. British birds. Birds. OTES. MARKING BIRDS. PROGRESS OF THE " BRITISH BIRDS' " SCHEME. I AM glad to be able to report that so far as the number of birds marked is concerned, the results to date are extremely satisfactory. The demands for rings largely exceeded my expectations, and I regret that it was not always possible to supply them immediately in the quantities required. Between ten and eleven thousand rings have been sent out this year, and schedules recording the marking of between five and six thousand birds have already been returned. When all the schedules have been sent in
. British birds. Birds. OTES. MARKING BIRDS. PROGRESS OF THE " BRITISH BIRDS' " SCHEME. I AM glad to be able to report that so far as the number of birds marked is concerned, the results to date are extremely satisfactory. The demands for rings largely exceeded my expectations, and I regret that it was not always possible to supply them immediately in the quantities required. Between ten and eleven thousand rings have been sent out this year, and schedules recording the marking of between five and six thousand birds have already been returned. When all the schedules have been sent in, I hope to give further details of the number of birds marked ; meanwhile I take the opportunity of sincerely tlianking those who have spent so much time and labour in marking. It is to be hoped that those into whose hands ringed birds fall will record their finds. It would greatly assist the enquiry if every reader of British Birds would advertise as widely as possible the fact that these birds have been ringed, and would point out that it is essential that we should be informed of (1) the number on the ring ; (2) the place where found, and (3) the date when found of every marked bird recovered. H. F. WiTHERBY. SONG-THRUSH BUILDING IN A HEAP OF BRICKS. The nest shown in the accompanying photograph is that of a Song-Thrush {Turdus m-w^tCMs), and was buOt in a heap of bricks at Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on the road-side. The nest was found in April, 1910, but the young were not hatched. F. C. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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