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01 March 1946 Comments Notes O N March ijth, 1945, I was in a convoy moving slowly south through the'Irish Sea. The day was brilliantly fine, the sea quite calm. In the morning the Welsh Hills were visible, but otherwise we saw neither coast. There was no fog, however. There was a v... Read More

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01 December 1944 Comments Notes I HAVE previously (antea, Vol. xxxiii, p. 265) given examples from the Robin (Erithacus rubecula) and the Blackcock (Lyrurus tetrix) of a male attempting to disturb the coition of another pair. Similar behaviour is characteristic of geese and swans, as n... Read More

A Study of the inland Food Habits of the Common Curlew

01 July 1944 Comments Main paper T H I S investigation of the food habits of the Common Curlew (Numenius a. arquata) during the flocking period was prompted by the results obtained in the Redshank Inquiry (antea, Vol. xxxvi, PP-29-33)In August, 1942, Miss Hibbert-Ware agreed to a request... Read More

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01 May 1943 Comments Notes 1942 I had excellent opportunities of observing the birds which frequent the southern shores of Ayr Bay, between the mouth of the river Doon and the Heads of Ayr. As a result I have been able to add three new birds to the Ayrshire list, and I include one... Read More