July reports

01 October 1974 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records A Black-browed Albatross Diomedea melanophris was present in the gannetry on Herrnaness, Unst (Shetland), throughout the summer. Following the June report of a Fulmar Fulmarus glaci...
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News and comment

01 October 1974 Comments News and comment Growth of the British and Irish list The number of full species admitted to the British and Irish list during the 17 decades which have elapsed since 1800 has varied from as few as four to as many as 27 per decade, the average being 13; Kenneth...
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Notes

01 October 1974 Comments Notes Egg-laying by the Great Crested Grebe Although the behaviour of Great Crested Grebes Podiceps cristatus has been intensively studied, many questions are still open. One such question is how Great Crested Grebes lay their eggs, and whether they exhibit ...
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The Index of Heron Population, 1944

01 May 1945 Comments Main paper The number of reports on sites occupied by Herons in 1944, which were received at the Edward Grey Institute, was i n . Of these 77 were in England, 6 in Wales, 8 in Scotland and 20 in Ireland. We are indebted to 55 informants, of whom a considerable numbe...
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Notes from Fair Isle, 1939-45

01 May 1945 Comments Main paper IN the spring of 1944, George T. Arthur (G.T.A.), and the writer (G.W.), visited Fair Isle, Shetland, between March 28th and April 17th. In autumn, the island was again visited by the writer between August 14th and 21st. Eighty-seven different species and...
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Letters

01 May 1945 Comments Letters SIRS,--With reference t o the note under t h e above heading (antea,p. 177), i t may be of interest t o record t h a t nests of t h e Swallow without any ledge or other support below are b y no means unusual in South Gloucestershire. Of 37 nests which rem...
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