| Far out on the Great Plain, the pale-chested white-fronts waddled calmly about their business, oblivious to their ornithological star status. |
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| Among the many ornithological features observed along the Norfolk coast during the autumn of 1993 was a heavy and prolonged migration of siskins. |
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| While most of these are professional scientists, the AOU welcomes any individual dedicated to the advancement of ornithological science. |
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| Recent ornithological events on the lower Bure marshes, near Yarmouth, have reminded me of my earliest bird-watching days. |
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| The island holds an important breeding population of grey seals and is also of ornithological interest for its colonies of breeding sea birds. |
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| Any list of Norfolk ornithological successes must include the marsh harrier. |
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| In ornithological circles, he perhaps is best known for unraveling the systematics of the cisticolas, a notoriously difficult group of Old World warblers. |
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| David Sibley became my ornithological guru, and I did follow him into the field. |
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| Lear's book of parrots was an immediate success and no doubt had he persevered with his ornithological studies he would have achieved immortality as a new Audubon. |
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| The 56 page introduction is equally thorough, and provides informative synopses of the history of ornithological exploration and the natural history of the Cayman Islands. |
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| He delved into ornithological archives, visited owleries in France and England and trawled charity shops in search of kitsch-looking toy owls as part of his research. |
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| Lack also pioneered the use of many new tools for ornithological research, including the idea of using radar to study bird migration. |
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| The Norwegian Polar Institute conducts annual expeditions to Bear Island, mostly concerned with ornithological research. |
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| Oeno's ornithological significance derives principally from its Murphy's petrel colony. |
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| Containing 435 engravings, it is often regarded as the greatest ornithological work in history. |
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| It has also been suggested on the basis of ornithological references that the poem The Seafarer was composed somewhere near the Bass Rock in East Lothian. |
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| This early idea that the study of living birds was merely recreation held sway until ecological theories became the predominant focus of ornithological studies. |
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| The other ornithological spectacle here in Glasgow is an unusually large and unexpectedly early flock of waxwings, roosting on the trees around Buchanan Street bus station. |
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| Members were often involved in collaborative ornithological projects. |
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| He contacted the British Ornithological Society and up to 70 twitchers from all over the north west descended with cameras and binoculars for a glimpse. |
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