Letters

01 July 1978
Comments Letters Diving methods of Great Northern and Black-throated Divers On inland waters, I have noticed that Great Northern Divers Gavia immer always slither under slowly when diving, whereas Black-throated G. arctica jump upwards slightly before they dive...
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Notes

01 January 1943
Comments Notes THE Handbook of British Birds states that on the continent Magpies may roost in hundreds, but I have not heard of a roost of any magnitude in this country. On March 30th, 1942 near Northallerton the chattering of Magpies (Pica p. pica) drew my attention ...
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Notes

01 June 1935
Comments Notes CERTAIN results accumulated during several years of trapping and ringing in a garden are offered below. These are confined to information obtained by operations in a fixed and limited area; observations obtained in other ways, either in the garden or in ...
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