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01 April 1935 Comments Notes THE following notes on the Tree-Sparrow (Passer m. montanus), near Great Budworth, Cheshire, were made at the same colony as the notes in British Birds, XXV., 278-285 ; XXVI., 273-4; XXVII., 259-60. Return to nesting-trees.--First seen on February 18th; ...
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01 April 1933 Comments Notes ONE always associates the Raven (Corvus corax) with extreme intelligence, but not so a pair (or its yearly successors, for many are destroyed round here by gamekeepers, etc.) that breed in a secluded Denbighshire gorge, not many miles away from my home. ...
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01 March 1932 Comments Notes SOME time ago there was discussion in British Birds on the habit of the male Hedge-Sparrow pecking at the cloaca of the female during courtship display. I have not seen reference to this habit with the House-Sparrow (Passer d. domesticus) and the followi...
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01 April 1930 Comments Notes I T may be of interest to record that on the morning of March 9th, 1930, near Addington, Surrey, I watched a hen Whinchat {Saxicola r. rubetra) for about five minutes. It was perched on a post at the side of a lane, and allowed me to approach to within t...
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01 July 1929 Comments Notes As a result of information given them by the late Mr. Good of Westport, that the Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla f. rayi) nested extensively on Mask and Carra, the late Robert Warren and Mr. Williams of Dublin proceeded in 1893 to investigate, with the results...
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01 March 1929 Comments Notes SALTER reports a pair of Lesser Whitethroats (Sylvia c. curruca) at Aberystwyth from May 6th, 1928, onwards. The male was heard singing till July 2nd. This is a new record for the district, as the species is decidedly rare on the western seaboard of Wale...
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01 February 1929 Comments Notes Greenfinch (Chloris ch. chloris) ... Bullfinch (Pyrrhula p. nesa) Tree-Pipit (Atithus t. trivialis) ... Grey Wagtail (Motacilla c. cinerea) Stonechat (Saxicola t. hibemans) Martin (Delickon u. urbica) *Peregrine Falcon (Falco p peregrinus) Merlin (F. c. t...
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