... Ladvhirds’ Shelter Annfield House, Manor Street. Forfar, April 8, 1956 Sir.—l was interested in “C. P. R's” Nature Note on the hibernation of ladybirds. ki 7 gy O 8 On a sunny afternoon about 10 davs before Christmas, and, with my Christmas table decorations ...

... building and egg laying the garden warbler warbles in lont wg:iereu the flyutc;ler has % low, wea chirp. As was mentioned in my Nature Note, one very noticeable thing about the garden warbler is its habit of returnlt;fn each year to the same spot for nesting, ...

... Testa. ment narrative—was composed. and about the “flags” in which the ark sheltered Your contributor, “D. A. T.” in his Nature Note, had said that the confu. sion about “bulrushes® might be due in large measure to the translators anq illustrators of the ...

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... POLLUTION . 16 Leven Street , Edinburgh . April 25 , 1908 . Sffi , —Your correspondent S . B ., in his very interesting • Nature Note , published in tq » day ' s Scotsman , directs attention to a very Serious condition of affairs , which is much too prevalent ...

... Calendar of Early Nesting From a recent Nature Note , it is clear that one raven at least had commenced to sit in February of this year . In my native district of Kintyre ravens began to incubate closely in the first week of March , and the young birds ...

... Smailholm , ' January 3 , ' 1924 . SlR ,--In reply to A . W . S . ' s letter to-day , I most carefully read and re-road his Nature Note on Saturday . All went well until I camo to his description , an almost pauseless overflow of rich liquid notes . . , ...

... Oiled Sea Birds Monifieth, Angus, Sgptember 20, 1952 Sir,—On reading the Nature Note in your issue to-day on the treatment of oiled sea birds, I was rather distressed to see that a recovery of 12 per cent. had merited the heading “ Success of Bathing ...

... Marking Grey Seals Oban.‘Argyll. January 10.“1953 Sir.—l was much interested in the Nature Note in your isssue to-day on the above subject, because 1 was flatly contradicted when 1 stated in my book, “Highland Naturalist Again,” that grey seals are constantly ...

... Foxes within Edinburgh City boundary 95 Spottiswoode Street. Edinburgh, July 22, 1957 o . Sir—l read “S. K’'s” interesting Nature Note in your issue last Saturday. Some time ago, knowing that foxes were f{requenting a southern district of the city and suspecting ...

... Flowering of Gentian 26 Gladstone Place. Aberdeen, May 24, 1953 Sir,—On May 23 your corresponden! “A. M.,” contributing a Nature Note on “Moray Flower and Feather,” made reference to a member of the genus Gentiana at present in bloom. I quote: “ A path of ...

... Goldfinches in Scotland Polmont , Falkirk , January 23 , 1936 Sir , —I read with interest the Nature Note by E . C . S . on A Goldfinch in Edinburgh , and the letters which subsequently appeared under Goldfinches in Scotland . On the 22 nd December ...