Volume 50(1) - June 2003

Articles

1. Editorial. Juan José SANZ and Andrés BARBOSA. (pages 1-3).
5. Status of the Little Crake Porzana parva in Spain. Eduardo DE JUANA. (pages 5-13).
15. Influence of researchers on the breeding success of Kentish Plovers Charadrius alexandrinus. Jesús DOMÍNGUEZ and María VIDAL. (pages 15-19).
21. Distribution, size and recent trends of the Great Bustard Otis tarda population in Madrid region, Spain. Juan Carlos ALONSO, Carlos A. MARTÍN, Carlos PALACÍN, Marina MAGAÑA and Beatriz MARTÍN. (pages 21-29).
31. Intraspecific variation in the wing shape of the long-distance migrant Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus: effects of age and distance of migration. Ignacio GARCÍA PEIRÓ. (pages 31-37).
39. Development of thermoregulatory ability during ontogeny in the White Stork Ciconia ciconia. Francisco S. TORTOSA and Francisca CASTRO. (pages 39-45).
47. Applying multivariate analyses to the study of bird-habitat relationships: A case study with montane, non-forest passerines. José Antonio GONZÁLEZ-OREJA. (pages 47-58).
59. Differential autumn migration of the Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) in the Duero valley (north-west Spain). Alfonso BALMORI. (pages 59-66).

Short notes

67. Bird pollination in Madeira Island. Jens M.OLESEN and Alfredo VALIDO. (pages 67-69).
71. Variation of nestling diet across the breeding season in Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis in southern Portugal. Paulo M.MARQUES, Mário BOEIRO, Felipe CANÁRIO and Luís VICENTE. (pages 71-75).
77. Possible first record of multiple brooding of the Eagle Owl Bubo bubo. José Antonio MARTÍNEZ, José Enrique MARTÍNEZ, Eloy PÉREZ, Íñigo ZUBEROGIOTIA and Alejandro IZQUIERDO. (pages 77-79).
81. Feeding in urban refuse dumps: ingestion of plastic objects by the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia). Salvador J. PERIS. (pages 81-84).

Forum

85. Environmental impact assessment on raptor populations: difficulties in implementation and a search for solutions. José Antonio MARTÍNEZ, José Enrique MARTÍNEZ, Íñigo ZUBEROGOITIA, Jesús T. GARCÍA, Roberto CARBONELL, Manuela DE LUCAS and Mario DÍAZ. (pages 85-102).

Special articles

103. Spanish names for the world birds recommended by the Spanish Ornithological Society (Eighth part: Orden Passeriformes, Families Eurylaimidae to Rhinocryptidae).. Francisco BERNIS, Eduardo DE JUANA, Josep DEL HOYO, Manuel FERNÁNDEZ-CRUZ, Xabier FERRER, Ramón SÁEZ-ROYUELA and Jordi SARGATAL. (pages 103-110).
113. Book reviews.. Blas MOLINA and Ramón SAEZ-ROYUELA. (pages 113-121).
123. Report on rare birds in Spain in 2001. Eduardo DE JUANA and COMITÉ DE RAREZAS DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE ORNITOLOGÍA. (pages 123-149).
151. Ornithological news.. Javier DE LA PUENTE, Rubén MORENO-OPO, José Antonio LORENZO, Carles LÓPEZ-JURADO and Carlos Alberto TORRALVO. (pages 151-169).