Published: 1991-01-01

Front Matter

Contents and editorial

Janet Kear

1-4

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Standard Papers

Collisions with overhead wires as a cause of mortality in Mute Swans Cygnus olor

C M Perrins, J Sears

5-11

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The breeding biology of Mute Swans Cygnus olor in southeast Cork, Ireland

Patrick Smiddy, John O'Halloran

12-16

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Local movements and habitat use of Tundra or Whistling Swans Cygnus columbianus in Kobuk-Selawik Lowlands of northwest Alaska

Michael A Spindler, Kent F Hall

17-32

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Selection by Brent Geese Branta bernicla for different leaf lengths of Aster tripolium on saltmarsh

Ron W Summers, Clare Atkins

33-36

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Spring numbers and distribution of Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis staging in Estonia

Aivar Leito, Olav Renno, Andres Kuresoo

37-41

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Reducing the breeding success of Canada and Greylag Geese, Branta canadensis and Anser anser, on gravel pits

R M Wright, V E Phillips

42-44

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The Oostvaardersplassen as a key moulting site for Greylag Geese Anser anser in western Europe

Menno Zijlstra, Maarten J J E Loonen, Mennobart R van Eerden, Wouter Dubbeldam

45-52

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Site tenacity and turnover rate of staging and wintering Bean Geese Anser fabalis in southern Sweden

Leif Nilsson, Hakon Persson

53-59

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Effects of egg manipulations on clutch size of Australian Wood Ducks Chenonetta jubata

S V Briggs

60-64

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Social and demographic characteristics of Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

Murray Williams

65-86

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Genetic relationships within a population of Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

Susan Triggs, Murray Williams, Stephen Marshall, Geoffrey Chambers

87-93

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Pasteurellosis among breeding Eiders Somateria mollissima in the Netherlands

C Swennen, Th Smit

94-97

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The feeding ecology, requirements and distribution of Baikal Teal Anas formosa in the Republic of Korea

G A Allport, C M Poole, E M Park, S R Jo, M I Eldridge

98-107

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Breeding waders and their conservation on the wetlands of Tiree and Coll, Inner Hebrides

K B Shepherd, David Stroud

108-117

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Why are lead-poisoned waterfowl rarely seen?: the disappearance of waterfowl carcasses in the Camargue, France

Deborah J Pain

118-122

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Improving the management of a highly inbred species: the case of the White-winged Wood Duck Cairina scutulata in captivity

Cynthia Tomlinson, Georgina M Mace, Jeffrey M Black, Nigel Hewston

123-136

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Back Matter

WWT publications 1990

Anonymous Anonymous

179-180

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Progress Reports

Auckland Island Teal Anas aucklandica aucklandica revisited

Peter J Moore, Kath Walker

137-144

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The search for the Campbell Island Flightless Teal Anas aucklandica nesiotis

Ron Goudswaard

145-148

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The current status of the Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis and its recovery programme

Jeffrey M Black, Fern Duvall, Howard Hoshide, John Medeiros, Cathleen Natividad Hodges, Nelson Santos, Tom Telfer

149-154

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Assessing and managing the impact of duck hunting in Victoria--a new approach

Richard H Loyn

155-161

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Wildfowl counts in the U.K. 1989-1990

Jeff Kirby

162-166

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Progress in aviculture by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust during 1990

Nigel Hewston

167-168

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Bewick's and Whooper Swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii and C. cygnus: the 1990-91 season

Eileen C Rees, Jonathan M Bowler, Linda Butler

169-175

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Progress on bird ringing by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust during 1990

Carl Mitchell

176-178

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