Notes

01 June 1986 Comments Notes Great Crested Grebe grasped the neck of the Little Grebe in its bill and appeared to be trying to submerge it under the water. After several seconds, during which it gave frequent yelping calls, the Little Grebe managed to free itself, but it appeared ...
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Short Reviews

01 June 1986 Comments Reviews The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History. Edited by Michael Allaby. (OUP, 1985. £20.00) Despite three years at university studying botany, two studying zoology, and a further three researching in ecology, 90% of the words in this dictionary are still ...
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Recent reports

01 June 1986 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in this report refer to March unless otherwise stated. The high-pressure systems to the north of Britain and Ireland which brought the bitterly cold air in from Siberia d...
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