Notes

01 October 1977
Comments Notes Displays of Moorhen In bis paper on the breeding behaviour and biology of the Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (Brit. Birds 67: 104-115, 137-158), N. A. Wood described displays performed on water when intruders were near a nest containing eggs and y...
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Notes

01 September 1959
Comments Notes with Mackerel shoals.--During- the months of July, August and September, Mackerel (Scomber scomber) habitually enter the Village Bay of Hirta, St, Kilda, in the late afternoon and evening. These shoals are often pursued by Grey Seals (Halichoerus gryphus)...
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Notes

01 March 1929
Comments Notes SALTER reports a pair of Lesser Whitethroats (Sylvia c. curruca) at Aberystwyth from May 6th, 1928, onwards. The male was heard singing till July 2nd. This is a new record for the district, as the species is decidedly rare on the western seaboard of Wale...
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