Letters

01 November 1976 Comments Letters The Coto Doñana In 'News and comment' in April 1966 (Brit. Birds, 59: 163-164), it was announced that H. E. Axell, then warden of Minsmere, Suffolk, had been seconded for two months by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to the reser...
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01 June 1958 Comments Letters S I R S , -- U n d e r the above title (anlea, vol. L, p p . 432-434), R. Hewson has usefully drawn attention to the aerobatics-- familiar in individuals--that are sometimes performed by flocks of Ravens (Corvus corax) and has discussed questions suggeste...
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01 November 1955 Comments Letters T H E " D U N G E N E S S " RINGING-PLIERS SIRS,--Although the Bird-Ringing Committee welcomes the " D u n g e n e s s " ringing-pliers as a valuable aid to better ringing, there are two dangers concerning their use which were not mentioned by Mr. H . E ....
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01 November 1944 Comments Letters SIRS,--With reference to t h e note under this heading (antea, p. 53), I found a pair of Ravens breeding in a similar situation in mid-Wales during early April, 1929. The Raven's nest was situated in a tree about 30 yards from a rookery of eighteen nests....
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01 November 1931 Comments Letters SIRS,---It so happened that, after reading the letter on this subject (antea.-p, 140), I had to consult The Gentleman's Magazine (Vol. XIX.), 1749. I t was curious therefore to come across the following (p. 204) : " The Egg of a Swan with another in it. G...
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