CONTENTS:

Proceedings of the International Conference and 13th Meeting of the European Bird Census Council

MIGRATION AND WINTERING OF LAND BIRDS: MONITORING ASPECTS

P. AALTO, A. ADER, J. BAUMANIS, P. BUSSE, A. LATJA, A. LEIVITS, J. MIETTINEN, M. OJANEN, H. PAKKALA, M. TYNJALA and E. VILBASTE
Autumn migration of the Willow Tit (Parus montanus)
(page 5)

P. BUSSE, J. BAUMANIS, A. LEIVITS, H. PAKKALA, V. A. PAYEVSKY and M. OJANEN
Population number dynamics 1961-1990 of Sylvia species caught during autumn migration at some North and Central European bird stations
(page 12)

E. H. DUNN
The Canadian Migration Monitoring Network
(page 31)

H. PAKKALA, A. ADER, J. BAUMANIS, P. BUSSE, A. LEIVITS, J. MIETTINEN, M. OJANEN, M. TYNJALA and E. VILBASTE
The migratory movements of the Crested Tit (Parus cristatus) a monitoring aspect
(page 38)

H. SIERDSEMA, W. HAGEMEIJER, F. HUSTINGS and T. VERSTRAEL
Point transect of wintering birds in The Netherlands 1978-1992
(page 46)

M. TYNJALA, A. ADER, J. BAUMANIS, A. LEIVITS, M. OJANEN, H. PAKKALA and E. VILBASTE
Numbers of Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) at the Tauvo Bird Observatory, related to long-term fluctuations on other bird observatories in Northern and Central Europe
(page 61)

K. WITT
Censusing winter birds in different habitats of Berlin
(page 69)

Original papers

K. CHAN
Take-off behaviour and effects of weather on the migration of the Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)
(page 77)

T. W. DOUGALL
Post-fledging dispersal of British Pied Wagtails (Motacilla alba yarrelli): a re-appraisal, with comparative notes
(page 91)

Methods

P. BUSSE
New technique of a field study of directional preferences of night passerine migrants
(page 97)

E. H. DUNN
Checklist programs in North America: current status and future prospects
(page 117)

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