Letters

01 May 1995 Comments Letters It is a pity that British Birds has not been outspoken on the outrageous campaign that is being undertaken to wipe out feral Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Britain. It is surely a matter of concern to all bird-lovers that birds on the British List b...
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Notes

01 July 1980 Comments Notes Cormorant perching on electricity cable Various gulls (Laridae) and terns (Sternidae) have been noted perching on wire (Brit. Birds 72: 343-344) following the statement by W. G. Harvey (Brit. Birds 70: 545-546) that he could find no reference t...
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Notes

01 October 1974 Comments Notes Egg-laying by the Great Crested Grebe Although the behaviour of Great Crested Grebes Podiceps cristatus has been intensively studied, many questions are still open. One such question is how Great Crested Grebes lay their eggs, and whether they exhibit ...
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