Letters

01 April 1939 Comments Letters SIRS,--In his article on the Migration of the Gannet, Dr. Landsborough-Thomson says (antea, p. 288) : " There are many more mid-winter records of first year birds from African than from European waters . . . the figures suggest . . . t h a t those [young ...
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Notes

01 April 1939 Comments Notes THE following few notes were made mostly during the summer of 1938, and are the result of short expeditions and visits to the two counties. CHOUGH (Pyrrhocorax p. pyrrhocorax).---It was pleasing to be able to count twenty-one together on the grassy slopes...
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Notes

01 March 1935 Comments Notes I SPENT the months August-November (inclusive), 1934, on holiday at Salcombe, south Devon. Most of my time was engaged in bird-observing, and the following notes may be of interest:-- CUCKOO (Cuculus c. canorus).--One was calling strongly on Bolt Head, e...
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