Letters

01 April 1965
Comments Letters Manx Shearwaters as prey of Peregrines Sirs,--A recent note by A. J. Gaston (Brit. Birds, 57: 466-467) stated that there did not appear to be any previous record of the Manx Shearwater Procellaria puffinus as prey of the Peregrine Fa/co peregrinus in Brit...
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Reviews

01 April 1965
Comments Reviews Portrait of a Desert: The Story of an Expedition to Jordan. By Guy Mountfort. Illustrated by Eric Hosking. Collins, London, 1965. 192 pages; 68 plates ( n in colour) incorporating 116 monochrome and 26 colour photos; 8 line-drawings and a map. 36s. This i...
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Notes

01 April 1965
Comments Notes Manx Shearwaters and other sea-birds as prey of Peregrines and Golden Eagles.--The following observations may be of interest in view of the recent note by A. J. Gaston (Brit Birds, 5 7: 466-467). On 30th September 1964, at about 2,000 feet on Hallival, Is...
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Request for information

01 April 1965
Comments Editorials Status of the Wryneck in Britain.--The British Trust for Ornithology is con tinuing for a further year its enquiry into the status of the Wryneck Jyax torquilla in Britain (see Brit. Birds, 57: i 8 5 ) i n t h e hope of obtaining more information than was...
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News and comment

01 April 1965
Comments News and comment N e w facilities at Cley.--On ist April the Norfolk Naturalists' Trust is opening to the public new facilities for bird-watching on its reserve at Cley. These consist of an observation hut overlooking the whole sanctuary, three covered hides at strategic ...
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