Notes

01 February 1988 Comments Notes Occurrence of 'Russian' Bean Geese in Lancashire/Merseyside The small flocks of Bean Geese Anser fabalis which winter in Britain consist of individuals of the long-billed nominate race A. f. fabalis, known as the 'Western' Bean Goose (Ogilvie 1978). Strag...
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01 October 1971 Comments Notes Moorhen killing Jackdaw In view of A. Blackett's note (Brit. Birds, 63: 384), the following incident may be of interest. On 28th June 1964, at Corsham Lake, Wiltshire, I was watching a pair of Moorhens Gailitmla chbropus with five small chicks feeding by ...
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01 October 1961 Comments Notes Little Grebe eating bread.--On 3rd September 1961, we were standing by a lake in Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey, when we noted that a Little Grebe (Podsceps ruficollis) showed interest at the approach of some people to feed the water fowl. As soon as they ...
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