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01 May 2002 Comments Other GREAT GREY SHRIKE IN KENT IN SPRING. ON April 6th, 1927, my son, W. H. Hale, and I saw a Great Grey Shrike (Lanius e. excubitor) at Hothfield. It is well known that as an autumn and winter visitor this bird occurs almost every year in Kent, bu...

Flight identification of Common Eider, King Eider and Steller's Eider

01 May 2002 Comments Main paper Tony Svensson 1Spring flocks impart a vivid black-and-white impression.They are rarely confused with other ducks, but other species of eider can be overlooked in the flock. ...

The Sequence of Plumages of the Common Eider

01 March 1963 Comments Main paper accounts have appeared in the works of naturalists on the subject of the plumage of the male and female Eider (Somateria m. mollissima) and the age at which the sexes arrive at maturity. In nearly all of these there is much guesswork owing to the small se...

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Flight identification of Common Eider, King Eider and Steller's Eider

The Sequence of Plumages of the Common Eider

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