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3 V '3;-3-3 -vr -11 ( British Birds Editorial Board Carter I. R. Chandler J. M. Collinson R. Prytherch J. N. Redman J. T. R. Sharrock J. Photographic Researcher Robin Chittenden Art Consultants Robert Gillmor and Alan Harris Volume 92 1999 British Birds Ltd Editorial Staff DrJ. T. R. Sharrock (Managing Editor), David A. Christie (Assistant Editor), Mrs Frances Bucknel) (PersonalAssistant to Dr Sharrock) Circidation Mrs Erika Sharrock (Circulation Manager) Rarities Committee Dr Colin Bradshaw (Chairman), Pete Ellis, Paul Harvey, John McLoughlin, John Martin, Doug Page, K. D. Shaw, Dr Jimmy Steele, Andy Stoddart, Reg Thorpe & Grahame Walbridge; Peter Colston (Museum Consultant); John Marchant (Archivist); Peter Fraser & DrJohn Ryan (Statisticians); Michael Rogers (Hon J. Secretary) BehaviourNotes Panel Dr C. J. Bibby Ian Dawson, DrJ. J. M. Flegg, Derek Goodwin. Prof. I. Newton FRS, Dr M. A. Ogilvie, DrJ. T. R. Sharrock & Dr K. E. L. Simmons Identification Notes Panel Dr Colin Bradshaw, Dr R. J. Chandler, R. A. Hume, T. P. Inskipp, P. G. Lansdown, S. C. Madge, I. S. Robertson & K. E. Vinicombe British Birds Volume 92 (1999) Main contents January 2 ReportonscarcemigrantbirdsinBritainin 1996 PeterA. Fraser, PeterG. Lansdoivn and Michael Rogers 40 Red-throJ.atedThrushinEssex:newtoBritainandIreland Brian Smith, Simon D. Woodand DrSimonCox February 62 Britain&Ireland Dr]. T. R. Sharrock 64 Europeannews 83 RecentrecordsofNearcticlandbirdsinBritainandIreland Norman Elkins 96 Hume'sWarblerinSussex:newtoBritainandIreland PeterdemeritandR. E. Scott March 118 Subspecies-morethanmeetstheeye? DrMartin Collinson 120 RarebreedingbirdsintheUnitedKingdomin 1996 DrMalcolm OgilvieandtheRareBreeding BirdsPanel 155 EgyptianNightjarinDorset:thesecond Britishrecord Grahame Walbridge 162 TheBestAnnualBird ReportAwardsDrJ. T. R. Sharrock, RobertGillmor, JohnMartin, DerekMoore andMichael/. Rogers April 174 Birdsinthewidercountryside-acauseforoptimism?Ian Carter 176 Non-nativebirdsbreedingintheUnited Kingdomin 1996 DrMalcolm Ogilvieand theRare BreedingBirdsPanel 183 StatusandbreedingecologyofthePurpleSwamp-heninItaly MarcelloGrussii 194 SeparationofEuropeanandRed-neckedNightjars PeterLansdoivn May 222 ThoseRuddy Ducks-again! DrMartin Collinson 225 RuddyShelducksinBritainand Ireland 1986-94 K. E. VinicornbeandA. El. J. Harrop June 278 Europeannews 301 Bird PhotographoftheYear Robin Chittenden, DavidHoskingand Dr]. T. R. Sharrock 308 ComparisonofShort-toed and LesserShort-toedLarks PeterLansdoivn July 326 BreedingEuropeanHoney-buzzardsinBritain S. /. Roberts,J. M. S. LewisandI. T. Williams 347 Bird IllustratoroftheYear 1999 RobertGillmor, BrucePearson, Alan Harris, Keith Shackleton and DrJ. T. R. Sharrock 354 Theornithologicalyear 1998-partone BarryNightingale 362 Red-neckedNightjarrevisited August 386 What, norunningwater? Dr.}. T. R. Sharrock 389 RareBreedingBirdsintheUnitedKingdomin1997 DrMalcolm Ogilvieand theRare Breeding BirdsPanel September 442 Panicyenot Dr/. T. R. Sharrock 445 HistoryoftheCommonRosefinchinBritainandIreland 1869-1996 D. 1.M. Wallace 472 Non-nativebirdsbreedingintheUnited Kingdomin 1997 DrMalcolm Ogilvieandthe RareBreedingBirdsPanel October 498 RangeextensionofLong-tailedRosefinchintotheWesternPalearctic Dr V. K. Ryabitsevand M. G. Wilson 504 BritainandIreland'sfirst'Soft-plumagedPetrel' /. W. Enticott 519 EasternBonelli'sWarblerinScilly:newtoBritainandIreland T. J. WilsonandDrC. Fentiman 524 IdentificationofBonelli'swarblers DougPage 534 TheCarlZeissAwardAdamRowlandsandDrJ. T. R. Sharrock 537 BestBirdBookoftheYear 1999 November 554 ReportonrarebirdsinGreatBritainin1998 M,/. Rogersand theRarities Committee December 618 ReportonscarcemigrantbirdsinBritainin 1997 PeterA. Fraser,PeterG. Lansdoivnand Michael Rogers J. 659 IberianAzure-wingedMagpiescomeinfrom thecold JoanneH. CooperandProf. DrK. H. Voous 667 Theornithologicalyear 1998-parttwo BarryNightingaleandKeithAllsopp 675 YoungOrnithologistsoftheYear Dr]. T. R. Sharrock,AdamRowlands, B. A. E. Marr, JeffBaker, RobertGillmorand DavidChandler WINNER, BIRD ILLUSTRATOR OFTHEYEAR 1999 (see pages 347-353) Little Crake Porzanaparva {Brin Edwards) THENATimAL MUSEUM l-^STORY -6 JAN 1999 ‘PRESENTED THiHG LrBRAfiY " I .mil sL '. ->. • t I /» •-.'’1 : \ r ^ =r'^v '.. ScarC K|9k British Birds Established 1907,incorporating TheZoologist,established 1843 British Birds Behaviour Notes Panel ManagingEditor DrJ.T. R. Sharrock DrC.J. Bibby,Ian Dawson,DrJ.J. M. Flegg, PersonalAssistant Frances Bucknell Derek Goodwin, Prof. I. NewtonERS, AssistantEditor DavidA. Christie DrM.A. Ogilvie,DrJ.T. R. Sharrock, EditorialBoard I. Carter,Prof. R.J. Chandler, DrK. E. L. Simmons DrM. Collinson,R. Prytherch,N. Redman, J. J. DrJ.T. R. Sharrock Identification Notes Panel ArtConsultants Robert Gillmor&AlanHarris Prof. Colin Bradshaw,DrR.J. Chandler, Design Delia Heming R.A. Hume,T. P. Inskipp, P. G. Lansdown, Photographic Research Robin Chittenden S. C. Madge,I. S. Robertson, K. E.Vinicombe Advertising Sales Manager Sandra Swift J. CirculationManager Erika Sharrock Annual Subscription Administration SallyYoung Librariesandagencies £61.00,IR£71.00,S116.00 Personalsubscriptions Rarities Committee UK,Europe,surfacemail £48.00,IR£56.20,S91.00 Chairman Prof. Colin Bradshaw OutsideEurope,airmail £80.35,IR£93.85,5151.30 Hon. Secretary MichaelJ. Rogers Pleasemakeall chequesandpostalorderspayable Pete Ellis,Paul Harvey,John McLoughlin, toBritishBirdsLtd. JohnMartin,DougPage, K. D. Shaw, DrJimmy Steele,Andy Stoddart,RegThorpe, Singlebackissues £6.20,IR£7.15,511.80 GrahamWalbridge Availablefrom DavidMorgan,BritishBirds, Archivist JohnMarchant Whitmore,Umberleigh,NorthDevonEX37 9HB Statistician PeterEraser PleasemakechequespayabletoDavidMorgan. HeadOffice AdvertisingSales & Accounts Administration SandraJ. Swift, 17 Rectory Close, SallyYoung,TheBanks,Mountfield, Wendlebury,Oxfordshire 0X6 8PG Nr. Robertsbridge,East SussexTN32 5JY Tel: 01869 244447 Fax: 01869 245533 Tel: 01580 882039 Eax: 01580 880541 E-mail: [email protected] & Design Production DeliaHeming,The Banks,Mountfield, BBBookshop Nr.Robertsbridge,East SussexTN32 5JY c/o Subbuteo Books,PistyllFarm, Tel: 01580 882039 Eax: 01580 880541 Nercwys,Mold,Flintshire CH7 4EW E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01352 756551 Fax: 01352 756004 E-mail: [email protected] EditorialOffice Papers,notes,letters,artwork,journals,etc ‘News& Comment’information DrJ.T. R. Sharrock, Fountains,ParkLane, Bob Scott&WendyDickson, 8Woodlands, Blunham,BedfordMK44 3NJ St.Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 lUE TePFax: 01767 640025 Tel: 01480 214904 Fax: 01480 473009 E-mail [email protected] : Personalassistant ‘The OrnithologicalYear’birdnews Erances Bucknell,Eountains,ParkLane, BarryNightingale &KeithAllsopp, Blunham, BedfordMK44 3NJ 7 BloomsburyClose,Woburn,Bedfordshire Tel/Eax: 01767 640025 MK17 9QS Subscriptions Tel: 01525 290314 Erika Sharrock, Eountains,ParkLane, Blunham,Bedford MK44 3NJ RarityDescriptions Tel/Eax: 01234 364366 M.J. Rogers, 2 Churchtown Cottages, E-mail: [email protected] Towednack, CornwallTR26 3AZ the h^qry museum JAN 1999 6 presented TRiNG^ Li&RA&RQY Don’t miss our £990 Naturetrel^ selection These action-packed, long-haul birding tours - each led by an expert local ornithologist - offer excellent value for money, and outstanding birding. Ifyou would like further details ofa particular tour, please call us now! Naturetrek Bighton, Nr. Alresford, Hampshire S024 9RE Tel; 01962 733051 Fax: 01962 736426 e-mail: [email protected] web: www.naturetrek.co.uk ZAMBIA-SouthLuangwaNationalPark. NEPAL-THETRAGOPANTREK 6- 15Nov'98; 12-21 Feb'99; A10-daytourincludingLangtangValleytrek. 26Mar-4Apr'99; 5- 14Nov'99. 14-23May'99; 28May-6Jun'99. NAMIBIA-Swakopmund&WalvisBay, TANZANIA-SaadaniGameReserve,andthe Spitskoppe,Etosha&WaterbergMountains. UsambaraandUluguruMountains. 29Jan-7Feb'99; 12-21 Mar'99. 12-21 Feb'99; 22-31 Oct'99. MALAWI-LakeMalawi,ZombaPlateau& UNITEDARABEMIRATES L1i2w-o2n1deFeNbat'i9o9n;al1P2a-rk2.1 Mar'99. 3141-Ja2n1-N7oFveb'99'9.9; 4- 11Apr'99; SOUTHERNMOROCCO-Thedesert. NEWENGLAND-USA OuedMassa,OuedSous&Marrakech. SpringmigrationontheMassachusettscoast. 12-21 Feb'99; 26Feb-7Mar'99; 17-26Sep'99. 16-24May'99. ETHIOPIA-Addis,Gafersa,AwrashNationalPark, SRILANKA-SinharajaForest&theHillCountry. 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3 V '3;-3-3 -vr -11 ( British Birds Editorial Board Carter I. R. Chandler J. M. Collinson R. Prytherch J. N. Redman J. T. R. Sharrock J. Photographic Researcher Robin Chittenden Art Consultants Robert Gillmor and Alan Harris Volume 92 1999 British Birds Ltd Editorial Staff DrJ. T. R. Sharrock (Managing Editor), David A. Christie (Assistant Editor), Mrs Frances Bucknel) (PersonalAssistant to Dr Sharrock) Circidation Mrs Erika Sharrock (Circulation Manager) Rarities Committee Dr Colin Bradshaw (Chairman), Pete Ellis, Paul Harvey, John McLoughlin, John Martin, Doug Page, K. D. Shaw, Dr Jimmy Steele, Andy Stoddart, Reg Thorpe & Grahame Walbridge; Peter Colston (Museum Consultant); John Marchant (Archivist); Peter Fraser & DrJohn Ryan (Statisticians); Michael Rogers (Hon J. Secretary) BehaviourNotes Panel Dr C. J. Bibby Ian Dawson, DrJ. J. M. Flegg, Derek Goodwin. Prof. I. Newton FRS, Dr M. A. Ogilvie, DrJ. T. R. Sharrock & Dr K. E. L. Simmons Identification Notes Panel Dr Colin Bradshaw, Dr R. J. Chandler, R. A. Hume, T. P. Inskipp, P. G. Lansdown, S. C. Madge, I. S. Robertson & K. E. Vinicombe British Birds Volume 92 (1999) Main contents January 2 ReportonscarcemigrantbirdsinBritainin 1996 PeterA. Fraser, PeterG. Lansdoivn and Michael Rogers 40 Red-throJ.atedThrushinEssex:newtoBritainandIreland Brian Smith, Simon D. Woodand DrSimonCox February 62 Britain&Ireland Dr]. T. R. Sharrock 64 Europeannews 83 RecentrecordsofNearcticlandbirdsinBritainandIreland Norman Elkins 96 Hume'sWarblerinSussex:newtoBritainandIreland PeterdemeritandR. E. Scott March 118 Subspecies-morethanmeetstheeye? DrMartin Collinson 120 RarebreedingbirdsintheUnitedKingdomin 1996 DrMalcolm OgilvieandtheRareBreeding BirdsPanel 155 EgyptianNightjarinDorset:thesecond Britishrecord Grahame Walbridge 162 TheBestAnnualBird ReportAwardsDrJ. T. R. Sharrock, RobertGillmor, JohnMartin, DerekMoore andMichael/. Rogers April 174 Birdsinthewidercountryside-acauseforoptimism?Ian Carter 176 Non-nativebirdsbreedingintheUnited Kingdomin 1996 DrMalcolm Ogilvieand theRare BreedingBirdsPanel 183 StatusandbreedingecologyofthePurpleSwamp-heninItaly MarcelloGrussii 194 SeparationofEuropeanandRed-neckedNightjars PeterLansdoivn May 222 ThoseRuddy Ducks-again! DrMartin Collinson 225 RuddyShelducksinBritainand Ireland 1986-94 K. E. VinicornbeandA. El. J. Harrop June 278 Europeannews 301 Bird PhotographoftheYear Robin Chittenden, DavidHoskingand Dr]. T. R. Sharrock 308 ComparisonofShort-toed and LesserShort-toedLarks PeterLansdoivn July 326 BreedingEuropeanHoney-buzzardsinBritain S. /. Roberts,J. M. S. LewisandI. T. Williams 347 Bird IllustratoroftheYear 1999 RobertGillmor, BrucePearson, Alan Harris, Keith Shackleton and DrJ. T. R. Sharrock 354 Theornithologicalyear 1998-partone BarryNightingale 362 Red-neckedNightjarrevisited August 386 What, norunningwater? Dr.}. T. R. Sharrock 389 RareBreedingBirdsintheUnitedKingdomin1997 DrMalcolm Ogilvieand theRare Breeding BirdsPanel September 442 Panicyenot Dr/. T. R. Sharrock 445 HistoryoftheCommonRosefinchinBritainandIreland 1869-1996 D. 1.M. Wallace 472 Non-nativebirdsbreedingintheUnited Kingdomin 1997 DrMalcolm Ogilvieandthe RareBreedingBirdsPanel October 498 RangeextensionofLong-tailedRosefinchintotheWesternPalearctic Dr V. K. Ryabitsevand M. G. Wilson 504 BritainandIreland'sfirst'Soft-plumagedPetrel' /. W. Enticott 519 EasternBonelli'sWarblerinScilly:newtoBritainandIreland T. J. WilsonandDrC. Fentiman 524 IdentificationofBonelli'swarblers DougPage 534 TheCarlZeissAwardAdamRowlandsandDrJ. T. R. Sharrock 537 BestBirdBookoftheYear 1999 November 554 ReportonrarebirdsinGreatBritainin1998 M,/. Rogersand theRarities Committee December 618 ReportonscarcemigrantbirdsinBritainin 1997 PeterA. Fraser,PeterG. Lansdoivnand Michael Rogers J. 659 IberianAzure-wingedMagpiescomeinfrom thecold JoanneH. CooperandProf. DrK. H. Voous 667 Theornithologicalyear 1998-parttwo BarryNightingaleandKeithAllsopp 675 YoungOrnithologistsoftheYear Dr]. T. R. Sharrock,AdamRowlands, B. A. E. Marr, JeffBaker, RobertGillmorand DavidChandler WINNER, BIRD ILLUSTRATOR OFTHEYEAR 1999 (see pages 347-353) Little Crake Porzanaparva {Brin Edwards) THENATimAL MUSEUM l-^STORY -6 JAN 1999 ‘PRESENTED THiHG LrBRAfiY " I .mil sL '. ->. • t I /» •-.'’1 : \ r ^ =r'^v '.. ScarC K|9k British Birds Established 1907,incorporating TheZoologist,established 1843 British Birds Behaviour Notes Panel ManagingEditor DrJ.T. R. Sharrock DrC.J. Bibby,Ian Dawson,DrJ.J. M. Flegg, PersonalAssistant Frances Bucknell Derek Goodwin, Prof. I. NewtonERS, AssistantEditor DavidA. Christie DrM.A. Ogilvie,DrJ.T. R. Sharrock, EditorialBoard I. Carter,Prof. R.J. Chandler, DrK. E. L. Simmons DrM. Collinson,R. Prytherch,N. Redman, J. J. DrJ.T. R. Sharrock Identification Notes Panel ArtConsultants Robert Gillmor&AlanHarris Prof. Colin Bradshaw,DrR.J. Chandler, Design Delia Heming R.A. Hume,T. P. Inskipp, P. G. Lansdown, Photographic Research Robin Chittenden S. C. Madge,I. S. Robertson, K. E.Vinicombe Advertising Sales Manager Sandra Swift J. CirculationManager Erika Sharrock Annual Subscription Administration SallyYoung Librariesandagencies £61.00,IR£71.00,S116.00 Personalsubscriptions Rarities Committee UK,Europe,surfacemail £48.00,IR£56.20,S91.00 Chairman Prof. Colin Bradshaw OutsideEurope,airmail £80.35,IR£93.85,5151.30 Hon. Secretary MichaelJ. Rogers Pleasemakeall chequesandpostalorderspayable Pete Ellis,Paul Harvey,John McLoughlin, toBritishBirdsLtd. JohnMartin,DougPage, K. D. Shaw, DrJimmy Steele,Andy Stoddart,RegThorpe, Singlebackissues £6.20,IR£7.15,511.80 GrahamWalbridge Availablefrom DavidMorgan,BritishBirds, Archivist JohnMarchant Whitmore,Umberleigh,NorthDevonEX37 9HB Statistician PeterEraser PleasemakechequespayabletoDavidMorgan. HeadOffice AdvertisingSales & Accounts Administration SandraJ. Swift, 17 Rectory Close, SallyYoung,TheBanks,Mountfield, Wendlebury,Oxfordshire 0X6 8PG Nr. Robertsbridge,East SussexTN32 5JY Tel: 01869 244447 Fax: 01869 245533 Tel: 01580 882039 Eax: 01580 880541 E-mail: [email protected] & Design Production DeliaHeming,The Banks,Mountfield, BBBookshop Nr.Robertsbridge,East SussexTN32 5JY c/o Subbuteo Books,PistyllFarm, Tel: 01580 882039 Eax: 01580 880541 Nercwys,Mold,Flintshire CH7 4EW E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01352 756551 Fax: 01352 756004 E-mail: [email protected] EditorialOffice Papers,notes,letters,artwork,journals,etc ‘News& Comment’information DrJ.T. R. Sharrock, Fountains,ParkLane, Bob Scott&WendyDickson, 8Woodlands, Blunham,BedfordMK44 3NJ St.Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 lUE TePFax: 01767 640025 Tel: 01480 214904 Fax: 01480 473009 E-mail [email protected] : Personalassistant ‘The OrnithologicalYear’birdnews Erances Bucknell,Eountains,ParkLane, BarryNightingale &KeithAllsopp, Blunham, BedfordMK44 3NJ 7 BloomsburyClose,Woburn,Bedfordshire Tel/Eax: 01767 640025 MK17 9QS Subscriptions Tel: 01525 290314 Erika Sharrock, Eountains,ParkLane, Blunham,Bedford MK44 3NJ RarityDescriptions Tel/Eax: 01234 364366 M.J. Rogers, 2 Churchtown Cottages, E-mail: [email protected] Towednack, CornwallTR26 3AZ the h^qry museum JAN 1999 6 presented TRiNG^ Li&RA&RQY Don’t miss our £990 Naturetrel^ selection These action-packed, long-haul birding tours - each led by an expert local ornithologist - offer excellent value for money, and outstanding birding. Ifyou would like further details ofa particular tour, please call us now! Naturetrek Bighton, Nr. 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