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 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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Notes on the Tree-Sparrow

01 March 1932
Comments Main paper THE following notes have been compiled from observations made in the neighbourhood of Great Budworth, Cheshire, during the last ten years. The area in question is largely arable land and includes several parks, a river valley, two meres and other pieces o...
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