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R.S.P.B. CONSERVATION REVIEW
For anyone interested in ecology and practical
conservation management I must recommend the
R.S.P.B. Conservation Reviews. They are 11.75
in. x S.25 in. x 0.25 in. thick and contain
details of R.S.P.B. research. 198B and 1989
editions are available at a cost of £5 each.
I telephoned Sandy for my copies and they were
sent with an invoice. No further charge was
made for postage.
Reports range from "The importance of R.S.P.B.
reserves for dragonflies" to "Corncrake studies
in the Western Isles". They really do cover
every aspect and habitat in detail and are very
well presented.
ADRIAN VERNON
EXTRACT FROM THE ESSEX NATURALIST, VOL. 30,
PART 1, 1957. NOTES ON BIRDS
"A storm-petrel in Essex. - On Sunday,
December 9th 1956 I received a telephone call
advising that a storm—petrel had been found in
Epping Forest. At my invitation the bird was
brought to me the same afternoon.
Upon examination the bird proved to be as
thought. A storm-petrel (Hydrobates
pelagicus) apart from a broken wing it was in
excellent condition and the finder, Mr. John
Chapman of Loughton, kindly presented the
specimen to The Epping Forest Museum. It has