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01 June 1996 Comments Other Plate 24 obviously showed a pratincole Glareola, but which one? Entrants decided on Oriental G. maldivarum (50%), Collared G. pratincole (27%) or Black-winged G. nordmanni (23%). The most-chosen species was the right answer. This Oriental Pratinco...
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Looking Back

01 June 1996 Comments Other One hundred and fifty years ago: 'Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta. The avocet is occasionally killed in spring, but is now a rare bird in Norfolk. It was formerly not uncommon, and nested habitually in some of the marshy parts of the county. It is said ...
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Fifty years agoÉ

01 May 1982 Comments Other 'On 11th August 1931, and the next few days, a CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax c. carbo) created much interest by taking up a position each evening on the cross of St. Paul's Cathedral... An injured WOODCOCK (Scolopax r. rusticola) was picked up alive on 11th...
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