Notes

01 March 1983
Comments Notes Red-necked Grebe making nest-building movements in winter. On 22nd November 1979, at Ghouet Bay, Guernsey, I saw a Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena feeding in company with a Red-breasted Merganser Mergus srrator. After ten minutes the two moved 90m ...
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Notes

01 December 1960
Comments Notes Aggressive behaviour of Barrow's Goldeneye with young.-- Although Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) does not figure on the British and Irish list, the following notes may be of interest as an instance of an aggressive attitude during the breeding s...
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Notes

01 June 1960
Comments Notes Piracy by GadwalL--On 30th December 1959, near Cley, Norfolk, we watched four Gadwall (Anas strepera) worrying a drake Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), apparently with the aim of robbing it of its food. They followed it very closely and whenever it div...
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