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The British status of the Quail and some problems with its biology

01 January 1975 Comments Main paper ...

Studies of some species rarely photographed: The Ruff

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Recent reports and news

01 January 1962 Comments News and comment [These ate largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records] Our last summary reviewed the occurrences of unusual Passerines and of all American species from early August to November, against a background of the more striking movements of common land ...

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01 January 1962 Comments Notes G o l d e n E a g l e a t t a c k i n g Reindeer.--With reference to the recent papers by Dr. K. Curry-Lindahl and Dr. G. Bergman on the food and feeding habits of birds of prey in Fenno-Scandia (Brit, Birds, 54: 297-306, 307-320), it may be of interest t...

Studies of less familiar birds 116. Crested Lark

01 January 1962 Comments Main paper cristatd) here, but they show the salient features very well. The species gets its name from the long upstanding crest which arises from the middle of its crown and which is conspicuous even when depressed. Many other larks have crests and inexperienced o...

Observations on a Honey Buzzard digging out a wasps' nest

01 January 1962 Comments Main paper O N 22ND A N D 23RD S E P T E M B E R I 9 5 9, I had an opportunity of watching and photographing a Honey Buzzard (Perms apivorus) digging out a wasps' nest in Utterslev Mose, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The wasps were of the common species (Vespa vulga...

A study of suburban bird-life at Dollis Hill

01 January 1962 Comments Open Access IntroductionUntil the present time no thorough or systematic survey of the distribution and behaviour of the birds of a suburban area has appeared since F . D . Power's Ornithological Notes from a South London Suburb...

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01 November 1950 Comments Letters Bird Life. By Edward A. Armstrong. (Lindsay Drummond, 1949.) 12/6. Field Study Books : The Lapwing. By E. A. R. Ennion. (Methuen, 1949.) 6/-. These two books, though differing in approach and in scope, have the same audience and end in view. They have bot...

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01 November 1950 Comments Notes ON January 4th, 1950, we were standing in the road beside Bolney Grange Ltd., Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, watching about 30-40 WoodPigeons (Columba palumbus) feeding under a tree, when we heard the harsh calls of Carrion Crows (Corvus corone). We looked up, ...

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The British status of the Quail and some problems with its biology

Studies of some species rarely photographed: The Ruff

Notes

Recent reports and news

Notes

Studies of less familiar birds 116. Crested Lark

Observations on a Honey Buzzard digging out a wasps' nest

A study of suburban bird-life at Dollis Hill

Review

Notes

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