Monthly marathon

01 May 1998 Comments Other With postal delays affecting some areas, and entries from none of the key players having been received, we have decided to extend the deadline for the nineteenth stage of this ninth 'Monthly marathon' from 15th April to 30th April. The answer, and news...
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Looking Back

01 May 1998 Comments Other Twenty-five years ago: 'One of the most amazing events of the month [May 1973] was an influx of Red-footed Falcons Falco vespertinus from continental Europe from about 20th, continuing through June. 'Although this insectivorous falcon has been an expected...
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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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