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... NATURE NOTE IT is a few weeks ago that our last Natural History Society notes appeared, but a correspondent has followed up with a few more observations. He _states that he saw a clouded yellow butterfly only ‘once dur.ng the summer (flying over Bilton ...
... Nature notes THE first days of April seemed to indicate that yet another winter was approaching — with snow and sleet on the Ist, and frosts occuring daily until the sth — yet already summer migrant birds were in the area, with Wheatear being seen in ...
... Nature Notes THE sudden cold spell of the weekend January 20/21 brought in fieldfares, redwings and lapwings much closer to towns and villages. With the arrival of the snow, marauding parties of fieldfares — our Scandinavian wintering thrushes — roamed ...
... NATURE NOTES The gale force winds early in September not only brought down many trees and wrought much damage. They also brought with them many surprises in the bird Cormorants and shags, usually seen in ones and twos appeared in half dozens and more ...
... NATURE NOTES Botanical items noted in the “ Rugby Naturalist include winter aconite, which was found on the outskirts of the town early in March. Bird life reported recently include 19 golden plover at a local reservoir, while numbers .of goosander ...
... NATURE NOTES The Swift — almost the last ‘‘pee-a-wit” and the flock of our summer visiting birds slowly spirals into the sky on §E;nr:(lonhnve - to arrive — is certainly the broad, heavy wings. ' first to depart. Now and again Ruff and the This year has ...
... Nature notes Despite indications early i, December of at least son,. normal wintry condition. thus bringing in more 4, teresting birds, the scaro., wildfow! — smew, pintail ;4 scaup — soon disappearcq from local waters. Indeed, totals dwindic. considerably ...
... GREEN SANDPIPERS’ UNUSUAL VISIT Since the last nature notes appeared in these columns. the January Wildfowl Count has been taken at a local reservoir and some six Goosander, 73 Mallard. 11 Pochard. cight Teal, 35 Wigeon and three Great Crested Grebe were ...