IN winter flocks of Snow-Buntings (Pledrophenax n. nivalis) frequent the summits and higher slopes of the mountains of the Lake District. Counts of these have frequently exceeded fifty birds; the largest counted was one of 117. I have seen a flock on the summit of Helvellyn, at the end of December, during the most appalling weather conditions. I was interested to observe what these birds could fi...
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