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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Notes

01 September 1973 Comments Notes Unusual hunting behaviour of Sparrowhawks During February 1972, at Benacre, Suffolk, I spent several hours observing a pair of Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus hunting over a particular field which had been left to seed. This field was the feeding ...
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Notes

01 May 1969 Comments Notes Woodpigeons cooing at night J. N . Tomlinson's note and the accompanying editorial comment (Brit. Birds, 62: 76-77) give the impression that it is exceptional for Woodpigeons Columba palumbus to call at night. In the past 28 years, however, living in thre...
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