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Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1962 (with 1961 additions)

01 November 1955 Comments Main paper been compiled after the consideration of about 400 records for 1962 (rather fewer than in previous years), plus a few which were left over from 1961. Nearly all 1962 records have now been dealt with, though a few still remain outstanding. The composition ...

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01 November 1955 Comments Notes Gull-billed Terns in Sussex.--On 29th May 1955, I saw two Gullbilled Terns (Gelochelidon nilotica) flying- slowly eastward together just off shore at Langney Point, Sussex. I w a s able to note the short, thick and completely black bills, the stocky shape...

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01 January 1950 Comments Notes IT is well-known that a great many species of birds make use of old nests of the Magpie (Pica pica). I have several times seen examples of Carrion Crows (Corvus corone) doing so. In 1949, for the first time, I have had an example of Rooks (C. frugilegus)...

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01 October 1949 Comments Notes ...

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