Bulletin of the African Bird Club, vol. 15.1, March 2008: list of articles

• Towards a conservation plan for the Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres: identifying priorities for research and conservation
  Boshoff, A. and Anderson, M.
  p 9-10.
• On the singing habits of forest honeyguides of the Guineo-Congolian region, with a request for further information
  Dowsett-Lemaire, F.
  p 24-35.
• New bird records for Botswana and additional information on some rarities
  Tyler, S.J., Randall, R.D. and Brewster, C.A.
  p 36-52.
• Preliminary survey of Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha in the Drakensberg escarpment region of Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa
  Jenkins, A.R. et al
  p 53-58.
• Observations of threatened birds in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
  Borghesio, L., John, J., Mulungu, E., Mkongewa, V., Joho, M. and Cordeiro, N. J.
  p 59-70.

Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Bull. ABC 15.1 cover

• Données préliminaires sur l'avifaune aquatique de la Garaet Hadj-Tahar (Skikda, nord-est algérien)
  Metallaoui, S. et Houhamdi, M.
  p 71-76.
• On the ecology of Brown Nightjar Veles binotatus in West and Central Africa
  Dowsett-Lemaire, F. and Dowsett, R.J.
  p 77-81.
• First record of Brown Nightjar Veles binotatus for Sierra Leone
  Lindsell, J., Klop, E. and Siaka, A.
  p 82-84.
• Madagascar Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni far from a swamp
  Woog, F.
  p 85-87.
• Sur la nidification de l'Aigrette des récifs Egretta gularis en Tunisie
  Grussu, M., Dlensi, H. and Azafzaf, H.
  p 88-89.
• First record of Ruppell's Warbler Sylvia rueppelli for The Gambia
  Crewe, M.D., Crewe, M.A. and Sanyang, T.
  p 91-92.
• First confirmed record of Cardinal Woodpecker Denropicos fuscescens for Niger
  Portier, B.
  p 93-94.
• First records of Nimba Flycatcher Melaenornis annamarulae for Ghana
  Demey, R. and Hester, A.
  p 95-96.
• Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea near Accra: a first record for Ghana
  Hobberstad, S.
  p 97.
• First record of Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva for Uganda
  Kirby, A .
  p 98-99.

• A 'Veiled Blackcap', the partially melanistic form of Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla, on Tenerife, Canary Islands
  Rodriguez, B., Rodriguez, A. and Curbelo, J.
  p 100-101.
• Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus apparently killing White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
  Bruce-Miller, I.
  p 102-103.

• First record of Brown Noddy Anous stolidus for Guinea-Bissau
  van der Winden, J. and Monteiro, H.
  p 106-107.
• First records for Sierra Leone of Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia, Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata and Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
  van der Winden, J., Siaka, A., Gbenga, K., Dirksen, S. and Poot, M.
  p 108-109.

• First record of Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis for Togo
  Merz, S., Merz, J. and Hatfield, D.H.
  p 110.
• African Finfoot Podica senegalensis foraging in association with Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
  Engelbrecht, D.
  p 111-112.

• The avifauna of Cangandala National Park, Angola
  Mills, M.S.L., vaz Pinto, P. and Dean, W.R.J.
  p 113-120.

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