Letters

01 June 1958 Comments Letters S I R S , -- U n d e r the above title (anlea, vol. L, p p . 432-434), R. Hewson has usefully drawn attention to the aerobatics-- familiar in individuals--that are sometimes performed by flocks of Ravens (Corvus corax) and has discussed questions suggeste...
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A Raven Roost in Devon

01 January 1956 Comments Main paper A T least one large roost of Ravens (Corvus corax) has been reported in Scotland and another in W a l e s . In W . Cornwall there was one in 1945 and 1946 near an abnormally liberal food supply. In October the number of Ravens using this roost was between...
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The fledging of a brood of Ravens

01 April 1955 Comments Main paper the fledging of a brood of five young Ravens (Corvus corax) on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. T h e island supports only one breeding pair and that year they had nested on the north-facing Guillemots' or Ravens' cliff, choosing a ledge only some 15 to 20 feet f...
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Black Terns Breeding in Sussex

01 March 1946 Comments Main paper [Attention was first drawn to the important ornithological event here recorded by its mention in a broadcast by Mr. Cooke in the " Country Magazine " programme of the B.B.C. on January 14-th, 1945, and the account now given is the result of subsequent inv...
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Notes

01 January 1945 Comments Notes reference to Capt. A. C. Fraser's note on this subject (antea, p. 94), I have the following note in my diary for December ioth, 1943 :-- Watched three Bullfinches (one male and two females) They were low down on Snowberry (Symphoricarpus) shrubs and at t...
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Letters

01 November 1944 Comments Letters SIRS,--With reference to t h e note under this heading (antea, p. 53), I found a pair of Ravens breeding in a similar situation in mid-Wales during early April, 1929. The Raven's nest was situated in a tree about 30 yards from a rookery of eighteen nests....
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