Notes

01 February 1947
Comments Notes ON April ioth, 1946, at Englefield Green, Surrey, I watched a Starling (Sturnus v. vulgaris) singing on the ground, everywhere following another which, completely ignoring him, was busily engaged in feeding. Each time the feeding bird stopped, the singer...
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Blue Snow-Geese in Co. Wexford

01 February 1947
Comments Main paper ON January 8th, 1946, at the end of a long day on the North Slob, Co. Wexford, Ireland, and with light beginning to fail, we saw two geese amongst a large flock of Grey Lag-Geese (Anser a. anser) which had what appeared abnormal marking of the head and n...
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Notes

01 July 1944
Comments Notes The following observations are for the year 1943. KESTREL (Falco t. tinnunculus).--On July 17th I noticed a female which after landing on the ground started to run about with its body in a crouching attitude and gait a fast lope. The bird appeared to be ...
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