OBC Bulletin 26, November 1997: contents

The OBC Bulletin was published and distributed twice a year to OBC members. It was discontinued in 2004 and replaced with BirdingASIA. Hard copies of later issues of the OBC Bulletin can be ordered from our online store.

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A Birdwatcher's Guide to Sri Lanka Gehan and Nirma de Silva Wijeyeratne, Lester Perera, Jeevan William and Deepal Warakagoda. Supplement, 24 pp, details of 20 sites with orientation information, maps and illustrations.

The collection of nests of the Indian Swiftlet for the bird-nest trade Jagath Gunawardena
Bird Study in Sri Lanka: an historical perspective D. Priyantha Wijesinghe

Some observations on the Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush Deepal Warakagoda
Little known Oriental bird: Red-faced Malkoha, Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Richard A. Fuller and Johannes Erritzøe
Watching seabirds on the west coast of Sri Lanka Rex I. De Silva
Recent Sightings of the Black-capped Kingfisher in Sri Lanka Rukshana Jayewardene

Plus regular sections: Club News, Conservation Fund News, Around the Orient, ClubWatch, Letters, Free Press, From the Field, Recently Published and Stray Feathers.

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