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Hein van Grouw 30 Little Ringed Plovers in southwest Wales John Lloyd and Julian Friese 36 British records of ‘Eastern Yellow Wagtail’ Martin Collinson, Aaron Smith, Steve Waite and Robert McGowan February 64 Population estimates of birds in Great Britain and the United Kingdom Andy Musgrove, Nicholas Aebischer, Mark Eaton, Richard Hearn, Stuart Newson, David Noble, Matt Parsons, Kate Risely and David Stroud 101 Vagrant Bimaculated Larks in Europe and the first record for Switzerland Marco Thoma and Andreas Taschler 109 Genetic analysis of migrant Siberian Chiffchaffs in Britain and Ireland Martin Collinson, Thomas Shannon, Paul Archer, Nigel Odin, Roger Riddington and Paul Walsh March 130 A species is whatever I say it is Nigel Collar 142 The BB/ BTO Best Bird Book of the Year 2012 John Marchant, Dawn Balmer, John Eyre, Peter Hearn, Robin Prytherch and Peter Wilkinson 145 Plumage variability in Marsh Harriers Jean-Frangois Blanc, Audrey Sternalski and Vincent Bretagnolle April 189 Organochlorine pesticides and birds Ian Newton 206 Avian drop-catch play: a review Stephen Hewitt 217 Autumn raptor migration over Malta Michael Sammut, Natalino Fenech and Jnan Ellul Pirotta May 246 The changing status of the Great White Egret in Britain Chas Holt 258 Nesting behaviour of the first breeding Great White Egrets in Britain Kevin Anderson, Simon Clarke and Roger Lucken 264 The breeding biology of the Common Buzzard Robin Prytherch June 306 Censusing and monitoring seabirds in Britain and Ireland Martin Heubeck 325 South Polar and Great Skuas: the timing of primary moult as an aid to identification Dick Newell, Steve Howell and Dani Lopez-Velasco July 368 Report on scarce migrant birds in Britain in 2004-07: non-passerines Peter Fraser 405 Flight heights of Marsh Harriers in a breeding and wintering area Peter Oliver August 434 Bird Photograph of the Year 2013 Richard Chandler, Tim Appleton, Robin Chittenden, David Hosking, Peter Kennerley, Simon King and David Tipling 448 Report on scarce migrant birds in Britain in 2004-07: passerines Peter Fraser 477 The Carl Zeiss Award 2013 Adam Rowlands 482 The distribution of Barn Owl nest-sites in relation to altitude in southwest England Chris Batey September 496 Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 201 1 Mark Hailing and the Rare Breeding Birds Panel October 570 Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2012 Nigel Hudson and the Rarities Committee November 65 1 Subalpine Warbler variation and taxonomy Lars Svensson 669 Further comments on the ageing and sexing of the Red-flanked Bluetail Magnus Hellstrom and Gabriel Norevik 678 Treswell Wood: 40 years of integrated population monitoring Chris du Feu December 708 Redpolls: a review of their taxonomy, identification and British status Andy Stoddart 737 Colonisation and range expansion of inland-breeding Cormorants in England Stuart Newson, John Marchant, Robin Sellers, Graham Ekins, Richard Hearn and Niall Burton Index Index to Volume 106 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 2012’ but excluding those in ‘Recent reports’, requests and reviews. In general, races are only included in the index if they are specified in the title of a paper or note, or dealt with in detail in the text, or in a photograph caption, or included as a main entry in the Rarities Report; (2) scientific nomenclature under generic name only and following The ‘ British Birds' List of Birds of the Western Palearctic (see www.britishbirds.co.uk/birding-resources/the-british-birds-list); (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. ‘Breeding’, ‘Conservation research news’, ‘Editorial’, ‘Field characters’, ‘Food and feeding behaviour’, ‘News and comment’, ‘Rarities Committee’, ‘Recent reports’, and ‘Voice’; (5) ‘Reviews’, which are listed together in alphabetical order of authors reviewed. Accipiter gentilis, see Goshawk, Northern nisns, see Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Acrocephalns agricola, see Warbler, Paddyfield arundinaceus, see Warbler, Great Reed dumetorum, see Warbler, Blyth’s Reed paludicola, see Warbler, Aquatic palustris, see Warbler, Marsh schoenobaenus, see Warbler, Sedge scirpaceus, see Warbler, Reed Actitis hypoleucos, see Sandpiper, Common macularius, see Sandpiper, Spotted Adams, M., photograph of Western Subalpine Warbler, 661, plate 390e Aebischer, N., see Musgrove, A., et al. Aegithalos caudatus, see Tit, Long-tailed Aix galericulata, see Duck, Mandarin sponsa, see Duck, Wood Alauda arvensis, see Skylark Albatross, Amsterdam, photograph, 298, plate 180 Alca torda, see Razorbill AJcedo atthis, see Kingfisher, Common Alectoris rufa, see Partridge, Red-legged Alpamo, T., photograph of Mike Harris, 243, plate 151 Anas acuta, see Pintail americana, see Wigeon, American carolinensis, see Teal, Green-winged clypeata, see Shoveler crecca, see Teal, Eurasian discors, see Teal, Blue-winged falcata, see Duck, Falcated formosa, see Teal, Baikal penelope, see Wigeon, Eurasian platyrhynchos, see Mallard querquedula, see Garganey rubripes, see Duck, Black strepera, see Gadwall Anderson, J., photograph of King Eider, 578, plate 332; of Thrush Nightingale, 620, plate 366 , K., et al, nesting behaviour of the first breeding Great White Egrets in Britain, 258-63, plates 161-2 , N., finches feeding on Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner moths, 556 Andrews, R., photograph of Woodchat Shrike, 358, plate 224; of Black-winged Stilt, 590, plate 339; of Cream-coloured Courser, 599, plate 348; of Isabelline Shrike, 606, plate 353 Announcements: 52 Anser albifrons, see Goose, White-fronted anser, see Goose, Greylag brachyrhynchus, see Goose, Pink-footed caerulescens, see Goose, Snow erythropus, see Goose, Lesser White-fronted fabalis, see Goose, Bean rossii, see Goose, Ross’s Anthus canipestris, see Pipit, Tawny cervinus, see Pipit, Red-throated gustavi, see Pipit, Pechora hodgsoni, see Pipit, Olive-backed petrosas, see Pipit, Rock pratensis, see Pipit, Meadow richardi, see Pipit, Richard’s rubescens, see Pipit, Buff-bellied spinoletta, see Pipit, Water trivialis, see Pipit, Tree Appleton, T., see Chandler, R., et al. Apus affinis, see Swift, Little apus, see Swift, Common melba, see Swift, Alpine pacificus, see Swift, Pacific pallidas, see Swift, Pallid Aquila chrysaetos, see Eagle, Golden pennata, see Eagle, Booted pomarina, see Eagle, Lesser Spotted Archer, P., see Collinson, J. M., et al. Ardaiz, J., photographs of Great Skua, 332, 342, plates 203, 216 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 765 Index Ardea alba, see Egret, Great White cinerea, see Heron, Grey purpurea, see Heron, Purple Ardeola ralloides, see Heron, Squacco Arenaria interpres, see Turnstone Arlow, S., photograph of Arctic Warbler, 609, plate 355; of Paddyfield Warbler, 616, plate 363; of Magnolia Warbler, 635, plate 378 Asio flammeus, see Owl, Short-eared otus, see Owl, Long-eared Athene noctua, see Owl, Little Ausden, M., et al, breeding Baillon’s Crakes in Britain, 7-16, plates 3-13 Avocet, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 529 Aythya affinis, see Scaup, Lesser collaris, see Duck, Ring-necked ferina, see Pochard, Common fuligula, see Duck, Tufted marila, see Scaup, Greater nyroca, see Duck, Ferruginous Balmer, D., see Marchant, J., et al. Barnes, D., photograph of Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, 616, plate 362 Bashford, R., photograph of Conor Jameson, 763, plate 473 Baston, B., photograph of Barred Warbler, 461, plate 284; of European Serin, 471, plate 288 Batey, C., the distribution of Barn Owl nest-sites in relation to altitude in southwest England, 482-3 Batty, C., photograph of White-throated Needletail, 487, plates 300-1 BB eye: 2; 58-59; 124; 182-3, plate 118; 240; 298-301, plates 180-3; 364; 428-9, plates 259-60; 490-1, plate 306; 564-5; 646-7; 702-3, plate 418 BB/ BTO Best Bird Book of the Year 2012, 142-4 Bedford, R., photograph of Pintail, 504, plate 311 Bee-eater, European, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 402, correction, 752 Beesley, P., photograph of Great Black-backed Gull, 440, plate 266 Bell, G., photograph of Two-barred Crossbill, 562, plate 326 Belterman, R., photograph of Great White Egret, 249, plate 155 Benn, A., obituary of Russell Slack, 750, plate 467 Bernard Tucker Memorial Lecture, 130-42, plates 88-93; 678-90, plates 407-10 Betton, K., review of Bland: The Profit ofBirding, 118-19; of Niemann: Birds in a Cage , 234; of Jameson: Looking for the Goshawk , 418; of Jannes & Roberts: Woodland Bird Songs and Calls, 421; of Jannes & Roberts: Wetland Bird Songs and Calls, 421; of del Hoyo et al: Handbook of the Birds of the World. Special Volume: New Species and Global Index, 695; of Crossley et al: The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors, 753 Bircham, P., Talking point: The amateur British ornithologist - amber-listed?, 237-8, plate 149 Bird Photograph of the Year 2013, 434-47, plates 263-77 Bittern, Eurasian, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 161, plate 100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 497, 512-13, plate 309 , Little, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; bait-fishing, 409-10, plates 248-9; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 513; accepted records, 581-2, plate 335 Blackbird, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plate 64; an exceptional arrival on the east coast of England in October 2012, 114-17, 233 Blackcap, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; male singing while incubating, 415 Blanc, J., et al, plumage variability in Marsh Harriers, 145-58, plates 94-98 Bloomfield, A., breeding Pink-footed Geese in Norfolk in 1999, 165; treetop-hunting by Marsh Harriers, 410; sharing of prey by female Marsh Harriers, 411; Common Buzzard robbing Marsh Harriers of prey, 411-12; photograph of Eurasian Spoonbill, 514, plate 313 Bluetail, Red-flanked, photograph, 360, plate 227; accepted records, 620, plate 367; further comments on ageing and sexing, 669-77, plates 396-406 Bluethroat, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 467, plate 287; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011,547 Bobolink, accepted record, 634, plate 376 Bombycilla garrulus, see Waxwing Bonhomme, M., see Reglade, M. A., et al. Bonser, R., photograph of Great Skua, 333, plate 205 Booby, Nazca, photograph, 132, plate 88 Botaurus stellaris, see Bittern, Eurasian Bourne, W. R. P., letter on short-term fluctuations in bird numbers, 353; review of Cabot & Nisbet: Terns, 484; letter on the Seabird Group, 556 , , et al, letter on shearwaters and their names, 172 Brambling, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plate 66; an exceptional arrival on the east coast of England in October 2012, 1 14-17, 233, plate 81; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 548; foraging under snow, 555 Brame, W., photographs of Siberian Chiffchaff, 111, plates 76-77 Branta bernicla, see Goose, Brent canadensis, see Goose, Canada leucopsis, see Goose, Barnacle ruficollis, see Goose, Red-breasted Breaks, M., photograph of Surf Scoter, 377, plate 235; of Pale Iceland Redpoll, 735, plate 445 Breeding: Mute Swan, 162-5; Pink-footed Goose, 165; Red-breasted Merganser, 167; Grey Partridge, 285; Great White Egret, 258-63; 766 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 Index Common Buzzard, 264-79; Water Rail, 289; Laurel Pigeon, 227-8; Greater and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, 691-2; Magpie, 290; House Sparrow, 170 Bretagnolle, V., see Blanc, J., et al. Brides, K., photograph of Red-breasted Goose, 184, plate 119 Brookes, R., photograph of Red-eyed Vireo, 605, plate 352 Broughton, R. K., corvids exploiting Longworth mammal traps, 286-7 Brown, A., photograph of Annet, Isles of Scilly, 126, plate 86 Bubo scandiacus, see Owl, Snowy Bubulcus ibis, see Egret, Cattle Bucephala albeola, see Bufflehead clangula, see Goldeneye, Common Bufflehead, accepted records, 580 Bullfinch, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Bunting, Black-headed, accepted records, 633 , Chestnut-eared, photograph, 478, plate 292; accepted record, 632-3, plate 375 , Cirl, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; feigning injury, 171, plate 1 13; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 552 , Corn, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Lapland, the influx in France in 2010/11, 45; the influx in central Europe in 2010/11, 45-47, plate 44; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the LJnited Kingdom in 201 1, 552 , Little, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 475-6 , Ortolan, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 474 , Pine, accepted record, 632 , Rock, accepted record, 632, plate 374 , Rustic, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 474-5, correction, 752 , Snow, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 551 Burhimis oedicnemus, see Stone-curlew Burton, N., see Newson, S., et al. Bustard, Great, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 529 , Macqueen’s, photograph, 4, plate 1 Buteo buteo, see Buzzard, Common lagopus, see Buzzard, Rough- legged Buzzard, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; affected by pesticides, 189-205, plate 133; drop-catch play, 206-16; autumn raptor migration over Malta including of Steppe Buzzard B. b. vulpinus , 217-23; breeding biology, 264-79, plates 163-9; robbing Marsh Harriers of prey, 411-12; photograph, 491, plate 306 , Rough-legged, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 384-5, correction, 751 Calandrella brachydactyla, see Lark, Short-toed rufescens, see Lark, Lesser Short-toed Calbrade, N., photograph of Great White Egret, 250, plate 156 Calcarius lappotiicus, see Bunting, Lapland Calidris acuminata, see Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed alba, see Sanderling alpina, see Dunlin bairdii, see Sandpiper, Baird’s canutus, see Knot, Red falcinellus, see Sandpiper, Broad-billed fuscicollis, see Sandpiper, White-rumped himantopus, see Sandpiper, Stilt maritima, see Sandpiper, Purple mauri, see Sandpiper, Western mauri/pusilla , see Sandpiper, Western/ Semipalmated melanotos, see Sandpiper, Pectoral minuta, see Stint, Little pugnax, see Ruff pusilla, see Sandpiper, Semipalmated pygtneus , see Sandpiper, Spoon-billed subruficollis, see Sandpiper, Buff-breasted temminckii, see Stint, Temminck’s Calliope calliope, see Rubythroat, Siberian Calonectris diomedea, see Shearwater, Cory’s Cambodian Tailorbird, photograph, 431, plate 261 Canis, R., photograph of Barn Owl, 202, plate 132; of Common Buzzard, 273, plate 164; of Lesser Black-backed Gull, 365, plate 230 Capercaillie, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 20 1 1 , 5 1 1 Caprimulgus europaeus, see Nightjar, European Cardellina canadensis, see Warbler, Canada Carduelis cabaret, see Redpoll, Lesser cannabina, see Linnet carduelis, see Goldfinch flammea, see Redpoll, Common flavirostris, see Twite hornemanni, see Redpoll, Arctic spinus, see Siskin Carl Zeiss Award, 477-80, plates 291-5 Carlyle, W., photograph of Common Guillemot, 444, plate 273 Carpodacus erythrinus, see Rosefinch, Common Carter, L, BB eye: the culture of killing, 490-1, plate 306; review of Potapov & Sale: The Snowy Owl , 291; of Mackrill et al: The Rutland Water- Ospreys, 293-4; of Love: A Saga of Sea Eagles, 756 , J., photograph Buff-bellied Pipit, 121, plate 82; of Common Yellowthroat, 635, plate 377 Catharus guttatus, see Thrush, Hermit minimus, see Thrush, Grey-cheeked ustulatus, see Thrush, Swainson’s Catley, G., photograph of Lesser Yellowlegs, Ruff and Common Redshank, 54, plate 48; of Baikal Teal and Eurasian Wigeon, 357, plate 223; of White-winged Black Tern, 398, plate 242; of Long-billed Dowitcher, 597, plate 346; of Blue- winged Teals, 696, plate 411 Caunt, M., photograph of White-tailed Eagle, 517, plate 314 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 767 Index Cecropis daurica, see Swallow, Red-rumped Cepphus grylle, see Guillemot, Black Certhia brachydactyla, see Treecreeper, Short-toed familiaris, see Treecreeper, Eurasian Cettia cetti, see Warbler, Cetti’s Chaffinch, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; repeated feather-catching by female Common Chaffinch, 170-1; foraging under snow, 555 Chambers, G., photograph of House Sparrow, 20, plate 17 Chandler, R., photograph of Eurasian Curlew, 68, plate 59; of Rock Pipit, 72, plate 61; of Grey Plover, 75, plate 62; fighting behaviour of Mute Swans, 162-5, plates 101-8; review of Goodfellow: Avian Architecture: how birds design, engineer and build , 558-9; photograph of the BB team, 703, plate 418; of Spoon-billed Sandpiper, 704, plate 419 , , et ai, Bird Photograph of the Year 2013, 434-47, plates 263-77 Chapman, J., photograph of Great Cormorant, 738, plate 458 Chapuis, F., see Reglade, M. A., et al. Charadrius alexandrinus, see Plover, Kentish dubius, see Plover, Little Ringed hiaticula, see Plover, Ringed leschenaultii, see Plover, Greater Sand morinellus, see Dotterel semipalmatus, see Plover, Semipalmated Chiffchaff, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; genetic analysis of migrant Siberian Chiffchaffs P. c. tristis in Britain and Ireland, 109-13, plates 74-79; how many Siberian Chiffchaffs P. c. tristis are reaching Britain?, 282-3 , Iberian, possible breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 552; accepted records, 610 Chittenden, R., photograph of Black-bellied Dipper, 55, plate 51; of ‘Hornemann’s Arctic Redpoll’, 122, plate 83 , , see Chandler, R., et al. Chlamydotis macqueenii, see Bustard, Macqueen’s Chlidonias hybrida, see Tern, Whiskered leucopterus, see Tern, White-winged Black niger, see Tern, Black Chloris chloris, see Greenfinch Chough, Red-billed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 541 Chroicocephalus Philadelphia, see Gull, Bonaparte’s ridibundus, see Gull, Black-headed Chrysolophus amherstiae, see Pheasant, Lady Amherst’s pictus, see Pheasant, Golden Ciconia ciconia, see Stork, White nigra, see Stork, Black Cinclus cinclus, see Dipper Circaetus gallicus, see Eagle, Short-toed Circus aeruginosas, see Harrier, Marsh cyaneus, see Harrier, Hen macrourus, see Harrier, Pallid pygargus, see Harrier, Montagu’s Clangula hyemalis, see Duck, Long-tailed Clark, H., photograph of Common Kestrel, 201, plate 131 , J., review of Bowey & Newsome: The Birds of Durham, 49-50; of Easterbrook: Birds of the Heart of England, 640; of Woolley: The Birds of Blashford Lakes, 640 , , photograph of frass trap, 687, plate 409; of Treswell Wood, 690, plate 410 Clarke, S., see Anderson, K., et al. Claspar, B., photograph of Orphean Warbler, 611, plate 356 Clements, R., a UK population estimate for the Hawfinch, 43-44 Clewlow, S., photograph of Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 539, plate 320 Close, E., photographs of Hooded Crow, 212, plates 138-41 Coccothraustes coccothraustes, see Hawfinch Collar, N., a species is whatever I say it is, The Bernard Tucker Memorial Lecture, 130-42, plates 88-93 Collins, T., and Grindle, M., letter on Ring Ouzels in the Atlas Mountains, 47, plate 45 Collinson, J. M., et al., British records of ‘Eastern Yellow Wagtail’, 36-41, plates 36-42; genetic analysis of migrant Siberian Chiffchaffs in Britain and Ireland, 109-13, plates 74-79; a female ‘Eastern Subalpine Warbler’ on Fair Isle, 287-8, plate 176 Columba junoniae, see Pigeon, Laurel livia, see Dove, Rock/Pigeon, Feral palumbus, see Pigeon, Wood Conservation research news: 159-61, plates 99-100; 642-3 Coot, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Coracias garrulus, see Roller, European Cormorant, Great, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24, plate 193; back-scratching, 555; colonisation and range expansion of inland-breeding birds in England, 737-43, plates 458-9 Corrections: 707, 751-2 Corso, A., photograph of Eastern Subalpine Warbler, 661, plate 388e , , and Gustin, M., raptor migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70 Corvus corax, see Raven, Common cornix, see Crow, Hooded corone, see Crow, Carrion frugilegus, see Rook monedula, see Jackdaw Coster, B., photograph of Lesser Kestrel, 303, plate 184 Coturnix coturnix, see Quail, Common Courser, Cream-coloured, photograph, 447, plate 277; accepted records, 599, plate 348 Cowgill, I., photograph of Sykes’s Warbler, 698, plate 415; of Baltimore Oriole, 700, plate 417 Craik, C., photograph of Great Cormorant remains predated by American Mink, 316, plate 193 768 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 Index Crake, Baillon’s, breeding in Britain, 7-16, 232-3, plates 3-16; accepted records, 587-8, plate 338 , Corn, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 241, plate 150; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 527-8 , Spotted, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 386-7, plate 238; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 527 Crane, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 387-8, plate 239; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 528; photograph, 567, plate 328 , Sandhill, accepted record, 588 Crespo, T., photograph of Great Skua, 342, plate 218 Cresswell, W., Talking point: The amateur ornithologist is dead, long live the citizen scientist!, 361-2, plate 229 Crex crex, see Crake, Corn Crossbill, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Parrot, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 549 , Scottish, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Two-barred, photographs, 562, plates 326-7; accepted records, 629 Crow, Carrion, photographs, 23-25, plates 21, 23, 26; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16; exploiting Longworth mammal traps, 286-7 , Hooded, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16, plates 138-41 Cuckoo, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; diet on the Isles of Scilly, 290, plate 177 Cuculus canorus, see Cuckoo, Common Curlew, Eurasian, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plate 59; photograph, 160, plate 99 Cursorius cursor, see Courser, Cream-coloured Cyanistes caeruleus, see Tit, Blue Cyanopica cyanus, see Magpie, Azure-winged Cygnus columbianus, see Swan, Bewick’s cygnus, see Swan, Whooper olor, see Swan, Mute Dalziel, L., photograph of Arctic Redpoll, 56, plate 53 Day, K., photograph of Bonaparte’s Gull, 179, plate 1 1 5 of Harlequin Duck, 235, plate 147; of Ring-necked Duck, 375, plate 233; of Ferruginous Duck, 376, plate 234; of Night Heron, 379, plate 236; of Red-necked Phalarope, 397, plate 241; of Woodchat Shrike, 452, plate 278; of Canada Warbler, 569, plate 329; of Hermit Thrush, 759, plate 470 de Kroon, G. H. J., nest success of Water Rails in the Netherlands, 289 de Roy, T., photograph of Nazca Booby, 132, plate 88 Dean, A., letter on how many Siberian Chiffchaffs are reaching Britain?, 282-3 Deans, M., photograph of White-winged Scoter, 579, plate 333 Delichon urbicum, see Martin, House den Hertog, J., photograph of Baillon’s Crake, 12, plate 11 Dendrocopos major, see Woodpecker, Great Spotted minor, see Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Devlin, J., photographs of Peregrine Falcon, 207, plates 134-5 Dexter, J., photograph of Falcated Duck, 638, plate 380 Di Leo, A., photograph of Common Guillemot, 315, plate 192 Dickson, D. E., House Sparrow copulating with juvenile, 170 Dierschke, J., review of Saurola et at. : Suomen Rengastusatlas 1/The Finnish Bird Ringing Atlas Vol. 1, 418-19 Diomedea (exulans) amsterdamensis , see Albatross, Amsterdam Dipper, photograph of ‘Black-bellied Dipper’, 55, plate 51; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, including of C. c. gularis and C. c. hibernicus , 64-100; accepted records of ‘Black-bellied Dipper’ C. c. cinclus, 618-19, plate 365 Diver, Black-throated, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011,513 , Great Northern, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Pacific, accepted records, 581 , Red-throated, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 441, plate 267; breeding in the United Kingdom in 20 1 1 , 5 1 1 , plate 312-13 , White-billed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Dolichonyx oryzivorus, see Bobolink Dotterel, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 531-2 Dove, Collared, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Oriental Turtle, accepted record, 602 , Rock/Pigeon, Feral, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Stock, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Turtle, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Dowitcher, Long-billed, accepted records, 597-8, plate 346 , Short-billed, accepted records, 596-7, plate 345 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 769 Index Driesmans, R., photograph of House Sparrow, 19, plate 14 du Feu, C., Treswell Wood: 40 years of integrated population monitoring, The Bernard Tucker Memorial Lecture, 678-90, plates 407-10 Du Rose, K., photograph of Red-footed Falcon, 485, plate 297; of European Roller, 488, plate 303 Duck, Black, possible breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 552; accepted record, 576 , Falcated, accepted record, 637-8 , Ferruginous, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 179, plate 114; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 376, plate 234; possible breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 552 , Harlequin, photograph, 235, plate 147 , Long-tailed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Mandarin, population estimate in Great Britain and the LInited Kingdom, 64-100 , Marbled, photograph, 128, plate 87; accepted records, 638 , Ring-necked, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 375, plate 233 , Ruddy, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Tufted, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Wood, accepted records, 639 Duffield, S., photographs of Semipalmated Sandpiper, 591, plates 340-1; of Greater Sand Plover, 592, plate 342 Duncan, R., photograph of Shags, 60, plate 54 Dunlin, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Dunnock, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, including of P. m. hebridum , 64-100; photograph, 443, plate 271; foraging under snow, 555 Durham, M., photograph of Merlin, 198, plate 128 Eagle, Booted, migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23 , Golden, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 520-1, plate 315 , Lesser Spotted, autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23 , Short-toed, autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23 , White-tailed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plate 56; drop-catch play, 206-16; breeding in the United Kingdom in 20 1 1 , 5 1 7- 1 8, plate 3 1 4 Eaton, J., photograph of Cambodian Tailorbird, 431, plate 261 , M., see Ausden, M., et al. , , see Musgrove, A., et al. Editorial: 1; 57; 123; 181; 239; 297; 363; 427; 489; 563; 645; 701 Egret, Cattle, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Great White, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; the changing status in Britain, 246-57, plates 153-60; nesting behaviour of the first breeding pairs in Britain, 258-63, plates 161-2; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 380, correction, 751; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 514 , Little, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 247, plate 153; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 513-14 Egretta garzetta, see Egret, Little Eider, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plate 67 , King, accepted records, 577-8, plate 332 Ekins, G., see Newson, S., et al. Elkins, N., Wood Pigeons bathing in rain and ice pellets, 113 Elliott, M., photograph of Semipalmated Sandpiper, 697, plate 412 Elorringa, f., photograph of Griffon Vulture, 29, plate 30 Emberiza calandra, see Bunting, Corn cia, see Bunting, Rock cirlus, see Bunting, Cirl citrinella, see Yellowhammer fucata, see Bunting, Chestnut-eared hortulana, see Bunting, Ortolan leucocephalos, see Bunting, Pine melanocephala, see Bunting, Black-headed pusilla, see Bunting, Little rustica, see Bunting, Rustic Eremophila alpestris, see Lark, Shore Eriksen, J. and H., photograph of Sociable Lapwing, 300, plate 182; of Bald Ibis, 649, plate 382 Erithacus rubecula, see Robin Evans, P. G. H., review of Dunn et al: Britain’s Sea Mammals: whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals and where to find them, 421 Eyre, J., BB eye: a tale of desertion, murder and incest, 428-9, plates 259-60 , , see Marchant, J., et al. Fadeev, L, photograph of Rook, 20, plate 16 Falco cherrug, see Falcon, Saker columbarius, see Merlin eleonorae, see Falcon, Eleonora’s naumanni, see Kestrel, Lesser peregrinus, see Falcon, Peregrine rusticolus, see Falcon, Gyr subbuteo, see Hobby tinnunculus, see Kestrel, Common vespertinus, see Falcon, Red-footed Falcon, Eleonora’s, autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; photograph, 478, plate 293; accepted records, 586-7 , Gyr, accepted records, 587 , Peregrine, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; 770 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 Index photographs, 183, 435, plates 1 18, 264; affected by pesticides, 189-205, plates 126-7, 129, 131; drop-catch play, 206-16, plates 134-5; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; taking Moorhen, 691 , Red-footed, migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 385-6, plate 237, correction, 751; photographs, 423, 485, plates 254, 297 , Saker, autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23 Fatih, N., photograph of Iraqi primary schoolchildren, 188, plate 122 Fellowes, E., photograph of Brian Turner, 481, plate 296 Fenech, N., and Sammut, M., increased numbers of wintering Moussier’s Redstarts in Malta, 42-43, plate 43 , , see Sammut, M., et al. Ficedula albicollis, see Flycatcher, Collared parva, see Flycatcher, Red-breasted Field characters: colour aberrations, 17-29, plates 14-30; Marsh Harrier, 145-58; South Polar and Great Skuas, 325-46; Red-flanked Bluetail, 669-77; redpolls, 708-36 Fieldfare, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; an exceptional arrival on the east coast of England in October 2012, 1 14-17; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 547 Firecrest, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 541 Fischer, B., photograph of Great Grey Shrike, 135, plate 90 Fisher, I., photograph of Collared Flycatcher, 359, plate 226; of Bridled Tern, 486, plate 299 Flycatcher, Collared, photographs, 359, 426, plates 226, 258; accepted record, 621 , Red-breasted, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 468 , Spotted, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Food and feeding behaviour: Red Kite, 749; Marsh Harrier, 410-11; Common Buzzard, 411-12; Common Kestrel, 412-13; Peregrine Falcon, 691; Common Cuckoo, 290, plate 177; Barn Owl, 416; Magpie, 286-7; Eurasian Jay, 414-15; Carrion Crow, 286-7; Blue Tit, 556; Wren, 555; Robin, 555; Spotted Flycatcher, 692; European Stonechat, 416; Dunnock, 555; Common Chaffinch, 555; Brambling, 555; Goldfinch, 556; Siskin, 556 Forrest, N. I., unusual Hen Harrier behaviour, 285-6, plates 172-5 Forsman, D., photograph of Coues’s Arctic Redpoll, 726, plate 446 Fouquet, M., and Yesou, P, letter on plumage variability in Marsh Harriers, 282 Fraher, J., Peregrine Falcon taking Moorhen, 691 Fraser, P. A., report on scarce migrant birds in Britain in 2004-07: non-passerines, 368-404, plates 231-44; report on scarce migrant birds in Britain in 2004-07: passerines, 448-476, plates 278-90 Fratercula arctica, see Puffin Fray, R., photograph of Chestnut-eared Bunting, 478, plate 292 Friese, J., see Floyd, J. Fringilla coelebs, see Chaffinch, Common montifringilla, see Brambling Fulica atra, see Coot, Common Fulmar, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 Fulmarus glacialis, see Fulmar Fulton, I., photograph of Red-rumped Swallow, 607, plate 354 Gadwall, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Galerida cristata, see Fark, Crested Gallinago gallinago, see Snipe, Common media, see Snipe, Great Gallinula chloropus, see Moorhen Gannet, Northern, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 Gantlett, S., photograph of Dusky Thrush, 424, plate 256 Garganey, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 505 Garrulus glandarius, see Jay, Eurasian Gauntlett, F. M., letter on A species is what I say it is’, 347 Gavia adamsii, see Diver, White-billed arctica, see Diver, Black-throated immer, see Diver, Great Northern pacifica, see Diver, Pacific stcllata, see Diver, Red-throated Gelochelidon nilotica, see Tern, Gull-billed Gentle, F., et al, attempted predation by Common Kestrel at a House Sparrow nestbox, 412-13, plate 250 Gcothlypis trichas, see Yellowthroat, Common Gcronticus cremita, see Ibis, Bald Gibb, K., photograph of Jackdaw, 21, plate 18 Gil, M., photograph of probable South Polar Skua, 340, plate 21 1; of possible South Polar Skua, 340, plate 212 Glarcola nordmanni, see Pratincole, Black-winged Glenister, F., photographs of Roseate Tern nestboxes, 311, plates 188-9 Glue, D., review of Ferguson: The Birds of Buckinghamshire (2nd edn), 175 Godwit, Bar-tailed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Black-tailed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, including of L. 1. limosa and L. 1. islandica, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 532-3 Goldcrest, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; an exceptional arrival on the east coast of British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 771 Index England in October 2012, 1 14-17, 233 Goldeneye, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011,508 Goldfinch, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; feeding on Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner moths, 556 Golding, F., photograph of Ross’s Goose, 637, plate 379 Gooden, D., see Gentle, L., et al. Goodey, M., photograph of Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 122, plate 84; diet of Common Cuckoos on the Isles of Scilly, 290, plate 177 Goosander, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Goose, Barnacle, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Bean, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, including of A. f fabalis and A. f. rossicus , 64-100; photograph of Tundra Bean Goose A. f rossicus , 137, plate 92; photograph of Taiga Bean Goose A. f. fabalis , 574, plate 331 , Brent, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom including of B. b. bernicla and B. b. hrota , 64-100; numbers of ‘Black Brant’ B. b. nigricans in Britain in 2004-07, 372 , Canada, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; accepted record of North American races B. c. interior/ par vipes, 574 , Greylag, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Lesser White-fronted, accepted records, 574, plate 331 , Pink-footed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in Norfolk in 1999, 165 , Red-breasted, photographs, 53, 184, plates 47, 1 19; accepted records, 575-6, 639 , Ross’s, accepted records, 637-9 , Snow, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , White-fronted, population estimate in Great Britain and the LInited Kingdom, including of A. a. albifrons and A. a. flavirostris , 64-100; photograph, 254, plate 158 Goshawk, Northern, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 183, plate 118; affected by pesticides, 189-205, plate 133; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 519-20 Grebe, Black- necked, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 515 , Great Crested, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Little, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Pied-billed, photograph, 236, plate 148; accepted record, 586 , Red-necked, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; possible breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011,552 , Slavonian, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 515 Green, R., photograph of Corn Crake, 241, plate 150 Greenfinch, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 443, plate 271 Greenshank, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 534 Greenwood, J., BB eye: introduced species, 240 Gregory, L., photograph of Pacific Swift, 487, plate 302 Grindle, M., see Collins, T. Grosbeak, Pine, photograph, 180, plate 117; accepted records, 630-1, plate 372 , Rose-breasted, photograph, 122, plate 84; accepted records, 631, plate 373 Grouse, Black, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Willow/Red, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Grus canadensis, see Crane, Sandhill grus, see Crane, Common Guillemot, Black, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 , Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24, plate 192; photograph, 444, plate 273 Gull, American Herring, drop-catch play, 206-16 , Black-headed, population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24; with supernumerary foot, 413, plate 251 , Bonaparte’s, photographs, 54, 179, 561, plates 49, 1 15, 325; accepted records, 601-2 , Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 , Glaucous, population estimate in Great Britain and the LInited Kingdom, 64-100 , Glaucous-winged, drop-catch play, 206-16 , Great Black-backed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24; photograph, 440, plate 266 , Herring, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 , Iceland, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph of ‘Thayer’s Gull’ L. g. thayeri , 480, plate 295 , Laughing, accepted records, 602 , Lesser Black-backed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 772 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 Index 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24; photograph, 365, plate 230 , Little, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plate 57; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 536 , Mediterranean, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-200 2, 306-24; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 536-7; on a Hampshire pig farm, 743-6, plates 460-2 , Ring-billed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16, plates 136-7; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 400-1, plate 243, correction, 752 , Sabine’s, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 399, correction, 751 , Yellow-legged, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 537 Gustin, M., see Corso, A. Gypaetus barbatus, see Lammergeier Gyps fulvus, see Vulture, Griffon Haematopus ostralegus, see Oystercatcher Hale, D., photograph of Wilson’s Phalarope, 486, plate 298 Haliaeetus albicilla, see Eagle, White-tailed Hall, B., photograph of Common Shelduck, 70, plate 60; of Eurasian Curlew, 160, plate 99 Hamblin, M., photograph of Red-throated Diver, 441, plate 267; of Greenfinch and Dunnock, 443, plate 27 1 ; of Hen Harrier, 500, plate 3 1 0 , T., photograph of Brambling, 80, plate 66; of Azure-winged Magpie, 138, plate 93 Hammond, D., photograph of seabird censusing, 320, plate 194 Hanlon, J., photograph of Savi’s Warbler, 424, plate 255 Hannon, M., photographs of Great White Egret, 256, 260, 262, plates 159, 161-2 Harper, M., letter on England’s Hen Harriers, 173-4 Harrier, Hen, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in England, 173-4; drop-catch play by ‘Northern Harrier’ C. c. hudsonius, 206-16; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; unusual behaviour, 285-6, plates 172-5; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 500, 519, plate 310 , Marsh, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; plumage variability, 145-58, 282, plates 94-98; migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; drop- catch play, 206-16; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; flight heights in a breeding and wintering area, 405-8, plates 245-7; treetop-hunting, 410; sharing of prey by females, 411; robbed of prey by Common Buzzard, 41 1-12; photograph, 443, plate 270; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 518 , Montagu’s, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; drop- catch play, 206-16; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; breeding in the United Kingdom in 20 1 1 , 5 1 9 , Pallid, migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; accepted records, 586 Harris, A., review of The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds , 48; of Brockie: Return to One Mans Island , 48-49 Harrop, H., photograph of Greenish Warbler, 455, plate 280; of Dusky Warbler, 460, plate 283; of Rose-coloured Starling, 466, plate 286; of Booted Warbler, 615, plate 360; of Pine Grosbeak, 630, plate 372; of ‘Hornemann’s Arctic Redpoll’, 708, 728, plates 420, 451 Harvey, P., review of Hirschfeld et al: The World’s Rarest Birds. 355-6 Hawfinch, a UK population estimate, 43-44; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 549-51, plate 322 Hawkins, J., photograph of Lesser Redpoll, 134, plate 89; of Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 190, plate 123; of Peregrine Falcon, 197, 199, plates 127, 129; of Common Buzzard, 277, plate 169 Hay, A., photograph of Eurasian Bittern, 161, plate 100 Haynes, P., photograph of Sheppey, 405, plate 245; of Marsh Harrier and wind turbine, 406, 408, plates 246-7 Hazell, J., photograph of Great White Egret and Little Egret, 247, plate 153 Hearn, P., see Marchant, J., et al. , R., see Musgrove, A., et al. , , see Newson, S., et al. Hellstrom, M., and Norevik, G., further comments on the ageing and sexing of the Red-flanked Bluetail, 669-77, plates 396-406 Heron, Grey, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Night, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 379, plate 236, correction, 751; possible breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 552; accepted record, 637 , Purple, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 381, correction, 751; possible breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011,552 , Squacco, accepted records, 582 Heubeck, M., censusing and monitoring breeding seabirds in Britain and Ireland, 306-24, plates 186-94 Hewitt, S., avian drop-catch play: a review, 206-16, plates 134-41 , , photograph of White-tailed Tropicbird, 62, plate 55 Himantopus himantopus, see Stilt, Black-winged Hippolais icterina, see Warbler, Icterine polyglotta, see Warbler, Melodious Hirundapus caudacutus, see Needletail, White- throated British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 773 Index Hirundo rustica, see Swallow, Barn Histrionicus histrionicus, see Duck, Harlequin Hobby, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23, plate 143; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 523, plate 316 Hobson, P., photograph of Common Buzzard, 265, plate 163 Holden, B., photograph of ‘Coues’s Arctic Redpoll’ and Common Redpoll, 727, plate 448; of ‘Hornemann’s Arctic Redpoll’, 728-9, plates 452,455 Holling, M., BB eye: the value of recording, 124; review of Smout & Stewart: The Firth of Forth: an environmental history, 292 , , and the Rare Breeding Birds Panel, rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 2011,496-554 Holt, C., the changing status of the Great White Egret in Britain, 246-57, plates 153-60 Honey-buzzard, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23, plate 142; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 383; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 515-16 Hoopoe, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 402-3 Hornman, M., photograph of Great White Egret, 254, plate 158 Hosking, D., see Chandler, R., et al. , E., photograph of Macqueen’s Bustard, 4, plate 1 , , and D., photograph of James Fisher, 307, plate 186 Howell, S. N. G., letter on ‘A species is what I say it is’, 347-8 , , see Newell, D., et al. Hudson, N., and the Rarities Committee, report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2012, 570-641, plates 330-80 Hume, R. A., Mediterranean Gulls on a Hampshire pig farm, 743-6, plates 460-2 Hussey, H., see Nightingale, B. Hydrobates pelagicus, see Storm-petrel, European Hydrocoloeus minutus, see Gull, Little Hydroprogne caspia, see Tern, Caspian Ibis, Bald, photograph, 649, plate 382 , Glossy, photograph, 51, plate 46; accepted records, 582-6, plates 336-7 Icterus galbula, see Oriole, Baltimore Iduna caligata , see Warbler, Booted pallida, see Warbler, Eastern Olivaceous rama, see Warbler, Sykes’s Irvine, J., photograph of Eleonora’s Falcon, 478, plate 293 Ixobrychus minutus, see Bittern, Little Jackdaw, photographs, 21, 22, plates 18, 19; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16 Jackson, C., photograph of Ring-billed Gull, 209, plate 136 Jameson, C., BB eye: ghosts, 182-3, plate 1 18; review of Lever: The Mandarin Duck, 354-5; Talking point: Southill revisited, 761-4, plates 473-4; photograph of Richard Bashford and Barry Nightingale, 764, plate 474 Jansen, J. F. J., letter on breeding Baillon’s Crakes in Britain, 232 Jay, Eurasian, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, including of G. g. hibernicus, 64-100; persistent attacks by Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 413-14; crop size and food caching, 414-15, plate 252 Jefferson, S., photograph of Peregrine Falcons, winner, Bird Photograph of the Year 2013, 435, plate 263 Jenkins, G., photograph of Greenish Warbler, 487, plate 304; of Corn Crake, 528, plate 317; of Bonaparte’s Gull, 561, plate 325 Johnson, T., photographs of presumed South Polar Skua, 344, plate 222 Jones, M., photograph of Eurasian Sparrowhawk eggs, 192, plate 124; of Peregrine Falcon eggs, 195, plate 126 Jordan, A., photograph of ‘Hornemann’s Arctic Redpoll', 629, plate 371 Jorgensen, J. K., photograph of Magpie, 23, plate 22 Joyce, B., photograph of Pope’s Marsh, Norfolk, 6, plate 2 Junco hyemalis, see Junco, Dark-eyed Junco, Dark-eyed, accepted record, 631 Juvonen, A., photograph of Coues’s Arctic Redpoll, 726, plate 447 Jynx torquilla, see Wryneck Kennerley, P., review of Aye et al.: Birds of Central Asia, 176; of Stephenson & Whittle: The Warbler Guide, 693-4 , , see Chandler, R., et al. Kestrel, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; affected by pesticides, 189-205, plate 131; drop-catch play, 206-16; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; attempted predation at a House Sparrow nestbox, 412-13, plate 250; photograph, 438, plate 264 , Lesser, migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; photograph, 303, plate 184 Kettel, E., see Gentle, L., et al. Kilgour, R., photograph of Rose-coloured Starling, " 487, plate 305 King, S., see Chandler, R., et al. Kingfisher, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Kite, Black, migration at the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 383-4, correction, 751 , Red, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; migration at 774 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 Index the Pelagie Islands, 167-70; drop-catch play, 206-16; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 516-17; eating Hawthorn berries, 749 Kittiwake, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 313, plate 190; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 Knight, S., photograph of Red-breasted Goose, 53, plate 47; of Desert Wheatear, 296, plate 179; of Red-footed Falcon, 423, plate 254; of Red- breasted Merganser, 446, plate 275; of Glossy Ibis, 585, plate 337 Knights, C., photograph of Common Swift, third, Bird Photograph of the Year 2013, 439, plate 265; of Hawfinch, 550, plate 322 Knot, Red, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Kosmicki, A., photograph of Lapland Bunting, 46, plate 44 Lagopus lagopus, see Grouse, Willow Grouse/Red muta, see Ptarmigan Lambertini, M., photograph of Sumatran rainforest, 299, plate 181 Lammergeier, drop-catch play, 206-16 Lane, M., photograph of Yellowhammer, 305, plate 1 85; of Buzzard, 49 1 , plate 306; of Little Ringed Plovers, 530, plate 318; of Great Cormorants, 741, plate 459 Lanins collurio, see Shrike, Red-backed cristatus, see Shrike, Brown excubitor, see Shrike, Great Grey isabellinus, see Shrike, Isabelline minor, see Shrike, Lesser Grey senator, see Shrike, Woodchat Lapwing, Northern, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Sociable, photograph, 300, plate 182 Lark, Bimaculated, vagrants in Europe and the first record for Switzerland, 101-8, plates 68-73 , Calandra, accepted record, 607 , Crested, accepted record, 607 , Shore, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Short-toed, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 453, plate 279 Larus argentatus, see Gull, Herring atricilla, see Gull, Laughing canus, see Gull, Common delawarensis, see Gull, Ring-billed fuscus, see Gull, Lesser Black-backed glaucescens, see Gull, Glaucous-winged glaucoides, see Gull, Iceland hyperboreus, see Gull, Glaucous mar inns, see Gull, Great Black-backed melanocephalus, see Gull, Mediterranean michahellis, see Gull, Yellow-legged smithsonianus, see Gull, American Herring Lawicki, L., letter on the Lapland Bunting influx in central Europe in 2010/11, 45-47, plate 44 Lawrence, J., photograph of Red-footed Falcon, 385, plate 237; of ‘Hornemann’s Arctic Redpoll’, 729, plate 454 , M., photograph of Ferruginous Duck, 179, plate 114; of ‘Black-bellied Dipper’, 618, plate 365 Lawton, S., photograph of Rock Thrush, 360, plate 228 Leach, L, photograph of ‘Black Brant’, 372, plate 231; of White-rumped Sandpiper, 392, plate 240; of Wryneck, 404, plate 244; of Radde’s Warbler, 459, plate 282; of Bluethroat, 467, plate 287 Leadley, J., photograph of Russell Slack, 750, plate 467 Lees, A., photograph of Great White Egrets, 252, plate 157 Leitado, A., photographs of presumed South Polar Skua, 343, plate 220 Lilipaly, S., see Newell, M. Limnodromus griseus, see Dowitcher, Short-billed scolopaceus, see Dowitcher, Long-billed Limosa lapponica, see Godwit, Bar-tailed limosa, see Godwit, Black-tailed Linnet, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Lloyd, G., photograph of Osprey, 445, plate 274 , J., and Friese, J., Little Ringed Plovers in southwest Wales, 30-35, plates 31-35 Locustella certhiola, see Warbler, Pallas’s Grasshopper fluviatilis, see Warbler, River lanceolata, see Warbler, Lanceolated luscinioides, see Warbler, Savi’s naevia, see Warbler, Grasshopper Lofgren, M., photographs of Great Skua, 343, plate 221 Lopez-Valasco, D., see Newell, D., et al. Lophodytes cucullatus, see Merganser, Hooded Lophophanes cristatus, see Tit, Crested Lowe, T., photograph of ‘Thayer’s Gull’, winner Carl Zeiss Award, 2013, 480, plate 295 Loxia curvirostra, see Crossbill, Common leucoptera, see Crossbill, Two-barred pytyopsittacus, see Crossbill, Parrot scotica, see Crossbill, Scottish Lucken, R., see Anderson, K., et al. Lullula arborea, see Woodlark Luscinia luscinia, see Nightingale, Thrush megarhynchos, see Nightingale, Common svecica, see Bluethroat Lymnocryptes minimus, see Snipe, Jack Magpie, Azure-winged, photograph, 138, plate 93 , photograph, 23, plate 22; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; exploiting Longworth mammal traps, 286-7; nesting on church spire, 290, plate 178 Mallard, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Malloy, J., photograph of Short-toed Lark, 453, plate 279 Mann, C. F., letter on ‘A species is what I say it is’, 348-9 Mansell, D., photograph of Citrine Wagtail, 625, plate 369 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 775 Index Marchant, f., et al. , The BB/ BTO Best Bird Book of the Year 2012, 142-4 , , see Newson, S., et al. Marmaronetta angustirostris, see Duck, Marbled Marr, T., photograph of Black-winged Pratincole, 598, plate 347 Marsh, B., photograph of Woodchat Shrike, 186, plate 120 Marshall, T., photograph of Carrion Crow, 23, plate 21; of Meadow Pipit, 77, plate 63 Martin, A., and Suarez-Perez, A., Laurel Pigeon copulating with plastic decoy, 227-8, plate 146 Martin, House, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Martin, J. P., review of Flood & Fisher: Multimedia Identification Guide to North Atlantic Seabirds: Pterodroma Petrels (book and 2 DVDs), 754-5 Martin, Sand, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16 McCallum, J., see Porter, R., et al. McCanch, N., Common Swift taken by Pike, 692 McClure, A., Red Kites eating Hawthorn berries, 749 McElwee, S., photograph of Thrush Nightingale, 425, plate 257 McGowan, R. Y., see Collinson, J. M., et al. McKee, M., pkiotograph of Glossy Ibis, 51, plate 46; of Yellow-browed Warbler, 458, plate 281; of Common Rosefinch, 473, plate 290; of Lesser Redpoll, 712, plate 422; of ‘Hornemann ’s Arctic Redpoll’, 717, plate 414; of Common Redpoll, 731, plate 456; of White’s Thrush, 760, plate 471 Melanitta americana, see Scoter, Black deglandi, see Scoter, White- winged fusca, see Scoter, Velvet nigra, see Scoter, Common perspicillata, see Scoter, Surf Melanocorypha bimaculata, see Lark, Bimaculated calandra, see Lark, Calandra Mendi, M., photograph of Common Kestrel and Short-eared Owl, second, Bird Photograph of the Year 2013, 438, plate 264; of Short-eared Owl and Hen Harrier, 443, plate 270 Menkveld, E., photograph of Baillon’s Crake, 8, plate 4 Merganser, Hooded, accepted records, 580, plate 334 , Red-breasted, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; display, 167; photograph, 446, plate 275 Mergellus albellus, see Smew Mergus merganser, see Goosander serrator, see Merganser, Red-breasted Merlin, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; affected by pesticides, 189-205, plate 128; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 522 Merops apiaster, see Bee-eater, European Miles, W., plumage state and appearance of Arctic Redpolls in summer: two examples from Fair Isle, 746—9, plates 463-6; photograph of Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel, 560, plate 323 , , see Collinson, J. M., et al. Miller, J., photograph of ‘Coues’s Arctic Redpoll’, 717, plate 423; of Lesser Redpoll, 718-19, plates 426-8; of Common Redpoll, 722, plate 436; of ‘Hornemann’s Arctic Redpoll’, 729, plate 453 Mills, T., photograph of Lesser Redpoll, 718, plate 425 Milvus migrans, see Kite, Black milvus, see Kite, Red Moncrieff, J., Common Shelducks attacking and killing Arctic Skua, 165-6, plates 109-12 Monticola saxatilis, see Thrush, Rock Moore, D., review of Tipling: Penguins: close encounters, 484 Moorhen, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain, 232; taken by Peregrine Falcon, 691 Morganti, M., male Blackcap singing while incubating, 415 Morris, P., letter on statistics, birdwatching and the Hastings Rarities, 284; photograph of Balearic Warbler, digiscoping winner, Bird Photograph of the Year 2013, 446, plate 276 Morns bassanus, see Gannet, Northern Moss, }., see Collinson, J. M., et al. Motacilla alba, see Wagtail, White/Pied cinerea, see Wagtail, Grey citreola, see Wagtail, Citrine flava, see Wagtail, Yellow Mould, A., thrush arrivals on Holy Island in October 2012, 233 Muller, J. M., photograph of Bimaculated Lark, 102, plate 69 Murray, R., letter on Water Rails in Britain, 229-31 Muscicapa striata, see Flycatcher, Spotted Musgrove, A., et al., population estimates of birds in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plates 56-67; review of EGA-RAC/SPA: Atlas of Wintering Waterbirds of Libya 2005-2010, 356 Muukkonen, T., photograph of ‘Coues’s Arctic Redpoll’, 727 , plate 450 Nairn, R., photograph of Rockabill island, 311, plate 187 Nash, P, Cirl Bunting feigning injury, 171, plate 113 Nason, R., photographs of Lesser Redpoll, 719-20, plates 429, 431; of Common Redpoll, 721, plate 432 Needletail, White-throated, photographs, 433, 487, plates 262, 300-1 Neophron percnopterus, see Vulture, Egyptian Netta rufina, see Pochard, Red-crested Newell, D., et al, South Polar and Great Skuas: timing of primary moult an aid to identification, 325-46, plates 195-222 , M., and Lilipaly, S., first nesting attempt by Shags in the Netherlands disrupted by Isle of May pioneer, 690-1 News and comment: 3-6, plates 1-2; 60-63, plates 54-55; 125-9, plates 85-87; 184-8, plates 776 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 Index 119-22; 241-5, plates 150-2; 302-5, plates 184-5; 365-7, plate 230; 430-3, plates 261-2; 492-5, plates 307-8; 566-9, plates 328-9; 648-50, plates 381-2; 704-7, plate 419 Newson, S., et al, colonisation and range expansion of inland-breeding Cormorants in England, 737-43, plates 458-9 , , see Musgrove, A., et al. Newton, I., BB eye: vultures and drugs, 58-59; review of Potts: Partridges , 118-19; organochlorine pesticides and birds, 189-205, plates 123-33 , S., obituary of Oscar Merne, 280-1, plate 170 Nicolson, J., photograph of Pine Grosbeak, 180, plate 117 Nightingale, B., and Hussey, H., recent reports, see Recent reports , Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Thrush, photograph, 425, plate 257; accepted records, 619-20, plate 366 Nightjar, European, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Nixon, S., photograph of Lesser White-fronted Goose, 574, plate 331 Noble, D., see Musgrove, A., et al. Norevik, G., see Hellstrom, M. Nottingham Trent Llniversity, photographs of Common Kestrel, 412, plate 250 Numenius arquata, see Curlew, Eurasian phaeopus, see Whimbrel Nuthatch, Eurasian, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Nycticorax nycticorax, see Heron, Night Obituaries: Geoffrey Matthews, 224-5, plate 144; Derek William Yalden, 226-7, plate 145; Oscar Merne, 280-1, plate 170; Brian Sherriff Turner, 481, plate 296; Russell Slack, 750, plate 467 Oceanodroma castro, see Storm-petrel, Madeiran leucorhoa, see Storm-petrel, Leach’s monorhis, see Storm-petrel, Swinhoe’s Ocio, G., photograph of South Polar Skua, 340, plate 210 Odin, N., see Collinson, J. M., et al. Oenanthe deserti, see Wheatear, Desert hispanica, see Wheatear, Black- eared oenanthe, see Wheatear, Northern pleschanka, see Wheatear, Pied Ogilvie, M. A., obituary of Geoffrey Matthews, 224-5, plate 144 Oliver, P., flight heights of Marsh Harriers in a breeding and wintering area, 405-8, plates 245-7 Onychoprion anaethetus, see Tern, Bridled Oreel, G. J., letter on breeding Baillon’s Crakes in Britain, 232 Oriole, Baltimore, photograph, 700, plate 417 , Golden, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-7, 448-476; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 540 Oriolus oriolns, see Oriole, Golden Orthotomus chaktomuk , see Cambodian Tailorbird Oskarsson, O., photographs of Common Redpoll, 723, plates 437-9; of ‘Pale Iceland Redpoll’, 724-5, plates 440, 442, 444 Osprey, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; migration at the Pelagic Islands, 167-70; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; photograph, 445, plate 274; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 521-2 Otis tarda, see Bustard, Great Otus scops, see Owl, Eurasian Scops Ouzel, Ring, in the Atlas Mountains, 47, plate 45; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Owl, Barn, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plate 58; affected by pesticides, 189-205, plate 132; daylight hunting - is England a special case?, 416; distribution of nest-sites in relation to altitude in southwest England, 482-3; accepted records of ‘Dark-breasted Barn Owl’ T. a. guttata, 602-3 , Eurasian Scops, accepted record, 603-4 , Little, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 441, plate 268 , Long-eared, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 537-8 , Omani, photograph, 648, plate 381 , Short-eared, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photographs, 438, 443, plates 264, 270; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 538 , Snowy, accepted records, 604 , Tawny, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Oxyura jamaicensis, see Duck, Ruddy Oystercatcher, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Packer, I., BB eye: British Birds - the past, present and future, 702-3, plate 418 , J., photograph of Great White Egret, 257, plate 160; of Great Reed Warbler, 617, plate 364 Palmer, P., letter on daylight hunting by Barn Owls, 416 Pandion haliaetus, see Osprey Panurus biarmicus, see Tit, Bearded Parakeet, Rose-ringed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Parkesia noveboracensis, see Waterthrush, Northern Parkin, D., review of van Grouw: The Un feathered Bird , 294-5 Parnaby, D., see Collinson, J. M., et al. Parsons, M., see Musgrove, A., et al. Partridge, Grey, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; egg-dumping, 285, plate 171 , Red-legged, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 777 Index Parus major, see Tit, Great Passer domesticus, see Sparrow, House hispaniolensis, see Sparrow, Spanish montanus, see Sparrow, Tree Pastor roseus, see Starling, Rose-coloured Paterson, A. M., see Bourne, W. R. P., et al. Pearce-Higgins, J., obituary of Derek William Yalden, 226-7, plate 145 Pender, J., photograph of Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 631, plate 373 Perdix perdix, see Partridge, Grey Periparus ater, see Tit, Coal Pernis apivorus, see Honey-buzzard Perrins, C., photograph of Manx Shearwater study plot, 314, plate 191 Petersson, B., photograph of Red-flanked Bluetail, 674, plate 403 Petrie, G., photograph of Pechora Pipit, 699, plate 416 Phaethon lepturus, see Tropicbird, White-tailed Phalacrocorax aristotelis, see Shag , carbo, see Cormorant, Great Phalarope, Grey, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 397, plate 241 , Red-necked, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64—100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 396; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 533, plate 319 , Wilson’s, photograph, 486, plate 298 Phalaropus fulicarius, see Phalarope, Grey lobatus, see Phalarope, Red-necked tricolor, see Phalarope, Wilson’s Phasianus colchicus, see Pheasant, Common Pheasant, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Golden, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Lady Amherst’s, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Pheucticus ludovicianus, see Grosbeak, Rose- breasted Phillips, S., photograph of Little Ringed Plover, 34, plate 34 Phoenicians moussieri, see Redstart, Moussier’s ochruros, see Redstart, Black phoenicurus, see Redstart, Common Photo Researchers, photograph of Peregrine Falcon and Northern Goshawk, 183, plate 118 Phylloscopus bonelli, see Warbler, Western Bonelli’s bonelli/orientalis , see Warbler, Western Bonelli’s/Eastern Bonelli’s borealis, see Warbler, Arctic collybita, see Chiffchaff, Common fuscatus, see Warbler, Dusky humei, see Warbler, Hume’s ibericus, see Chiffchaff, Iberian inornatus, see Warbler, Yellow-browed proregulus , see Warbler, Pallas’s Leaf schwarzi, see Warbler, Radde’s sibilatrix, see Warbler, Wood tenellipes/borealoides, see Warbler, Pale- legged/Sakhalin trochiloides, see Warbler, Greenish trochilus, see Warbler, Willow Pica pica, see Magpie Picus viridis, see Woodpecker, Green Pigeon, Laurel, copulating with plastic decoy, 227-8, plate 146 , Wood, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Pinicola cnucleator, see Grosbeak, Pine Pintail, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 504-5, plate 311 Pipit, Buff-bellied, photograph, 121, plate 82; accepted records, 627-8, plate 370 , Meadow, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plate 63 , Olive-backed, accepted records, 572, 625-7, plate 330 , Pechora, accepted records, 627; photograph, 699, plate 416 , Red-throated, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 470 , Richard’s, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 468- 9, correction, 752 , Rock, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plate 61 , Tawny, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 469- 70, correction, 752 , Tree, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Water, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Pirotta, J. E., see Sanmiut, M., et al. Pitches, A., news and comment, see News and comment; BB eye: why birders should tweet, 364 Platalea leucorodia, see Spoonbill, Eurasian Plectrophcnax nivalis, see Bunting, Snow Plcgadis falcinellus, see Ibis, Glossy Plover, American Golden, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 388-9, correction, 751 , European Golden, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Greater Sand, accepted record, 591-2, plate 342 , Grey, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plate 62 , Kentish, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 389-90, correction, 751 , Little Ringed, in southwest Wales, 30-35, plates 31-35; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 530-1, plate 318 , Pacific Golden, accepted records, 590 , Ringed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Semipalmated, accepted record, 591, plates 340-1 Pluvialis apricaria, see Plover, European Golden dominica, see Plover, American Golden fulva, see Plover, Pacific Golden squatarola, see Plover, Grey Pochard, Common, population estimate in Great 778 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 Index Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 507- 8 , Red-crested, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Podiceps auritus, see Grebe, Slavonian cristatus, see Grebe, Great Crested grisegena, see Grebe, Red-necked nigricollis, see Grebe, Black-necked Podilymbus podiceps, see Grebe, Pied-billed Poecile montana, see Tit, Willow palustris , see Tit, Marsh Porter, R., BB eye: a celebration of global friendship - BirdLife International’s World Congress, 298-90, plates 180-1; photograph of wader counters on the Wash, 238, plate 149 , , et al. , an exceptional arrival of thrushes on the east coast of England in October 2012: Blakeney Point, Norfolk, 114-15, plate 80 Porzana Carolina, see Sora porzana, see Crake, Spotted pusilla, see Crake, Baillon’s Potter, D., photograph of Hooded Merganser, 580, plate 334 Pouw, M., photograph of Baillon’s Crake, 12, plate 12 Powell, D., review of McCallum: The Long, Wild Shore - Bird and Seal Seasons on Blakeney Point, 174; of Busby: Looking at Birds: an antidote to field guides, 694 Pratincole, Black-winged, accepted records, 598, plate 347 Preddy, S., letter on ‘A species is what I say it is’, 349-51 Prunella modularis, see Dunnock Prytherch, R., the breeding biology of the Common Buzzard, 264-79, plates 163-9 , , see Marchant, J., et al. Psittacula krameri, see Parakeet, Rose-ringed Ptarmigan, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Puffin, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photographs, 243, 495, plates 151, 308; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 Puffinus baroli, see Shearwater, Macaronesian gravis, see Shearwater, Great puffinus, see Shearwater, Manx Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, see Chough, Red-billed Pyrrhula pyrrhula, see Bullfinch Quail, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 508- 10 Radford, A. P., repeated feather-catching by female Common Chaffinch, 170-1; feeding association between Great Spotted Woodpecker and Blue Tit, 692; Spotted Flycatcher feeding peanut fragments to nestlings, 692 Rail, Water, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain, 229-31; nest success in the Netherlands, 289; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 525-7 Rallus aquaticus, see Rail, Water Rarities Committee, news and announcements, 51-52, plate 46; 284 Raven, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16 Rayment, M., photograph of Eastern Subalpine Warbler, 359, plate 225; of White-throated Needletail, 433, plate 262; of Little Bittern, 582, plate 335 Razorbill, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 Read, M., photograph of Ring-billed Gull, 401, plate 243 Recent reports: 53-56; 120-2; 178-80; 235-6; 295-6; 357-60; 422-6; 485-8; 560-2; 696-700; 757-60 Recurvirostra avosetta, see Avocet Redfern, C., letter on the amateur ornithologist in Britain, 352 Redman, P. S., Magpie nest on church spire, 290, plate 178 Redpoll, Arctic, photograph, 56, plate 53; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph of ‘Hornemann’s Arctic Redpoll’ C. h. hornemanni , 122, plate 83; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, plate 289; accepted records of ‘Hornemann’s Arctic Redpoll’, 628-9, plate 371; review of taxonomy, identification and British status of redpolls, 708-36, plates 420-57; plumage state and appearance in summer: two examples from Fair Isle, 746-9, plates 463-6 , Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 548-9; review of taxonomy, identification and British status of redpolls, 708-36, plates 420-57 , Lesser, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 134, plate 89; review of taxonomy, identification and British status, 708-36, plates 420-57 Redshank, Common, photograph, 54, plate 48; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Spotted, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Redstart, Black, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 547-8 , Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Moussier’s, increased numbers wintering in Malta, 42-43, plate 43 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 779 Index Redwing, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; an exceptional arrival on the east coast of England in October 2012, 1 14-17, 233; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 547 Reedman, R., letter on the origins of the vernacular name of Common Scoter, 417 Reglade, M. A., et al, bait-fishing Little Bittern, 409-10, plates 248-9 Regulus ignicapilla, see Firecrest regulus, see Goldcrest Remiz pendulinus, see Tit, Penduline Reviews Attenborough & Fuller: Drawn from Paradise: the discovery, art and natural history of the birds of paradise, 176-7 Aye et al: Birds of Central Asia , 176 Bacon et al: Cambridgeshire Bird Atlas 2007-1 1, 755-6 Bland: The Profit of Birding , 118-19 Bowey & Newsome: The Birds of Durham, 49-50 Brockie: Return to One Mans Island, 48-49 Busby: Looking at Birds: an antidote to field guides, 694 Cabot & Nisbet: Terns , 484 Cocker & Tipling: Birds and People, 557-8 Couzens & Nurney: Birds ID Insights, 754 Cromack: The Birdwatcher’s Yearbook, 50 Crossley et al: The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors, 753 del Floyo et al: Handbook of the Birds of the World. Special Volume: New Species and Global Index, 695 Dunn et al: Britain's Sea Mammals: whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals and where to find them, 421 Easterbrook: Birds of the Heart of England, 640 EGA-RAC/SPA: Atlas of Wintering Waterbirds of Libya 2005-2010, 356 Ferguson: The Birds of Buckinghamshire (2nd edn), 175 Flood & Fisher: Multimedia Identificatioii Guide to North Atlantic Seabirds: Pterodroma Petrels (book and 2 DVDs), 754-5 Goodfellow: Avian Architecture: how birds design, engineer and build, 558-9 Hilbers et al: Crossbill Guides: Eastern Rhodopes , 420 Hirschfeld et al: The World’s Rarest Birds, 355-6 Jameson: Looking for the Goshawk, 418 Jannes & Roberts: Wetland Bird Songs and Calls, 421; Woodland Bird Songs and Calls, 421 Lappo et al: Atlas of Breeding Waders in the Russian Arctic, 419-20 Laws: The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds, 48 Lever: The Mandarin Duck, 354-5 Love: A Saga of Sea Eagles , 756 Mackrill et al: The Rutland Water Ospreys, 293-4 McCallum: The Long, Wild Shore - Bird and Seal Seasons on Blakeney Point, 174 Mikkola: Owls of the World: a photographic guide: 292-3 Niemann: Birds in a Cage, 234 Potapov & Sale: The Snowy Owl, 291 Potts: Partridges, 118-19 Pritchard: Birds of Meirionnydd, 177-8 Saurola et al: Suomen Rengastusatlas 1/The Finnish Bird Ringing Atlas Vol. 1, 418-19 Smout & Stewart: The Firth of Forth: an environmental history, 292 Stephenson & Whittle: The Warbler Guide, 693-4 Stoddart: Shifting Sands: Blakeney Point and the environmental imagination t 559 Taylor: Owls, 50 Tipling: Penguins: close encounters, 484 van Grouw: The Unfeathered Bird, 294-5 Woolley: The Birds of Blashford Lakes, 640 Richardson, J., photograph of Spanish Sparrow, 623, plate 368 Riddington, R., BB eye: a new beginning, 2; photograph of Wren, 79, plate 65; of Common Eider, 99, plate 67; of Great White Egret, 248, plate 154; of Collared Flycatcher, 426, plate 258; of Puffin, 493, plate 307; of Chestnut- eared Bunting, 633, plate 375; of Bobolink, 634, plate 376; of Brown Shrike, 698, plate 414; of Common Redpoll, 722, plate 435; of Cape May Warbler, 760, plate 472 , , see Collinson, J. M., et al. Riparia riparia, see Martin, Sand Risely, K., see Musgrove, A., et al. Rissa tridactyla, see Kittiwake Roadhouse, A., and Taylor, R., an exceptional arrival of thrushes on the east coast of England in October 2012: Spurn, Yorkshire, 115-17, plate 81 Robin, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; an exceptional arrival on the east coast of England in October 2012, 1 14-17, 233; foraging under snow, 555 Rogers, D., photograph of Eurasian Bittern, 497, plate 309 Roller, European, photograph, 488, plate 303; accepted records, 605, plate 351 Rook, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Rosefinch, Common, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 473, plate 290; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 549 Rosser, B., see Collinson, J. M., et al. Rowe, R, photograph of Baillon’s Crake, 588, plate 338 Rowlands, A., BB eye: the challenges of assessing records of rare birds, 564-5 RSPB-images, photograph of Barn Owl, 67, plate 58; of Common Crane, 567, plate 328 Rubythroat, Siberian, accepted records, 620 Ruff, photograph, 54, plate 48; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011,533 Sagardia, J., photographs of Great Skua, 331, plates ” 199,215 Salim, M., photograph of Marbled Duck, 128, plate 780 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 Index 87; of Marsh Arab, 495, plate 308 Sammut, M., et al. , autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23, plates 142-3 , , see Fenech, N. Sanderling, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Sandpiper, Baird’s, accepted records, 593 , Broad-billed, accepted records, 592 , Buff-breasted, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 394-5, correction, 751 , Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Green, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 534 , Marsh, accepted record, 596 , Pectoral, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 395-6, correction, 751 , Purple, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Semipalmated, accepted records, 593; photographs, 697, 758, plates 412, 469 , Sharp-tailed, accepted record, 592 , Solitary, accepted records, 594-5, plate 344 , Spoon-billed, photograph, 704, plate 419 , Spotted, accepted records, 594 , Stilt, accepted records, 592, plate 343 , Terek, accepted record, 594 , Western, accepted record, 593 , Western/Semipalmated, accepted record, 593-4 , White-rumped, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 391-3, plate 240, correction, 751 , Wood, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 534 Saunders, D., letter on Grassholm in photographs, 173 , R, photograph of Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler, 479, plate 294 Saxicola maurus , see Stonechat, Siberian rubetra, see Whinchat torquatus, see Stonechat, Common Scaup, Greater, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; possible breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011,552 , Lesser, accepted records, 576-7 Schofield, R., review of Mikkola: Owls of the World: a photographic guide: 292-3 Schouten, H., photograph of Tundra Bean Goose, 137, plate 92 Schwiebbe, J., photograph of Baillon’s Crake, 7, plate 3 Scolopax rusticola, see Woodcock Scoter, Black, accepted records, 578 , Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; the origins of the vernacular name, 417; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 508 , Surf, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 377, plate 235 , Velvet, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , White-winged, accepted records, 578-9, plate 333 Seitz, L., photograph of Great Skua, 342, plate 217 Sellers, R. M., Black-headed Gull with supernumerary foot, 413, plate 251 , , see Newson, S., et al. Serin, European, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 471, plate 288, correction, 752 Serinus serious, see Serin, European Setophaga magnolia, see Warbler, Magnolia striata, see Warbler, Blackpoll tigrina, see Warbler, Cape May Shag, photographs, 60, 444, plates 54, 272; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24; first nesting attempt in the Netherlands disrupted by Isle of May pioneer, 690-1 Shannon, T., see Collinson, J. M., et al. Sharrock, J. T. R., persistent attacks by Eurasian Sparrowhawk on Eurasian Jays, 413-14 Shearwater, Cory’s, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 378-9 , Great, photograph, 340, plate 21 1 , Macaronesian, breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 512 , Manx, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24, plate 191 Shelduck, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100, plate 60; attacking and killing Arctic Skua, 162-63, plates 109-12 Shemilt, J., photograph of South Polar Skua, 332, plate 202 Shoveler, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 505-7 Shrike, Brown, photograph, 698, plate 414 , Great Grey, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 135, plate 90; numbers in Britain in 2004-7, 448-76, correction, 752 , Isabelline, accepted records, 606, plate 353 , Lesser Grey, accepted records, 606 , Red-backed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-7, 448-76; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 540 , Woodchat, photographs, 186, 358, plates 120, 224; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 452, plate 278, correction, 752 Sidwell, M., photograph of Orphean Warbler, 611, plate 358 Siskin, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; feeding on Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner moths, 556 Sitta europaea, see Nuthatch, Eurasian Skua, Arctic, population estimate in Great Britain British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 781 Index and the United Kingdom, 64-100; attacked and killed by Common Shelducks, 165-6, plates 109-12; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 534 , Great, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24; timing of primary moult an aid to identification, 325-46, plates 195-222 , Long-tailed, breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 534 , South Polar, timing of primary moult an aid to identification, 325-46, plates 195-222 Skylark, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Smew, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Smith, A., see Collinson, J. ML, et al. , D., Cormorant back-scratching, 555 , I., photograph of Brambling, 1 16, plate 81 , K., letter on the amateur ornithologist in Britain, 352-3 Smout, C., letter on Moorhen numbers in Britain, 231-2 Snell, R., photograph of Golden Eagle, 521, plate 315 Snipe, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 442, plate 269 , Great, possible breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 552; accepted records, 598; photograph, 697, plate 413 , Jack, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Soar, W., photograph of Semipalmated Plover, 758, plate 469 Somateria mollissima, see Eider, Common spectabilis, see Eider, King Sora, photograph, 757, plate 468 Sparrow, House, photographs, 19, 20, 24-26, plates 14, 17, 24, 25, 28; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; copulating with juvenile, 170 , Spanish, accepted records, 623, plate 368 , Tree, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , White-throated, accepted record, 631 Sparrowhawk, Eurasian, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; affected by pesticides, 189-205, plates 123-4, 130; autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23; persistent attacks on Eurasian Jays, 413-14 Spoonbill, Eurasian, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 20 1 1 , 5 1 4, plate 313 Starling, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, including of S. v. zetlandicus, 64-100 , Rose-coloured, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 466, plate 286, correction, 752; photograph, 487, plate 305 Stercorarius longicaudus, see Skua, Long-tailed maccormicki, see Skua, South Polar parasiticus, see Skua, Arctic skua, see Skua, Great Sterna dougallii, see Tern, Roseate hirundo, see Tern, Common paradisaea, see Tern, Arctic sandvicensis, see Tern, Sandwich Sternalski, A., see Blanc, J., et al. Sternula albifrons, see Tern, Little Stewart, B., photographs of Little Ringed Plover, 32, 35, plates 32, 35 Stichting Witte Museum, photograph of House Sparrow, 26, plate 28 Stilt, Black-winged, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; accepted records, 589-90, plate 339 Stint, Little, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Temminck’s, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 390-1 Stirrup, S., photograph of Penduline Tit, 55, plate 50; of Melodious Warbler, 464, plate 285; of Arctic Redpoll, 472, plate 289; of Merlin, 523, plate 316; of Buff-bellied Pipit, 627, plate 370 Stockwell, J., photograph of Cream-coloured Courser, digiscoping runner-up, Bird Photograph of the Year 2013, 447, plate 277 Stoddart, A., Redpolls: a review of their taxonomy, identification and British status, 708-36, plates 420-57; review of Couzens & Nurney: Birds ID Insights , 754 , , see Porter, R., et al. Stonechat, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; juvenile feeding sibling, 416 , Siberian, accepted records, 621-2 Stone-curlew, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 530 Stonier, R., photograph of Caspian Tern, 561, plate 324; of European Roller, 605, plate 351; of Sykes’s Warbler, 615, plate 361 Stork, Black, accepted records, 582 , White, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 382-3 Storm-petrel, European, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 , Leach’s, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 , Madeiran, accepted record of ‘Madeiran Storm-petrel’ complex O. castro/jabejabe/ monteiroi, 581 , Swinhoe’s, photograph, 560, plate 323 StormPetrell/flickr.com, photograph of Amsterdam Albatross, 298, plate 180 Streptopelia decaocto, see Dove, Collared orientalis, see Dove, Oriental Turtle turtur, see Dove, Turtle Strix aluco, see Owl, Tawny omanensis , see Owl, Omani 782 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 Index Stroud, D., see Musgrove, A., et al. Stubbings, E. M., see Tegala, A. , , see Porter, R., et al. Sturnus vulgaris, see Starling, Common Suarez-Perez, A., see Martin, A. Sula granti , see Booby, Nazca Sullivan, P., photograph of Black-eared Wheatear, 477, plate 291 Svensson, L., Subalpine Warbler variation and taxonomy, 651-68, plates 383-95 Swallow, Barn, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16 , Red-rumped, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 454, correction, 752; accepted records of ‘Asian Red-rumped Swallow’ C. d. daurica/japonica, 607-8, plate 354 , Tree, drop-catch play, 206-16 Swan, Bewick’s, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Mute, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; fighting behaviour, 162-5, plates 101-8 , Whooper, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 503 Swift, Alpine, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 401 , Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photographs, 245, 439, plates 152, 265; taken by Pike, 692 , Little, accepted record, 604, plate 302 , Pacific, photograph, 487, plate 302 , Pallid, accepted record, 604 Sylvia atricapilla, see Blackcap balearica, see Warbler, Balearic borin, see Warbler, Garden cantillans, see Warbler, Subalpine communis, see Whitethroat, Common curruca, see Whitethroat, Lesser hortensis, see Warbler, Orphean nana, see Warbler, Asian Desert nisoria, see Warbler, Barred sarda, see Warbler, Marmora’s undata, see Warbler, Dartford Tachybaptus ruficollis, see Grebe, Little Tachycineta bicolor, see Swallow, Tree Tadorna tadorna, see Shelduck, Common Talking point: 237-8, plate 149; 361-2, plate 229; 761-4, plates 473-4 Tallack, R., photograph of Lanceolated Warbler, 613, plate 359 Tarsiger cyanurus, see Bluetail, Red-flanked Taschler, A., see Thoma, M. Taylor, R., see Roadhouse, A. Teal, Baikal, photograph, 357, plate 223 , Blue-winged, accepted records, 576; photograph, 696, plate 411 , Eurasian, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Green-winged, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 374, plate 232 Tegala, A., and Stubbings, E. M., egg-dumping by Grey Partridge, 285, plate 171 Tern, Arctic, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 , Black, accepted records of ‘American Black Tern’ C. n. surinamensis , 601, plate 349 , Bridled, photograph, 486, plate 299 , Caspian, drop-catch play, 206-16; photograph, 561, plate 324; accepted records, 600 , Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 , Gull-billed, accepted records, 600 , Little, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011,535 , Roseate, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24; photographs of nestboxes, 311, plates 188-9; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 535-6 , Sandwich, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drop-catch play, 206-16; population estimates in Britain and Ireland 1969-2002, 306-24 , Whiskered, accepted records, 600 , White-winged Black, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 398, plate 242 Tetrao tetrix, see Grouse, Black urogallus, see Capercaillie Thoburn, G., photograph of Bonaparte’s Gull, 54, plate 49; of Pallas’s Leaf Warbler, 180, plate 1 16; of Pied-billed Grebe, 236, plate 148; of Great Skua, 333, plate 206; of Red-flanked Bluetail, 360, plate 227; of Spotted Crake, 387, plate 238; of Dartford Warbler, 545, plate 321; of Squacco Heron, 583, plate 336; of Solitary Sandpiper, 595, plate 344; of Short-billed Dowitcher, 596, plate 345 Thoma, M., and Taschler, A., vagrant Bimaculated Larks in Europe and the first record for Switzerland, 101-8, plates 68-73 Thomas, A., photograph of Little Owl, 441, plate 268 , B., photograph of Great Skua, 341, plate 214 , D., photograph of Mark Lambertini, 301, plate 183 , M., photograph of Northern Goshawks and Common Buzzard, 203, plate 133 Thomason, B., photograph of Red-throated Divers, 511, plate 312; of Red-necked Phalaropes, 533, plate 319; of Olive-backed Pipit, 572, plate 330 Thompson, A., photograph of Red-flanked Bluetail, 620, plate 367 Thorns, D., photograph of Magpie nest, 290, plate 178 Thorpe, R., review of Pritchard: Birds of British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 783 Index Meirionnydd , 177-8 Thrush, Black-throated, accepted records, 619 , Dusky, photograph, 424, plate 256 , Eyebrowed, accepted record, 619 , Grey-cheeked, accepted record, 619 , Hermit, photograph, 759, plate 470 , Mistle, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Rock, photograph, 360, plate 228 , Song, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, including of T. p. hebridensis , 64-100; an exceptional arrival on the east coast of England in October 2012, 114-17,233 , Swainson’s, accepted records, 619 , White’s, accepted records, 619; photograph, 760, plate 471 Tidman, R., photograph of Orphean Warbler, 1 36, plate 91; of Common Swift, 245, plate 152 Tijsma, J., photograph of Jackdaw, 22, plate 19; of Blackbird, 78, plate 64 Tipling, D., see Chandler, R., et al. Tit, Bearded, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 542-3 , Blue, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; feeding on Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner moths, 556; feeding association with Great Spotted Woodpecker, 692 , Coal, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, including of P. a. britannicus and P. a. hibernicus , 64-100 , Crested, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Great, photograph, 27, plate 29; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Long-tailed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; accepted records of 'Northern Long-tailed Tit' A. c. caudatus , 608 , Marsh, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Penduline, photograph, 55, plate 50; accepted records, 606-7 , Willow, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 542 Towll, H., review of Attenborough 8c Luller: Drawn from Paradise: die discovery, art and natural history of the birds of paradise, 176-7 Treecreeper, Eurasian, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Short-toed, accepted record, 617 Trewhella, S., photograph of rescued Common Guillemot, 125, plate 85 Tringa erythropus, see Redshank, Spotted flavipes, see Yellowlegs, Lesser glareola, see Sandpiper, Wood melanoleuca, see Yellowlegs, Greater nebularia, see Greenshank ochropus, see Sandpiper, Green solitaria, see Sandpiper, Solitary stagnatilis, see Sandpiper, Marsh totanus, see Redshank, Common Troglodytes troglodytes, see Wren Tropicbird, White-tailed, photograph, 62, plate 55 Turdus atrogularis, see Thrush, Black-throated eunomus, see Thrush, Dusky iliacus, see Redwing merula, see Blackbird obscurus, see Thrush, Eyebrowed philomelos, see Thrush, Song pilaris, see Lieldfare torquatus, see Ouzel, Ring viscivorus, see Thrush, Mistle Turner, D. M., photograph of Kittiwake, 313, plate 190 Turnstone, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Twite, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Tyto alba, see Owl, Barn Upupa epops, see Hoopoe Uria aalge, see Guillemot, Common van Beusekom, R., photographs of Baillon’s Crake nesting habitat, 11, plates 7-10 van den Berg, A., photograph of Omani Owl, 648, plate 381 van den Hooven, R, photograph of Goldfinch, 19, plate 1 5; of Carrion Crow, 24, plate 23; of House Sparrow, 25, plate 25; of Rook, 26, plate 27 van Diek, photograph of Great Tit, 27, plate 29 van Grouw, H., what colour is that bird? The causes and recognition of common colour aberrations in birds, 17-29, plates 14-30; photograph of Carrion Crow, 25, plate 26 van Laar, E., photograph of House Sparrow, 24, plate 24 van Swelm, N., photographs of Great Skua, 334, plate 209 Vanellus gregarius, see Lapwing, Sociable vanellus, see Lapwing, Northern Varesvuo, M., photograph of Shag, 444, plate 272; of Common Redpoll, 711, 720-1, plates 421, 430, 432-3; of ‘Coues’s Arctic Redpoll’, 727, plate 449 Vickery, J., obituary of Brian Turner, 481, plate 296 Vireo olivaceus, see Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed, accepted records, 605, plate 352 Voice: Blackcap, 415 Vulture, Egyptian, autumn raptor migration over Malta, 217-23 , Griffon, photograph, 29, plate 30 Wagstaff, J., juvenile European Stonechat feeding sibling, 416 Wagtail, Citrine, accepted records, 624-5, plate 369 , Grey, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , White/Pied, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, including of M. a. yarrellii and M. a. alba, 64-100; White Wagtail M. a. alba breeding in the United 784 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 index Kingdom in 201 1, 548 , Yellow, British records of ‘Eastern’ races, 36-41, plates 36-42; population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, including of M. f flavissima and M. ( flava, 64-100; ‘Blue-headed Wagtail’ M. f flava breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 548; accepted record of ‘Ashy-headed Wagtail’ M. f. cinereocapilla, 623-4; accepted record of M.f cinereocapilla x iberiae , 624 Waite, S., see Collinson, J. M., et al. Wallace, D. I. M., letter on forked tongue no help in shared understanding, 351-2; passerines foraging under snow, 555; review of Cocker & Tipling: Birds and People , 557-8; Greater and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers drumming together, 691-2; review of Bacon et al: Cambridgeshire Bird Atlas 2007-1 1, 755-6 Wallen, M., photograph of Common Crane, 387, plate 239; crop size and food caching of Eurasian Jay, 414-15, plate 252 Walsh, P., see Collinson, J. M., et al. Warbler, Aquatic, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 464-5 , Arctic, accepted records, 608-9, plate 355 , Asian Desert, accepted record, 612 , Balearic, photograph, 446, plate 276 , Barred, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 461, plate 284 , Blackpoll, accepted records, 636 , Blyth’s Reed, accepted records, 617 , Booted, accepted records, 614-15, plate 360 , Canada, photograph, 569, plate 329 , Cape May, photograph, 760, plate 472 , Cetti’s, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 543-4 , Dartford, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 544-5, plate 321 , Dusky, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 460, plate 283, correction, 752 , Eastern Olivaceous, accepted records, 616, plate 362 , Garden, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Grasshopper, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Great Reed, accepted records, 617-18, plate 364 , Greenish, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 455, plate 280; photograph, 487, plate 304; accepted record, 637 , Hume’s, accepted records, 610 , Icterine, population estimate in Great Britain and the LJnited Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 463 , Lanceolated, accepted records, 613-14, plate 359 , Magnolia, accepted record, 635, plate 378 , Marmora’s, accepted records, 6 1 2 , Marsh, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 546 , Melodious, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 463-4, plate 285 , Orphean, photograph, 136, plate 91; accepted records, 610-12, plates 356-8 , Paddyfield, accepted records, 616-17, plate 363 , Pale-legged/Sakhalin, photograph, 479, plate 294 , Pallas’s Grasshopper, accepted records, 613 , Pallas’s Leaf, photograph, 180, plate 116; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 456, correction, 752 , Radde’s, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 458-9, plate 282, correction, 752 , Reed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , River, accepted records, 614 , Savi’s, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 424, plate 255; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 546; accepted records, 614 , Sedge, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Subalpine, a female ‘Eastern Subalpine Warbler’ S. c. albistriata on Fair Isle, 287-8, plate 176; photograph of ‘Eastern Subalpine Warbler’, 359, plate 225; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 462, correction, 752; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 546; accepted records of ‘Eastern Subalpine Warbler’ S. c. albistriata , 612-13; variation and taxonomy, 651-68, plates 383-95 , Sykes’s, accepted records, 610; photograph, 698, plate 415 , Western Bonelli’s, breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 544; accepted records, 610 , Western Bonelli’s/Eastern Bonelli’s, accepted record, 6 1 0 , Willow, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Wood, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Yellow-browed, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 457-8, plate 281, correction, 752 Wasmer, F., photograph of Ring-billed Gulls, 210, plate 137 Waterthrush, Northern, accepted record, 634 Waxwing, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Wells, S., Red-breasted Merganser display, 167 Wheatear, Black-eared, photograph, 477, plate 291; accepted record, 622 , Desert, photographs, 56, 179, plates 52, 179; accepted records, 622-3 , Northern, population estimate in Great Britain and the LTnited Kingdom, 64-100 , Pied, accepted records, 622 Whimbrel, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 532 British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 785 Index Whinchat, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 White, G., see Ausden, M., et al. Whitethroat, Common, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Lesser, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Wigeon, American, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 373; breeding in the United Kingdom in 201 1, 503-4 , Eurasian, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 357, plate 223 Wilkinson, P., see Marchant, J., et al. Willets, G., photograph of White-tailed Eagle, 65, plate 56 Wilmshurst, R., photograph of Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 200, plate 130 Winkel, E., photographs of presumed South Polar Skua, 343, plate 219 Woodburn, G., photograph of Stilt Sandpiper, 592, plate 343 Woodcock, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 Woodcock, M., review of Stoddart: Shifting Sands: Blakeney Point and the environmental imagination , 559 Woodlark, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photographs, 428-9, plates 259-60; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 543 Woodpecker, Great Spotted, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; drumming with Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 691-2; feeding association with Blue Tit, 692 , Green, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100 , Lesser Spotted, population estimate in Great Britain and the Lhflted Kingdom, 64-100; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 539-40, plate 320; drumming with Great Spotted Woodpecker, 691-2 Wren, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, including of T. t. indigenus , T. t. fridariensis, T. t. hebridensis , T. t. hirtensis and T. t. zetlandicus , 64-100, plate 65; ‘Fair Isle Wren1 T. t. fridariensis and ‘St KildaWren’, T. t. hirtensis breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011, 546-7; foraging under snow, 555 Wryneck, numbers in Britain in 2004-07, 403-4, plate 244; breeding in the United Kingdom in 2011,539 Xema sabini, see Gull, Sabine’s Xenus cinereus, see Sandpiper, Terek Yellowhammer, population estimate in Great Britain and the United Kingdom, 64-100; photograph, 305, plate 185 Yellowlegs, Greater, accepted records, 595 , Lesser, photograph, 54, plate 48; accepted records, 595-6 Yellowthroat, Common, accepted record, 635, plate 377 Yesou, R, letter on the Lapland Bunting influx in France in 2010/11, 45 , , see Fouquet, M. Young, S., photograph of Desert Wheatear, 56, plate 52; of Little Gull, 66, plate 57; of Green- winged Teal, 374, plate 232; of Common Snipe, 442, plate 269; of Two-barred Crossbill, 562, plate 327; of American Black Tern, 601, plate 349; of Little Swift, 604, plate 350; of Orphean Warbler, 611, plate 357; of Great Snipe, 697, plate 413; of Sora, 757, plate 468 Zino, F., see Bourne, W. R. R, et al. Zockler, C., review of Lappo et al: Atlas of Breeding Waders in the Russian Arctic , 419-20 Zonotrichia albicollis, see Sparrow, White-throated Zoothera dauma, see Thrush, White’s List of illustrations Pages 30 Little Ringed Plover ( Ren Hathway ) 64 Wren {Rosemary Powell) 206 Drop-catching gull (Alan Harris ) 217 Raptors over Malta ( Richard Johnson) 258 Great White Egret (Ben Green) 264 Common Buzzard ( Robin Prytherch) 306 Razorbill (Richard Allen) 381 Purple Heron {Jack Ashton -Booth) 390 Kentish Plover ( John Grist) 496 Hawfinch ( Alan Harris) 786 506 Shoveler ( Dan Powell) 509 Common Quail ( Dan Powell) 516 Honey-Buzzard (Alan Harris) 525 Water Rail (Rosemary Powell) 531 Dotterel and Golden Eagle (Alan Harris) 551 Snow Bunting (Alan Harris) 579 White-winged Scoter ( Chris Gibbins) 600 Caspian Tern ( Carl Donner ) 636 Magnolia Warbler and Siberian Rubythroat ( Will Miles) 651 Subalpine Warbler (Richard Johnson) British Birds 106 • Index to Volume 106 BOOKS - Handle with care Name Address If undelivered, please return to: Blissett Bookbinders Roslin Road, London W3 8DH www.blissetts.com • e-mail: admin@blissetts.com To Blissett Bookbinders Roslin Road, London W3 8DH I enclose cheque/RO. for £ ............ for binding The rate for binding is £29.00 per volume, which includes the cost of packing and return postage (UK only, but excluding the Highlands and Islands). 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