May report

01 September 1976
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records The weather during May was generally warm with several hot spells, particularly in the second week, and was dominated by winds from a southerly quarter, which encouraged the overshooting of so...
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News and Comment

01 September 1976
Comments News and comment Endangered species The expected failure of the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Bill to become law in this Parliamentary session (Brit. Birds, 69: 156157) will allow conservationists and Government alike time to consider the reasoning behind passing...
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Notes

01 January 1943
Comments Notes THE Handbook of British Birds states that on the continent Magpies may roost in hundreds, but I have not heard of a roost of any magnitude in this country. On March 30th, 1942 near Northallerton the chattering of Magpies (Pica p. pica) drew my attention ...
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Reactions of Birds to Aircraft

01 January 1943
Comments Main paper is no doubt that the considerable increase in aviation in recent years has given rise to some speculation by ornithologists as to the reactions of birds to aircraft, and therefore some of my experiences in seven years of flying may be of interest. On aero...
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Sky-Lark Song

01 January 1943
Comments Main paper THE following notes on the length of Sky-Lark (Alauda a, arvensis) song may be of interest in connexion with Mr. W. B. Alexander's interesting record of an 18 minute song (antea, Vol. xxxv, p. 160). The point was made in relation to this song that it was...
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