and taxonomy, 414
race Pc. tristis, 456; summary for 1999, 471-2 Collinson, Tony G., photograph of American
, Iberian, in Greater London: new to Britain Black Tern, 56, plate 39; of Short-toed Lark,
and Ireland, 329-32; European Bird Report, 298, plate 184; of Black-faced Bunting, 300,
423; accepted records, 559-60, plate 339 plate 192; of Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 480, plate
Chittenden, Robin, photograph of Black-throated 275; of Red-flanked Bluetail, 482, plate 280;
Diver, 53, plate 31; of Desert Wheatear, 55, of Chimney Swift, 541, plate 322; of
plate 34; of Arctic C. b. exilipes and Mealy Isabelline Shrike, 561, plate 341; of Solitary
Redpolls C. £f lammea, 70-1, 76, plates 42-3, Sandpiper, 574, plate 346
61; letter on the commercialisation of Combridge, Peter, letter on Honey-buzzards in
ornithology, 150; photograph of Slavonian southern England, 100-1; Great Skua
Grebe, 219, plate 131; of Slender-billed Gull, apparently killing Little Egret, 144; letter on
298, plate 185; of Dotterel, 510, plate 305; of Common Buzzards soaring on flat wings,
Bohemian Waxwing, 585, plate 362 644
——, ——, see Sharrock, J.T. R., et al. Conservation research news: 28; 202; 344-5; 434
Chlamydotis undulata, see Bustard, Houbara ConzemiusTo,m , minutes of the 5th conference
Chlidonias bybridus, see Tern, Whiskered of European Rarities Committees, 86-8, plate
leucopterus, see Tern, White-winged Black 65; National Correspondent, European Bird
—— niger, see Tern, Black Report, 114-28, 415-27
654 British Birds Index to volume 93
Cooper, John, keeping albatrosses off the hook, —— cygnus, see Swan, Whooper
260-2, plate 146 —— olor, see Swan, Mute
Cooper, Linda, photograph of Marbled Murrelet,
194, plate 113 Danko, Stefan, photograph of Saker Falcon, 141
Coot, American, accepted records, 528, plate 314 plate 88
——, Common, European Bird Report, 121 Davies, Colin, adult Mallards repeatedly diving,
——., Red-knobbed, European Bird Report, 121 90
Coracias garrulus, see Roller, European , and Sharrock, J.T. R., European Bird
Cormorant, Great, exploiting fish concentrations Report, passerines, 415-27, plates 237-41
caused by heavy rain, 39 ——., see Sharrock, J.T. R.
——., Pygmy, European Bird Report, 116 Dawson, lan, review of Sacchi et al.: Where to
Corrections: 347; 650 Watch Birds in Switzerland, 207
Corvus dauuricus, see Jackdaw, Daurian de Juana, Eduardo, National Correspondent,
—— monedula, see Jackdaw, Eurasian European Bird Report, 114-28, 415-27
—— splendens, see Crow, House review of Rebane: Where to Watch Birds in
Coturnix coturnix, see Quail, Common North & East Spain, 461
Crab-plover, European Bird Report, 121 Delichon urbica, see Martin, House
Crake, Baillon’s, photograph, 474, plate 268; Dendrocopos leucotos, see Woodpecker, White
accepted records, 527-8, plate 313 backed
—., Corn, European Bird Report, 121; British major, see Woodpecker, Great Spotted
breeding records in 1998, 376-7 Dendroica cerulea, see Warbler, Cerulean
——, Sora, photograph, 112, plate 77 coronata, see Warbler, Yellow-rumped
——., Spotted, British breeding records in 1998, — palmarum, see Warbler, Palm
376; photograph, 467, plate 259; numbers in striata, see Warbler, Blackpoll
Britain in 1998, 602-3 des Forges, Grahame, obituary, 402-3, plate 226
Crane, Common, European Bird Report, 121; Dickson, R. C., Common Kestrel robbing Eurasian
photograph, 160, plate 95; British breeding Sparrowhawk, 42
records in 1998, 377; numbers in Britain in Dickson, Wendy, photograph of Sooty
1998, 603-4 Shearwater, 109, plate 69
——, Demoiselle, European Bird Report, 121 “5 , and Scott, Bob, news and comment
Crex crex, see Crake, Corn see News and comment
Cromack, David, see Sharrock, J.T. R., et al Dierschke, Jochen, National Correspondent
Crossbill, Common, British breeding records in European Bird Report, 415-27
1998, 392 Diomedea exulans, see Albatross, Wandering
——., Parrot, British breeding records in 1998, melanopbris, see Albatross, Black-browed
392; European Bird Report, 425 —— spp., see Albatrosses
——., Scottish, British breeding records in 1998, Dipper, European Bird Report, 418
392 Diver, Black-throated, identification, 53-4, plate
——,Two-barred, European Bird Report, 425; 31; European Bird Report, 115; British
accepted records, 562 breeding records in 1998, 361-2
Crow, House, European Bird Report, 424 , Great Northern, European Bird Report
Crozier, Jacqueline, National Correspondent, 115;summary for 1999, 470
European Bird Report, 114-28, 415-27 , Red-throated, British breeding records in
Cuckoo, Common, summary for 1999, 475 1998, 361
——., Great Spotted, photographs, 258, plates ——,White-billed, European Bird Report, 115
139-40; accepted records, 540 accepted records, 515
——, Oriental, European Bird Report, 127 Dolichonyx oryzivorus, see Bobolink
——., Yellow-billed, photograph, 480, plate 275; Dolphin, Alan K., Eurasian Sparrowhawks
accepted records, 540, plate 321 repeatedly using same nest, 40-1
Cuculus canorus, see Cuckoo, Common Dorolova,A., National Correspondent, European
—— saturatus, see Cuckoo, Oriental Bird Report, 415-27
Curlew, Eurasian, capturing and killing Pied Dotterel, European Bird Report, 121; British
Wagtail, 399 breeding records in 1998, 379; photograph,
——,, Slender-billed, observation protocol, 49; 510, plate 305
European Bird Report, 123 Dove, African Collared, European Bird Report,
Cyanoliseus patagonus, see Parakeet, Burrowing 126
Cygnus atratus, see Swan, Black ——., Collared, European Bird Report, 126-7
—— buccinater, see Swan, Trumpeter ——., Laughing, European Bird Report, i27
columbianus, see Swan, Tundra ——, Mourning, photograph, 55, plate 40;
British Birds Index to volume 93 655
accepted records, 539 European Bird Report, 119; British breeding
——., Namaqua, European Bird Report, 127 records in 1998, 369-70; summary for 1999,
——,, Oriental Turtle, European Bird Report, 127 485
, Turtle, photograph, 284, plate 175 Earp, Mike, letter on swamp-hen or swamphen,
Dowitcher, Long-billed, European Bird Report, 343
123; accepted records, 533 Editorial: a new era for British Birds, 302;Tim
, Short-billed, photographs, 477, plates 270-1 Sharrock: an appreciation, 578-9, plate 352
Dromas ardeola, see Crab-plover Egret, Cattle, European Bird Report, 116;
Dryocopus martius, see Woodpecker, Black accepted records, 518-9, plate 309
Dubois, Philippe J., National Correspondent, ——., Great White, European Bird Report, 117;
European Bird Report, 114-28, 415-27 photograph, 468, plate 260; accepted
Duck, American Black, photograph, 111, plate 73; records, 519
European Bird Report, 118; accepted ——, Little, European Bird Report, 116-17;
records, 522 apparently killed by Great Skua, 144; British
, Ferruginous, identification and its status in breeding records in 1998, 364; summary for
Britain and Ireland, 4-21, plates 1-25; 1999, 476
accepted records, 523; numbers in Britain in ——., Western Reef, European Bird Report, 116
1998, 596-7 Egretta alba, see Egret, Great White
——, Harlequin, accepted records, 525 - garzetta, see Egret, Little
——., Long-tailed, European Bird Report, 118 —- gularis, see Egret, Western Reef
, Muscovy, British breeding records in 1998, Eider, King, photograph, 259, plate 144; accepted
430 records, 524-5
——, Ring-necked, European Bird Report, 118; ——, Spectacled, European Bird Report, 118
photograph, 259, plate 145; numbers in ——, Steller’s, European Bird Report, 118
Britain in 1998, 596 Elanus caeruleus, see Kite, Black-shouldered
——,, Ruddy, European Bird Report, 119; letters Elkins, Norman, see Nightingale, Barry
on control, 394-6, 500, plates 218-9; letter on Elliott, Martin, review of Dunn: The Small Gulls
whether the same species as White-headed of North America (video), 296
Duck, 396-8 Emberiza aureola, see Bunting, Yellow-breasted
——, White-headed, European Bird Report, 119; —— buchanani, see Bunting, Grey-necked
letter on whether the same species as Ruddy —— cioides, see Bunting, Meadow
Duck, 396-8 —— cirlus, see Bunting, Cirl
——, Wood, British breeding records in 1998, —— hortulana, see Bunting, Ortolan
431 —— leucocephalos, see Bunting, Pine
Dunlin, summary for 1999, 476 —— melanocephala, see Bunting, Black-headed
Dunn, P.J., photographs of probable Arctic —— pallasi, see Bunting, Pallas’s Reed
Redpoll C. b. exilipes, 72,74, plates 47,54 —— pusilla, see Bunting, Little
Dymond, Nick, review of Thibault & Bonaccorsi: —— rustica, see Bunting, Rustic
The Birds of Corsica: BOU Checklist No. 17, —— rutila, see Bunting, Chestnut
151; photograph of Greater Sand Plover, 181, —— schoeniclus, see Bunting, Reed
plate 106; of Lesser Sand Plover, 181, plate - spodocephala, see Bunting, Black-faced
107 Eremophila alpestris, see Lark, Horned
Eremopterix nigriceps, see Sparrow-lark, Black-
Eagle, Booted, combined mobbing of Northern crowned
Goshawk with Marsh Harrier and Common ——. signata, see Sparrow-lark, Chestnut-headed
Kestrel, 89; European Bird Report, 120; Eriksen, Hanne & Jens, photographs of Lesser
photographs, 485, plates 285-6 Sand Plover, 170, 172, 180, 183, plates 97,
——., Golden, apparently laying at roost sites, 41- 100, 104, 108; of Greater Sand Plover, 172,
2; juvenile ‘attacked’ by sheep, 42; British 180, plates 101, 103
breeding records in 1998, 372 Eriksen, Jens, 3rd equal place, Bird Photograph of
——, Lesser Spotted, European Bird Report, 120 the Year 2000, of Steppe Eagle, 284, plate
——, Short-toed, photographs, 55, 479, plates 35- 174
6, 273; identification, 346, plate 204; Erithacus rubecula, see Robin
accepted records, 526, plate 312 Estrilda astrild, see Waxbill, Common
——, Spotted, European Bird Report, 120 European Bird Report, non-passerines, including
——, Steppe, European Bird Report, 120; near-passerines, 114-28, plates 78-80;
photograph, 284, plate 174 passerines, 415-27, plates 237-41
——,, Tawny, European Bird Report, 120 European Rarities Committees, minutes of the
——,, White-tailed, photograph, 112, plate 76; 5th conference, 86-8, plate 65
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