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  1. Volume 66 Number 1 Jan 1973.Editorial 'Wetlands and recreation'.The Red-Flanked Bluetail and its spread to the west. Heimo Mikkola .The bird Community of Yew Woodland at Kingley Vale,Sussex.Richard and Kenneth Williamson.Studies of Less familiar birds 169 Red-necked Grebe. Bryan L Sage,Naill Rankin and Keith Atkin £1.00
  2. Volume 66 Number 2 Feb 1973. Editorial ' Changes at Bedford '. Studies of less familiar birds 170 Wryneck.R.E.F Peal,R.G Carlson,Eric Hosking,A.Klaver,A.N.H Peach and Walter Tilger £1.00
  3. Volume 66 Number 3 March 1973.Siskins feeding in gardens.Robert spencer.Flight Identification of European Raptors Part 6 Large Falcons.Flight Identification of Ring-billed Gull.PJ Grant.£1.00
  4. Volume 66 Number 4 April 1973.Editorial;Introductions and escapes.Manx Shearwater on Skomer,Population and mortality due to Gull predation.P.Corkhill.The prey of Short-eared Owls wintering on the Berkshire downs.John Buckley.The colonisation of England by the Firecrest.L.A. Batten.£1.00
  5. Volume 66 Number 5 May 1973. Editorial ' The Work of The Kite Committee '. Special Feature.' The Ecology of The Red Kite In Wales '. P.Walters Davies and P.E. Davies (part 1).'The Threat Postures Of the Robin '. C.J.O Harrison.£1.00
  6. Volume 66 Number 6 June 1973. 'The ecology and conservation of the Red Kite in Wales (concluded) companion to above.Studies of Sparrowhawks I.Newton and RJC Blewitt.£2.50 (£1.50 for the two )
  7. Volume 66 Number 7 July 1973. Flight Identification of European Raptors Part 7.Elenora's Falcon,Hobby,Red-Footed Falcon and Merlin.Steen Christensen,Bent Pors Nielsen,R.F Porter and Ian Willis.New Palearctic bird sound recordings during 1971-72 Patrick Sellar.Recent Reports March-April. £1.00
  8. Volume 66 Number 8 August 1973. Curent developments in the work of the rarities committee.Report on rare birds in Britain in 1972 (with 1959,1965,1967,1970 and 1971 additions).Predation of migrant birds by Gulls SM Macdonald & CF Mason.£1.00
  9. Volume 66 Number 9 September 1973.'The buff variety of the Collared Dove Derek Goodwin.Identification of some scarce or difficilt west palearctic species in Iran.DIM Wallace.Studies of less familiar birds 171 Red-necked Nightjar.£1.00
  10. Volume 66 Number 10 October 1973.A review of population dynamics in birds.Adam Watson.Continuing dangers to Peregrines from Dieldrin-James A Bogan & John Mitchell.Studies of less familiar birds 172 Lesser Spotted Eagle-B.U Meyburg £1.00
  11. Volume 66 Number 11 November 1973.'The breeding birds of a New Forest Valley '. David E.Glue. Flight Identification of European Raptors part 8; Kestrels,Accipiters and Black-winged Kite.£1.00
  12. Volume 66 Number 12 December 1973.'Shore Larks summering and possibly breeding in Scotland'A.Watson.Ring-billed Gull in Glamorgan.Egg-laying by the Cuckoo.DC Seel .£1.00
  13. Volume 77 Number 1 January 1984.' Origin and behaviour of wintering Great Black-backed Gulls'. J.C Coulson et al.American Coot 'New to Britain & Ireland'. Mystery photos etc. £1.50
  14. Volume 77 Number 2 Febuary 1984.Breeding Montagu's Harriers in Anglesey 1955-64.Return of The Sparrowhawk.(page torn out) 50p
  15. Volume 77 Number 3 March 1984. 'Insect,Amphibian or Bird'.J F Burton & E D H Johnson (a look at confusing sounds).Mystery photos etc. £1.50
  16. Volume 77 Number 4 April 1984. ' Scarlet Rosefinch breeding in Scotland.Identification of Slender Billed Curlew.£1.50
  17. Volume 77 Number 5 May 1984. Bird Photograph of the year.£1.00
  18. Volume 77 Number 6 June 1984.' Seperating Mandarins and Wood Ducks'. C Holt.Mystery photos.etc £1.50
  19. Volume 77 Number 7 July 1984. Bird Illustrator of the Year.Identification of Stints and Peeps.P.J.Grant Illustrated in colour by Lars Jonsson. ( 6 pages ) Measurements etc .Colour tail feathers and other useful information (excellent) £3.00
  20. Volume 77 Number 8 August 1984. Identification of Juvenile Yellow-legged Herring Gulls . Philippe J Dubois and Pierre Yesou.Recent sightings and photographs etc.£1.50
  21. Volume 77 Number 9 September 1984.Identification of Blyth's Reed WarblerW.G Harvey & R.F Porter Colour Plates by Laurel Tucker.Identification of Juvenile Pomarine & Arctic Skuas.Plate by Lars Jonsson. £2.00
  22. Volume 77 Number 10 October 1984.Identification of White Herons and Egrets.The Black Brant in Europe.£1.50
  23. Volume 77 Number 11 November 1984.Report on rare birds 1983.with colour & b/w photos £1.50
  24. Volume 77 Number 12 December 1984.'The Golden eagle in Britain '. R H Dennis,P M Ellis et al.Polygamy by Willow Warblers.£1.50
  25. Volume 78 Number 1 January 1985.Birdwatching in Thailand.Boonsong Lekagul,Philip D.Round & Kamol Komolphalin.£2.00
  26. Volume 78 Number 2 Febuary 1985.Rare breeding birds in the UK in 1982.Identification of Purple Heron.£2.00
  27. Volume 78 Number 3 March 1985. Identifying smaller Shearwaters.B/W plates and photos.£2.00
  28. Volume 78 Number 4 April 1985. ' Black-headed Yellow Wagtails in Western Europe'.M.Van der Berg & G J.Oreel.Range expansion of Black Woodpecker.Mystery photos etc.
  29. Volume 78 Number 5 May 1985.Bird Photographer of the Year.The Choughs of Bardsey P.J Roberts.Photospot the Algerian Nuthatch. Colour photos etc.£2.00
  30. Volume 78 Number 6 June 1985.Dartford Warbler In Britain 1984-Mark Robins and C.J Bibby.Best b/w photos £1.50
  31. Volume 78 Number 7 July 1985.'Bird illustrator of the Year '. Ring-billed Gulls in Britain & Ireland '. K E Vinicombe.Photospot etc £1.50
  32. Volume 78 Number 8 August 1985.Immature Guillemots and Razorbills at sea.Pallas's Warbler and other migrants in Britain & Ireland Oct 1982.£1.50
  33. Volume 78 Number 9 September 1985. ' Plumage,age and moult terminology'. Spring migration 1985.@ British status and identification of Greenish Warbler '. A R Dean ( with colour plate comparison with chiffchaff ( Eastern race Tristis ). £ 2.00
  34. Volume 78 Number 10 October 1985.Photospot 'Oriental Cuckoo'. Memora's Warbler;new to Britain & Ireland.Parrot Crossbills in Britain.Graham P catley & David Hursthouse.£1.50
  35. Volume 78 Number 11 November 1985. Reports on rare birds in 1984. £1.50 Colour/ b/w photos
  36. Volume 79 Number 1 January 1986.Migrants and Vagrants in October 1985.Breeding biology of the Buzzard.Little Shearwaters in Britain.£1.50
  37. Volume 79 Number 2 Febuary 1986.'Rare breeding birds in the UK in 1983.Mystery photos and photospot The Corncrake.(some water damage) £ .50
  38. Volume 79 Number 3 March 1986. ' Woodlarks in Britain 1968-83 H.P.Sitters.Identification,habits and status of Great Knot.John H Marchant.colour plate and photographs. £2.50
  39. Volume 79 Number 4 april 1986.Population and breeding of Northumbrian Merlins.Breeding Status of Merlin in Britain.Identification of Oriental Skylark.Colour photos £2.00
  40. Volume 79 Number 5 May 1986.'White-crowned Black wheatear;new to Britain & Ireland.Snowy Owls on Fetlar.Photospot ,Hazel Grouse.£1.50
  41. Volume 79 Number 6 June 1986.'Snail smashing by song Thrush'.European News,reports etc. £1.00
  42. Volume 79 Number 7 July 1986. Bird Illustrator of the year.Reactions of birds to heavy rain.Identification of White-winged Lark.£1.50
  43. Volume 79 Number 8 August 1986.Identification of Divers.R H Appleby,S.C Madge and Killian Mullarney.Colour plate,b/w photos etc.Mystery photos,recent reports.£2.00
  44. Volume 79 Number 9 september 1986.Ageing and Sexing of Stone Curlews.Chimney Swift new to Western Palearctic.Best recent B/W photos £1.00
  45. Volume 79 Number 10 October 1986. ' Rare breeding birds in the UK in 1984 '. Mystery Photos etc.£1.00
  46. Volume 79 Number 11 November 1986. Report on rare birds in 1985.£1.00
  47. Volume 79 Number 12 December 1986. Four Problem Stints.Colour photos etc.(some water damage) £ .50
  48. Volume 80 Number 1 January 1987.Red Throated Divers in Scotland,European News,Mystery photos.£1.00
  49. Volume 80 Number 2 Febuary 1987. Identification of Arctic,Common and Roseate Terns.The dark morph of the Marsh Harrier.colour photos. £1.50
  50. Volume 80 Number 3 March 1987. Yellow-browed Warblers in Britain & Ireland (1968 - 85 ).J A Baker and G.P Catley.Mystery photos etc £2.00
  51. Volume 80 Number 4 April 1987.Identification of Wheatears.Peter Clement illustrated by Alan Harris.Brilliant and useful plates by Alan Harris (west Palearctic Wheatears). £4.00
  52. Volume 80 Number 5 May 1987.Identification of Wheatears (part 2 ).Colour photos,plates and maps.Companion to above£4.00 ( £6.00 for the two )
  53. Volume 80 Number 6 June 1987.Identification of large Terns.The Lesser Crested Tern in Europe.Colour and b/w photos ,Sketches.£1.50
  54. Volume 80 Number 7 July 1987.'Clutch size,nestling aggression and breeding success of the Spanish Imperial Eagle.Bernd-Ulrich Meyburg. £1.50
  55. Volume 80 Number 8 August 1987.Territorial behaviour of Golden Eagles.Photospot Hoopoe Lark.some pages missing 50p
  56. Volume 80 Number 9 September 1987.Pomarine Skuas in Britain & Ireland Autumn 1985.AD Fox and S.J Aspinall. £1.50
  57. Volume 80 Number 10 October 1987.Hudsonian Godwit;New to the Western Palearctic.Identification of Upcher's Warbler.Taxonomic status of 'Lesser Golden Plvers'.colour photos and plates.£2.00
  58. Volume 80 Number 11 November 1987.Report on Rare Birds 1986 £2.00
  59. Volume 80 Number 12 december 1987.Identification of Radde's and Dusky Warblers.S.C Madge illustrated by Richard Grimmett.Colour photos and plates.Studies of West Palearctic Birds # 188 Dunnock.Col/bw photos.£2.00
  60. Volume 83 Number 9 September 1990.Rare breeding birds in 1988.Best recent B/W photos,Mystery photos etc.£1.00

 

Misc Publications.

'Birds in Autumn & Winter '. 15 page booklet RSPB colour photos etc (do's and dont's of bird feeding) £ .50

'Early and late dates for Summer Migrants'. BTO guide # 15. 44 pages very interesting.BTO £2.00

'Welney walkabout guide'.The Wildfowl & wetlands Trust.23 pagesSketches,maps etc. £ .50

map'Bird Study'.The Journal of the BTO.Volume 29 part 1.'Some effects of dutch elm disease on nesting farmland birds'.(P.Osborne ).'Habitat occupancy and regulation of clutch size in the European Kestrel'.( Raymond J O'Connor ).'Breeding ecology of British Pipits and their Cuckoo parasite'. ( L N Rose ).' Some effects of weather conditions on the breeding of the Spotted Flycatcher in Britain '. ( R.J O'Connor & R.A Morgan). 'Nest parasitism and hatching success in a population of Goldeneyes',( Mats O.G. Eriksson & Malte Anderson ). 'The influence of female age on breeding in the Eider'. ( S R Baillie & H Milne ).' Ther Breeding biology of the Nightingale in Britain '. ( R Morgan ).£3.50

'Washington walkabout'. The Wildfowl & wetlands Trust.24 page guide with fold out colour map and colour chart of the wildfowl of the world.£1.50

Breeding biology of the Sparrowhawk in Keilder Forest 1975-78.-S.J. Petty.Occasional report of Tyneside bird club #2. Black and white 19 page booklet.Intersting and useful information £3.50

A Picture book of Birds ( 1950's ? ) Oxford University Press.16 pp in colour .Colour plts.Sft/bk £1.00

County Bird Reports

Hutchinson's new Nature "Pockets " ( 1940 's )

Birds of our Country & of the Dominions,Colonies & Dependencies.

Their Life,Eggs,Nests & Identification.

lots of single issues in stock,please e-mail with wants all 20p each.

Bird Notes

Various single issues from 1960's price @ 50p each

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R.S.P.B 'Birds' Magazine .........'Birds of the World'.............Birdwatching Magazine

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