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The plumage of Red-throated Divers in southern Iceland

01 November 2019 Comments Notes During a recent trip to Iceland, we were struck by the colour of the normally white underparts of some of the Red-throated Divers Gavia stellata at the Flói reserve in southern Iceland (plates 379 & 380). Most of the birds at this site had ...

Observation of a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker losing its nest hole to Marsh Tits

01 November 2019 Comments Notes A nationwide initiative to increase the monitoring of breeding Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers Dryobates minor began in 2015, organised by the Woodpecker Network. Volunteers are encouraged to look for Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers in spring and to find ...

Ringing recovery of Yellow-browed Warbler in Andalucía confirms overwintering in consecutive winters

01 November 2019 Comments Notes On 2nd January 2017, ST found a Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus in the village of El Pelayo (near Tarifa), in Andalucía, Spain. The bird was subsequently present in an area of Cork Oaks Quercus suber for around six weeks and...

Long-tailed Tits stealing nest material from Eurasian Treecreeper

01 November 2019 Comments Notes On 26th March in Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire, I came across a Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris building a nest. The site was about 3 m up in an old Oak Quercus robur and behind loose bark, as is usual for this species. I watche...

The Eagle Owl

01 November 2019 Comments BBRC News Review Eagle Owl 235609.jpg ...

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01 January 2005 Comments Notes Hunting strategy of Eurasian Sparrowhawk Short-eared Owl preying on Merlin Sky lark using birdwatchienrs as refuge from Merlins White-winged Black Tern feedingon butterflies Song of Common Chaffinch resmeling that of Les...

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