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01 February 2004 Comments Other Well, it makes a change from a pipit Anthus or a gull Larus I hear you cry, and it will be fairly obvious to most readers of British Birds that photo number 202 (Brit. Birds 96: plate 329, repeated here as plate 52) shows one of the blackand-white flyc...

PhotoSpot: Hawk Owl and Great Grey Owl

01 February 2004 Comments Other Highly sought-after by European birders, both Hawk Owl Surnia ulula and Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa can be two of the most difficult owls to find in Scandinavia during years when their populations are low. Both species are linked to fluctuations in v...

Seventy-five years ago

01 March 1986 Comments Other 'SHAG IN SUFFOLK. ON January 23rd, 1911, an immature Shag (Phalacrocorax graculus) was sent to me by post with a request to name it, and the following account of its capture:--"My son was riding his bicycle home the other evening about 7.30, and the bi...

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PhotoSpot: Hawk Owl and Great Grey Owl

Seventy-five years ago

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