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01 January 1945 Comments Notes reference to Capt. A. C. Fraser's note on this subject (antea, p. 94), I have the following note in my diary for December ioth, 1943 :-- Watched three Bullfinches (one male and two females) They were low down on Snowberry (Symphoricarpus) shrubs and at t...
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01 August 1944 Comments Notes ON March 26th, 1943, K. Williamson and one of the writers, W.S.C., when engaged on a rookery census were surprised to hear a pair of Ravens (Corvus c. corax) croaking anxiously and flying around Montpelier Wood in the heart of Sully Glen, Isle of Man. De...
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01 July 1944 Comments Notes The following observations are for the year 1943. KESTREL (Falco t. tinnunculus).--On July 17th I noticed a female which after landing on the ground started to run about with its body in a crouching attitude and gait a fast lope. The bird appeared to be ...
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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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