Notes

01 September 1959
Comments Notes with Mackerel shoals.--During- the months of July, August and September, Mackerel (Scomber scomber) habitually enter the Village Bay of Hirta, St, Kilda, in the late afternoon and evening. These shoals are often pursued by Grey Seals (Halichoerus gryphus)...
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01 July 1939
Comments Notes I THINK it will be of interest to record a case of bigamy in Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus), which I had under observation in England during the summer of 1938. It is well known that this species has a tendency to nest in small colonies, but I do no...
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01 September 1937
Comments Notes A WELL-AUTHENTICATED clutch of eggs of the Pine-Grosbeak (Pinicola e. enucleator), exceeding four, is so rare that it may be worth recording that a nest containing five fresh eggs of this species was found near Noatun, east Finmark, on June n t h , 1937,...
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01 February 1935
Comments Notes FOR the last few years I have examined a number of Jays killed in Essex, in the hope of finding the Continental form. On November 22nd, 1934, one, a female, was shot at Longwood, Layer Marney, Essex, which had the lower mantle and back greyer than usual....
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01 March 1929
Comments Notes SALTER reports a pair of Lesser Whitethroats (Sylvia c. curruca) at Aberystwyth from May 6th, 1928, onwards. The male was heard singing till July 2nd. This is a new record for the district, as the species is decidedly rare on the western seaboard of Wale...
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