News and comment

01 October 2008 Comments News and comment Bird-of-prey conservation has faced no fewer than three major setbacks in the past month: Defra has confirmed that a bare minimum of raptor species will require registration for captive-breeding in future; one of the first Red Kites Milvus milvus reint...
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Looking back

01 October 2002 Comments Other Fifty years ago:  ‘Jays and Magpies eating wasps.–In reference to the notes on reactions of birds eating wasps (Brit. Birds 44: 406-407) it seems worth recording that my captive Jays (Garrulus glandarius) ...
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Notes

01 October 2002 Comments Notes Another melanistic Cattle Egret Eurasian Sparrowhawk taking insects in flight Reaction by European Nightjar to displaying Wood Pigeon 'Catnapping' by European Nuthatches Interactions between Eurasian Jay and Grey Squirre...
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