Monthly marathon

01 December 1997
Comments Other The cause of the splash in plate 149 in the October issue will have to remain a mystery for a little longer, since our printers' deadline precedes the closing date for the fifteenth stage of this ninth 'Marathon'. We can, however, say that the bird has...
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Looking Back

01 December 1997
Comments Other One hundred years ago, Mr Stringer defends himself: 'Presumed Summer Appearance of Shore Lark in Devon.--With reference to Mr. C. Dixon's letter on this subject (p.471 [and Brit. Birds 90: 349]), I am anxious to state that I described exactly what I sa...
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Seventy-five years ago

01 July 1990
Comments Other 'CUCKOO' S METHOD OF DEPOSITING EGG. On May 19th, 1915,I visited an old friend of mine in Norfolk. He leads a very secluded life but is a keen observer of natural history and a man whose word one can trust implicitly. There are some ...
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