Letters

01 March 1935
Comments Letters SIRS,--In view of t h e recent article b y Brian Roberts on t h e Gannet colonies of Iceland (antea, pp. 100-105) it may be of interest to record the following observations on the colony a t Grimsey, off north Iceland. Roberts recorded twenty-one pairs of...
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Notes

01 March 1935
Comments Notes I SPENT the months August-November (inclusive), 1934, on holiday at Salcombe, south Devon. Most of my time was engaged in bird-observing, and the following notes may be of interest:-- CUCKOO (Cuculus c. canorus).--One was calling strongly on Bolt Head, e...
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Notes

01 January 1929
Comments Notes ON May 4th, 1928, I watched a Goldfinch (Carduelis c. britannica) snapping off the stalks, about two inches from the head, of some " Forget-me-nots " (Myosotis) in our garden in west Sussex. The bird, which was accompanied by a second bird, soon flew off...
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