Letter

01 September 1943
Comments Letters SIRS --It was with very great interest t h a t I read the articles on incubation in the June and July numbers by Col. Ryves and Mr. Tucker. From reading these articles I realised t h a t I must have had a quite unique experience regarding incubation by th...
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Notes

01 September 1943
Comments Notes DURING the last year I have been able to pay regular visits to the Sewage Farm just outside the town of Bedford and amongst the many birds seen, the following seem worthy of note. I am grateful to Mr. B. O. Clifford and Mr. A. J. Swain for providing me wi...
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Nest-Site Selection by birds

01 September 1943
Comments Main paper T H E late F . C. R. Jourdain writing on " Our Present Knowledge of the Breeding-Biology of B i r d s " (antea, Vol. xxiv, p. 135) remarked : "Every detail of the life of the bird is important. For example most valuable and interesting light is thrown on ...
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Notes

01 May 1943
Comments Notes 1942 I had excellent opportunities of observing the birds which frequent the southern shores of Ayr Bay, between the mouth of the river Doon and the Heads of Ayr. As a result I have been able to add three new birds to the Ayrshire list, and I include one...
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Recovery of Marked Birds

01 May 1943
Comments Main paper Longridge (Lancs), 21.3.42. Hartshorne (Derby) 25.4.42. OkL Buckenham (Norfolk), 5-M*Meare (Som), 25.1.42. Oskarstrom (Hailand), Sweden, 28.3.42. Ely (Cambs), 13.11.42. St. Biazey (Comwall), i r . 1.42. Farnborough (Hants), 23.3.42. Nethera von (Wilts) Ro...
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