Showing papers by "Royal Society for the Protection of Birds published in 1978"
TL;DR: Reed and Sedge Warblers have recently been the subjects of much cooperative investigation, and this paper contributes to the enquiry by contrasting the two species and pointing to areas requiring further study.
Abstract: Reed and Sedge Warblers have recently been the subjects of much cooperative investigation Based on the BTO nest record cards, this paper contributes to the enquiry by contrasting the two species and pointing to areas requiring further study
33 citations
TL;DR: This paper reported that over 4500 oiled birds were collected from beaches in Northwest France and the Channel Islands following the oil spillage from the AMOCO CADIZ in March 1978.
29 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, evidence is provided indicating that the slick passed close to the main wildfowl feeding area at night, oiling nocturnal-feeding Scaup Aythya marila and Pochard A. ferina and a raft of roosting grebes, while Eider Somateria mollissima and Goldeneye Bucephala clangula, which had moved elsewhere to roost, largely escaped.
17 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the practical steps conservationists might take to promote the future of the Dartford warbler Sylvia undata in lowland heaths in southern England.
12 citations
TL;DR: The first recorded outbreak of type C botulism in gulls (Larus spp.) in Britain is described in this paper, between June and October 1975, at least 2080 gulls died around the Firth of Forth.
11 citations
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