Notes

01 October 1946 Comments Notes THE following records of young birds returning to their nest after having left it may be of interest (cf. antea, pp. 26, 152, 178, 246). Greenfinch (Chloris c. chloris). Five hatched. Flew May 30th, 1946. Back in nest 4.30 p.m., summer time, and remained...
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01 April 1933 Comments Notes ONE always associates the Raven (Corvus corax) with extreme intelligence, but not so a pair (or its yearly successors, for many are destroyed round here by gamekeepers, etc.) that breed in a secluded Denbighshire gorge, not many miles away from my home. ...
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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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