On this page, we have a selection of additional materials for the London Bird Report, including downloadable sample articles from past years, consolidated table of contents from 1936 onwards and checklists for birds found here in London.
Sample articles
Please find below a list of sample articles that were previously published in the London Bird Report in PDF format.
Emerging effects of Usutu virus on London’s Blackbird population by Rob Robinson (2022)
A rare encounter over Bushy Park by Lewis Newman (2019)
The Peregrine Falcon in Inner London and factors affecting its existence in urban London by David Johnson (2014)
A Study of the Movements and Site Fidelity of Foreign Ringed Black-headed Gulls in St. James's Park, 1983-86 by A.P. Gosling (1985)
Bird Highlights at well-watched sites (2011) (PDF).
Special publications
Please find below special, one-off publications associated with the London Bird Report:
Walthamstow_Wetlands_-_papers_from_LBR_2018_and_2019.pdf
Consolidated table of contents: 1936 to present
The consolidated table of contents contains the full contents of the London Bird Report, from 1936 to the latest issue. The Excel file is updated annually, and contains embedded links to issues digitised by and kept on the Biodiversity Heritage Library website. Printed back issues are also available.
LNHS bird checklists, breeding criteria, indexes and gazetteers
LBR checklist and breeding criteria: 2022
Checklist of birds of the London area and guide to contributors
Indexes of common and scientific names
Foreign-ringed Black-headed Gulls data
Foreign-ringed Black-headed Gulls 2013-2023
Foreign-ringed Black-headed Gulls 2013-2022
Foreign-ringed Black-headed Gulls 2021
Foreign-ringed Black-headed Gulls 2013-2018
Foreign-ringed Black-headed Gulls 2016
Foreign-ringed Black-headed Gulls 2015
Foreign-ringed Black-headed Gulls 2014
Foreign-ringed Black-headed Gulls 2013
LBR corrections
Every year, the LBR Editorial Board reviews comments received about the London Bird Report and incorporates any corrections in the electronic version. These corrected versions are linked here.
The corrected version includes this symbol adjacent to the highlighted original text where a correction has been made. When you pass the cursor over the symbol, a pop-up window will display the correct text. In a few cases the whole text may not fit in the window; by clicking on the symbol, the remaining text will be revealed.
London Bird Report 1985: Peter Strangeman, the author of a paper in LBR No.50 for 1985, pages 170-186, brought to our attention some mistakes in his paper that he noticed some time ago. As many members may not possess a copy of this issue, the corrected paper has been reproduced in its entirety.
Miscellanea
WeBS Counts in the London Area, 2011-12
WeBS Counts in the London Area, 2010-11
WeBS Counts in the London Area, 2009-10
North Kent Marshes field trips with Ken Palmer, 1976-2002 (2011) (Introduction, PDF data, spreadsheet data)