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01 May 1976 Comments Notes Reactions of Goldeneyes to boating Until 1966 Chasewater (Cannock Reservoir), Staffordshire, held fewer than ten wintering Goldeneyes Bucephala clangula. In subsequent winters higher numbers have been recorded. Although the reasons for this inc... Read More

View: A price for conservation?

01 May 1976 Comments Main paper Colin Tubbs is an Assistant Regional Officer for the Nature Conservancy Council and author of 'The New Forest--an ecological history' {ig6g) and 'The Buzzard' (1974)- His research interests include interpretation of the structure of woodland and other ... Read More

Distraction-Display In The Kentish Plover

01 June 1951 Comments Main paper T H E general form of the reaction patterns of breeding' Kentish Plovers (Leucopolius alexandrinus) to potential predators has been outlined by Selous (1927), but no detailed description has yet appeared in the literature. The behaviour of Kentish Plovers... Read More

Books Received

01 June 1951 Comments Main paper West Midland Bird Distribution Survey.--Compiled and produced by C. A. Norris. (Published for Private Circulation). A Book of Ducks.--By Phyllis Barclay-Smith. (Penguin Books, 3/6). Animal Evolution.--By G. S. Carter. (Sidgwick & Jackson, 30/-). Zoogeogra... Read More