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Studies of some species rarely photographed. XXXVIII. The Redwing, Fieldfare

01 April 1952 Comments Main paper (Plates 29-36). APART from the Brambling {Fringilla montifringilla), of which we have already published a series of plates (vol. xliv, Plates 1-7), the Redwing (Turdus musicus) and Fieldfare (T. pilaris) are the only two passerines which winter in numbers... Read More

Notes and display of the Magpie

01 April 1952 Comments Main paper (with text illustrations by R. GILLMOR). IN July, 1949,1 acquired a juvenile female Magpie (Pica pica) which was fixated on human beings and when adult regarded me as her mate. This bird's behaviour inspired closer observation of wild Magpies for comparat... Read More

The movements of Swifts in summer

01 May 1951 Comments Main paper 1950 was a good year for studying the movements of Swifts (Apus apus). Well over 20,000 were reported during the special watch held under the auspices of the British Trust for Ornithology. This covered the arrival period prior to May 15th, 1950. Another 2... Read More

Letters

01 May 1951 Comments Letters SIRS,--A serious error has crept into t h e obituary notice of m y old friend Bernard Tucker. To quote : " The memorable Oxford University Expedition to Spitsbergen " took place in 1921 n o t 1922, and Tucker was n o t one of t h e members. I n 1922 F . C... Read More