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01 April 1976 Comments Notes A further note on the wing-spreading of Black Storks In a recent note (Brit. Birds, 67: 236-237) M. D. England gave details of an unusual aspect of the feeding behaviour of some Black Storks Ciconia nigra in north-east Portugal. He described ho... Read More

Owls killing and killed by other owls and raptors in Europe

01 April 1976 Comments Main paper It is well known that owls (Strigiformes) and diurnal raptors (Falconiformes) sometimes prey on one another, but the records have been scattered through the literature. Arising out of a study of the prey of certain owls, particularly Great Grey, Ural, ... Read More

Identification of European treecreepers

01 April 1976 Comments Main paper Although its arrival as a British bird was widely announced in January 1972, the Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla was not admitted to the British and Irish list until 1975, on the basis of a vagrant trapped at Dungeness on 27th Septemb... Read More

Letter

01 March 1945 Comments Letters SIRS,--I am collecting all the information I can on clutch size and nesting success in the Robin (Erithacus rubecula), and should be very grateful for any unpublished information which readers could supply. Every nest record is of value, both from Britain... Read More