Dr Peter Ferns
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Ferns, P.N. & Hinsley, S.A. In press. How blue are British tits? Sex, age and environmental effects. Bird Study.
Ferns, P.N. & Reed, J.P. (2009) Effects of the Cardiff Bay barrage on the abundance, ecology, and behaviour of shelducks Tadorna tadorna. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 19: 466-473.
Ferns, P.N. & Hinsley, S.A. (2008) Carotenoid plumage hue and chroma signal different aspects of individual and habitat quality in tits. Ibis, 150: 152-159.
Hinsley, S.A., Hill, R.A., Bellamy, P.E., Harrison, N.M., Speakman, J.R., Wilson, A.K. & Ferns, P.N. (2008) Effects of structural and functional gaps on breeding woodland birds: working harder for less. Landscape Ecology, 23: 615-626.
Jagannath, A., Shore, R.F., Walker, L.A., Ferns, P.N. & Gosler, A.G. (2008) Eggshell pigmentation indicates pesticide contamination. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45: 133-140.
Jervis, M.A., Boggs, C.L. and Ferns, P.N. (2005) Egg maturation strategy and its associated trade-offs: a synthesis focusing on Lepidoptera. Ecological Entomology, 30: 359-375.
Ferns, P.N. and Hinsley, S.A. (2004) Immaculate tits: head plumage pattern as an indicator of quality in birds. Animal Behaviour, 67: 261-272.
Ferns, P.N. & Lang, A. (2003) The value of immaculate mates: relationships between plumage quality and breeding success in shelducks. Ethology, 109: 521-432.
Jervis, M.A., Heimpel, G.E., Ferns, P.N., Harvey, J.A. and Kidd, N.A.C. (2001) Life history strategies in parasitoid wasps: a comparative analysis of 'ovigeny'. Journal of Animal Ecology, 70: 442-458.
Dawson, A., Hinsley, S.A., Ferns, P.N., Bonser, R.H.C. and Eccleston, L. (2000) Rate of moult affects feather quality: a mechanism linking current reproductive effort to future survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B, 267: 2093-2098.
List of Rae Vernon’s reprints that are available, on request, from P.N.Ferns
Alexander, W. B. (1945) The index of Heron population, 1944. British Birds, 38, 232-234.
Alexander, W. B. (1946) The index of Heron population, 1945. British Birds, 39, 201-206.
Alexander, W. B. (1947) The index of Heron population, 1946. British Birds, 40, 204-207.
Alexander, W. B. (1948) The index of Heron population, 1947. British Birds, 41, 146-148.
Alexander, W. B. (1950) The index of Heron population, 1949. British Birds, 43, 78-80.
Alexander, W. B. (1951) The index of Heron population, 1950. British Birds, 44, 123-126.
Allan, R. M. (1955) Observations on the fauna of Heisker or Monach Isles, Outer Hebrides. Scottish Naturalist, 67, 3-8.
Bakke, T. A. (1970) Ernæring hos fiskemåke, Larus canus, i Agdenesområdet, Trondelag. Fauna, 23, 253-271.
Bakke, T. A. (1972) Fiskemåkenes og hettemåkenes næring på Sola flystasjon i Rogaland. Fauna, 25, 197-204.Bartley, D. B. (1960) Ecological studies on Rhosgoch Common, Radnorshire. Journal of Ecology, 48, 205-214.
Bassindale, R. (1940) Studies on the biology of the Bristol Channel. IX. The invertebrate fauna of the southern shores of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary. Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists' Society, 9, 143-201.
Bassindale, R. (1942) The distribution of amphipods in the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel. Journal of Animal Ecology, 11, 131-144.
Bassindale, R. (1943) Studies on the biology of the Bristol Channel. XI. The physical environment and intertidal fauna of the southern shores of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary. Journal of Ecology, 31, 1-29.
Beer, J. V., Chadwick, P. J. & Stanley, P. J. (1969) Steep Holm Gull Research Station 1968. 1-36. (Report)
Bell, B. D. & Brathwaite, D. H. (1964) The birds of Great Barrier and Arid Islands. Notornis, 10, 363-383.
Bourne, W. R. P. (1962) The spring departure of Common Gulls Larus canus from Scotland. Scottish Birds, 2, 1-15.
Bourne, W. R. P. (1996) The past status of gulls and terns in Britain. Sula, 10, 157-160.
Bourne, W. R. P. (1999) The past status of the herons in Britain. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 119, 192-196.
Brosset, A. (1978) Social organization and nest-building in the forest weaver birds of the genus Malimbus (Ploceinae). Ibis, 120, 27-37.
Brown, R. G. B. (1967) Breeding success and population growth in a colony of Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus argentatus and L. fuscus. Ibis, 109, 502-515.
Brown, R. G. B. (1967) Species isolation between the Herring Gull Larus argentatus and Lesser Black-backed Gull L. fuscus. Ibis, 109, 310-317.
Buckley, J. (1973) The prey of Short-eared Owls wintering on the Berkshire Downs. British Birds, 66, 143-146.
Burgess, D. (1963) Carrion Crows in Northern England. Agriculture, 70, 126-129.
Butterfield, A. (1954) Falco columbarius subaesalon Brehm: a valid race. British Birds, 47, 342-347.
Cabot, D. (1963) Further results from wader ringing on the Exe Estuary, E. Devon. Devon Birds, 16, 2-8.
Cabot, D. (1964) Fourth Report from wader ringing on the Exe Estuary. Devon Birds, 17, 42-48.
Caithness, T. A. (1968) Insects and birds on two New Zealand airfields. New Zealand Entomologist, 4, 19-23.
Cameron, R. A. D. & Cornwallis, L. (1967) Autumn notes from Azraq, Jordon. Ibis, 109, 489-501.
Cameron, R. A. D., Percival, M. J. L. & Sinclair, A. R. E. (1967) The migration of raptors and storks through the Near East in autumn. Ibis, 109, 489-501.
Campbell, B. (1950) Pied Flycatchers and nestboxes. Bird Notes, 23, 224-230.
Campbell, B. (1950) Bird-watching in South Wales. RSPB Occasional Publications, 11, 1-8.
Campbell, B. (1965) The British breeding distribution of the Pied Flycatcher. Bird Study, 12, 305-318.
Carroll, A. L. K. (1963) Food habits of the North Island Weka. Notornis, 10, 289-300.
Carroll, A. L. K. (1963) Breeding cycle of the North Island Weka. Notornis, 10, 300-301.
Carroll, A. L. K. (1963) Sexing of Wekas. Notornis, 10, 302.
Carroll, A. L. K. (1967) Foods of the White-faced Heron. Notornis, 14, 7 pp.
Chadwick, P. J., Clothier, G. E., Davis, H. H., Hammacott, H. R., Taylor, S. M., Sweet, G. & Vernon, J. D. R. (1974) Bristol bird report, 1973. Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists' Society, 33, 35-64.
Chadwick, P. J., Clothier, G. E., Hammacott, H. R., Sweet, G., Taylor, S. M. & Vernon, J. D. R. (1975) Bristol bird report, 1974. Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists' Society, 34, 29-56.
Chadwick, P. J., Hammacott, H. R., Sweet, G., Taylor, S. M., Thomas, R. G. & Vernon, J. D. R. (1978) Avon Bird Report, 1977. Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists' Society, 37, 33-64.
Colling, A. W. & Brown, E. B. (1945) The breeding of Marsh and Montagu's Harriers in North Wales in 1945. British Birds, 39, 233-243.
Colquhoun, M. K. (1951) The wood pigeon in Great Britain. Agricultural Research Council Report Series, 10, 1-69.
Condry, W. M. & Davies, J. L. (1950) Bird-watching in West Wales. Occasional Publications of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 10, 1-8.
Coombes, R. A. H. (1950) Moult-migration of the Sheld-duck. Ibis, 92, 405-418.
Coulson, J. C. (1961) Movements and seasonal variation in mortality of Shags and Cormorants ringed on the Farne Islands, Northumberland. British Birds, 54, 225-235.
Cragg, J. & Clayton, Y. M. (1971) Bacterial and fungal flora of seagull droppings in Jersey. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 24, 317-319.
Cramp, S. & Teagle, W. G. (1955) A comparative study of the birds of two stretches of the Thames in Inner London, 1951-1953. London Bird Report, 1955, 42-57.
Creutz, G. (1963) Ernährungseweise und Aktionsradius der Lachmöwe (Larus ridibundus L.). Beiträge zur Vogelkunde, 9, 3-58.
Crook, J. H. (1963) Monogamy, polygamy and food supply. Discovery, 1963, 35-41.
Cuendot, G. (1976) Étude du comprotment alimentaire des Mouettes rieuses (Larus ridibundus) et de leur influence sur les populations de vers de terre. 1-8. (Report)
Daniels, R. J. R. (1999) The mangroves' last stand. Biologist, 46, 8-11.
Davies, B. N. K. (1967) Bird feeding preferences among different crops in an area near Huntingdon. Bird Study, 14, 227-237.
Davis, J. W. F. (1975) Specialization in feeding location by herring gulls. Journal of Animal Ecology, 44, 795-804.
Eastwood, E., Isted, G. A. & Rider, G. C. (1962) Radar ring angels and the roosting behaviour of starlings. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B, 156, 242-267.
Etchécopar, R. D. (20031) Quelqes observations en Turquie. L'Oiseau et R.F.O., 29, 96-98.
Everett, M. (1999) The music of the nightjar. Biologist, 46, 70-72.
Fennell, H., James, D. B. & Morris, J. (1974) Pollution of a storage reservoir by roosting gulls. Journal of the Society for Water Treatment and Examination, 23, 5-24.
Ferguson-Lees, I. J. (1956) Photographic studies of less familiar birds. LXXIV - Citril Finch. British Birds, 49, 398-400.
Ferguson-Lees, I. J. (1958) Photographic studies of some less familiar birds. LXXXVI - Chough and Alpine Chough. British Birds, 51, 99-103.
Fordham, R. A. (1967) Durability of bands on Dominican Gulls. Notornis, 14, 3 pp.
Fournier, O. & Spitz, F. (1969) Étude biometrique des limicoles. I. Ecologie et biometrie des Barge a queue noire, Limosa limosa, hivernant sur le littoral du sud de la Vendée. L'Oiseau et R.F.O., 39, 15-20.
Fournier, O. & Spitz, F. (1969) Étude biometrique des limicoles. II. Differentiation biometrique et cycle de presence des populations de Tringa totanus stationnant dans le sud de la Vendée. L'Oiseau et R.F.O., 39, 242-251.
Fournier, O. & Spitz, F. (1970) Étude biometrique des limicoles. III. Le Bécasseau maubèche (Calidris canutus). L'Oiseau et R.F.O., 40, 69-81.
Gardarsson, A. (1956) Stormáfur, nyr varpfugl á Islandi. Nátturufrædingurinn, 26, 87-93.
George, R. S. (1959) Fleas from nests of the Pied Flycatcher and other species in the Forest of Dean. Bird Study, 6, 132-136.
Gillham, M. E. (1960) Vegetation of Little Brother Island, Cook Strait, in relation to spray-bearing winds, soil salinity, and pH. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 88, 405-424.
Gillham, M. E. (1960) Plant communities of the Mokohinau Islands, northern N.Z. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 88, 79-98.
Gillham, M. E. (1960) Vegetation of New Zealand shag colonies. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 88, 363-380.
Gillham, M. E. (1960) Vegetation of tern and gannet colonies in northern New Zealand with a comparative note on colonies in the Bass Strait, Tasmania. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 88, 211-234.
Gillham, M. E. (1960) Destruction of indigenous heath vegetation in Victorian sea-bird colonies. Australian Journal of Botany, 8, 277-317.
Gillham, M. E. (1961) Alteration of the breeding habitat by sea-birds and seals in Western Australia. Journal of Ecology, 49, 289-300.
Gillham, M. E. (1961) Modification of Sub-Antarctic flora on Maquarie Island by sea birds and sea elephants. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 74, 1-12.
Gillham, M. E. (1961) Old and new Storm Petrel rookeries in Port Phillip Bay. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 74, 27-46.
Gillham, M. E. (1961) Plants and seabirds of granite islands in South-East Victoria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 74, 21-35.
Gillham, M. E. (1963) Coral Cay vegetation Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 73, 79-92.
Gillham, M. E. (1963) Association of nesting sea-birds and vegetation types on islands off Cape Leeuwin, South-Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist, 9, 29-46.
Gillham, M. E. (1963) Breeding habitats of the White-faced Storm Petrel (Pelagodroma marina) in Eastern Bass Strait. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 97, 33-41.
Gillham, M. E. (1964) The vegetation of local coastal gull colonies. Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, 91, 23-33.
Gillham, M. E. (1965) IV. Vegetation: additions and changes - the Fisher Island Field Station. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 99, 71-80.
Goodacre, M. J. (1959) The origin of winter visitors to the British Isles. 4. Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Bird Study, 6, 180-192.
Gribble, F. C. (1962) Census of Black-headed Gull colonies in England and Wales, 1958. Bird Study, 9, 56-71.
Griffin, D. (1975) The Common Bird Census in Surrey 1970-1974. Surrey Bird Report, 1974, 22 pp.
Haas, W. (1970) August-Beobachtungen im südkaspischen Tiefland. Die Vogelwarte, 25, 233-236.
Hamilton, F. D., Macgregor, K. S. & Zamboni, R. F. C. (1954) Notes on the birds of Glen Moidart, Inverness-shire. Scottish Naturalist, 66, 89-93.
Hamilton, F. D. & Macgregor, K. S. (1955) Wilson's Phalarope in Fife: a new British bird. British Birds, 48, 15-17.
Hamilton, F. D. (1962) Census of Black-headed Gull colonies in Scotland, 1958. Bird Study, 9, 72-80.
Harris, M. P. (1962) Migration of the British Lesser Black-backed Gull as shown by ringing data. Bird Study, 9, 174-182.
Harris, M. P. (1962) Recoveries of ringed Great Black-backed Gulls. Bird Study, 9, 192-197.
Harris, M. P. (1970) Rates and causes of increase of some British gull populations. Bird Study, 17, 325-335.
Harris, M. P. (1971) Ecological adaptations of moult in some British gulls. Bird Study, 18, 113-118.
Hartley, P. H. T. (1946) The food of the Kestrel in Palestine. Ibis, 88, 241-242.
Hartley, P. H. T. (1947) The diet of the Long-eared Owl in Iraq. Ibis, 89, 566-569.
Hartley, P. H. T. (1948) The assessment of the food of birds. Ibis, 90, 361-381.
Hartley, P. H. T. (1948) Food and feeding relationships in a community of fresh-water fishes. Journal of Animal Ecology, 17, 1-14.
Hartley, P. H. T. (1953) An ecological study of the feeding habits of the English titmice. Journal of Animal Ecology, 22, 261-288.
Hartley, P. H. T. (1954) Wild fruits in the diet of British thrushes. A study in the ecology of closely allied species. British Birds, 47, 97-107.
Hartley, P. H. T. (1954) Back garden ornithology. Bird Study, 1, 18-27.
Heppleston, P. B. (1970) Anatomical observations on the bill of the Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus occidentalis) in relation to feeding behaviour. Journal of Zoology, London, 161, 519-524.
Heppleston, P. B. (1971) Nest site selection by Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) in the Netherlands and Scotland. Netherlands Journal of Zoology, 21, 208-211.
Herbst, H. G. (1956) Die Ernährung der Sturmmöwe (Larus canus L.) unde ihre landwirtschaftliche Bedeutung. Albrecht-Thaer-Archiv, 3, 249-273.
Hinde, R. A. & Harrison, J. G. (1949) Island migration of waders and terns. British Birds, 42, 308-319.
Hinde, R. A. (1951) Further report on the inland migration of waders and terns. British Birds, 44, 329
346.
Holloway, H. & Bakaloudis, D. (1998) In search of Europe's snake eagle. Biologist, 45, 33-36.
Holmgren, J. (1986) Om tornseglare Apusapus övernattande i träd [Swifts roosting in trees]. Anser, 25, 113-126.
Holmgren, J. (1987) Ytterligare rapporter om tornseglare Apus apus övernattande i träd [Swifts roosting in trees: further reports]. Anser, 26, 111-116.
Hume, R. A. (1973) Ring-billed Gull in Glamorgan: a species new to Britain and Ireland. British Birds, 66, 509-512.
Hunt, G. L. (1970) Herring Gull population dynamics: the significance of Man's waste products. Proceedings of the International Congress for Ornithology, 15, 652.
Hutchinson, C. D. & Neath, B. (1978) Little Gulls in Britain and Ireland. British Birds, 71, 563-582.
Ingram, G. C. S. & Morrey Salmon, H. (1948) Ornithological notes 1957-58. Reports and Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, 79, 45-48.
Ingram, G. C. S. & Morrey Salmon, H. (1950) Ornithological notes. Reports and Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, 80, 28-33.
Ingram, G. C. S. & Morrey Salmon, H. (1952) Ornithological notes 1950-52. Reports and Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, 81, 93-97.
Ingram, G. C. S. & Morrey Salmon, H. (1953) Ornithological notes 1952-53. Reports and Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, 82, 36-38.
Ingram, G. C. S. & Morrey Salmon, H. (1954) Ornithological notes 1953-54. Reports and Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, 83, 22-24.
Ingram, G. C. S. & Morrey Salmon, H. (1955) Ornithological notes 1954-55. Reports and Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, 84, 15-24.
Ingram, G. C. S. (1945) Common Sandpipers on migration in south Glamorgan. British Birds, 38, 169-172.
Isenmann, P. (1972) Dispersion hivernale du Goéland argenté (Larus argentatus) sur le littoral atlantique de l'estuaire de la Loire au Pays Basque. Ar Vran, 5, 101-108.
Isenmann, P. (1973) Donnes sur les deplacements erratiques de Goéland argentés à pieds jaunes (Larus argentatus micahellis) nes en Méditerranée. L'Oiseau et R.F.O., 43, 187-195.
Isenmann, P. (1973) Distribution hivernale en 1972-1973 du Goéland argenté à pieds jaunes (Larus argentatus micahellis) sur le littoral atlantique du Morbihan au Pays Basque. L'Oiseau et R.F.O., 43, 260-262.
Isenmann, P. (1975) Le passage prénuptial de la Guifette leucoptère (Chlidonias leucopterus) en Camargue. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Marseille, 35, 149-151.
Isenmann, P. (1975) Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de reproduction et de l'écologie de la Mouette mélanocéphale Larus melanocephalus. Nos Oiseaux, 33, 66-73.
Isenmann, P. (1976) Note sur le stationnement hivernal des larides sur la cote Méditerranéenne d'Espagne. L'Oiseau et R.F.O., 46, 135-142.
Isenmann, P. (1976) Observations sur la Guifette noire Chlidonias niger en Camargue. Alauda, 44, 319-327.
Isenmann, P. (1976) Beweis eines längeren Aufenthaltes einer Gruppe Rauseeschwalben (Hydroprogne caspia) während des Wegzuges in der Camargue (Süd-Frankreich). Die Vogelwarte, 28, 1 p.
Isenmann, P. (1976) Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la reproduction et de l'étho-écologie du Goéland railleur, Larus genei. Ardea, 64, 48-61.
Isenmann, P. (1976) Contribution à l'écologie du Goéland argenté à pieds jaunes (Larus argentatus micahellis) en Camargue. Terre et Vie, 30, 551-563.
Isenmann, P. (1977) Données sur la biologie de reproduction de la Mouette rieuse en Camargue. Nos Oiseaux, 34, 143-154.
Isenmann, P. (1977) Strategie spatio-temporelle d'alimentation de la Mouette rieuse (Larus ridibundus) en Camargue. Le Gerfaut, 67, 235-253.
Isenmann, P. (1978) La décharge d'ordures ménagères de Marseille comme habitat d'alimentation de la Mouette rieuse Larus ridibundus. Alauda, 46, 131-146.
James, M. & Harrison, J. G. (1965) The juvenile plumage of the Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit and further occurrences of this race in England. British Birds, 58, 10-11.
Jirsik, J. (1945) The importance of the Laughing-gull (Larus ridibundus) in agriculture and fisheries. Work of the Moravian Natural Science Society, 17, 1-28.
Kear, J. (1962) Feeding habits of the Grey Lag Goose Anser anser on the Island of Bute. Scottish Birds, 2, 233-239.
Kear, J. & Rodger, J. B. A. (1964) Wild geese in East Scotland. Scottish Agriculture, 1963/64, 4 pp.
Kear, J. (1965) Recent changes in Scottish barley acreages and the possible effect on wild geese. Scottish Birds, 3, 288-292.
Kear, J. (1965) The internal food reserves of hatching mallard ducklings. Journal of Wildlife Management, 29, 523-528.
Kear, J. (1967) Feeding habits of the Greylag Goose Anser anser in Iceland, with reference to its interaction with agriculture. VII, 615-622. Beograd. Congres des Biologistes du Gibier. 1965.
Kitson, A. R. (1978) Identification of Long-toed Stint, Pintail Snipe and Asiatic Dowitcher. British Birds, 71, 558-562.
Kuhk, R. (1956) Abermals über stosstauchende Lachmöwen. Beiträge zur Vogelkunde, 4, 249-250.
Kumerloeve, H. (1953) Stoßtauchende Lachmöwen (Larus ridibundus). Beiträge zur Vogelkunde, 3, 242-244.
Kumerloeve, H. (1964) Sur las distribution d'Irana guttaralis (Guérin) en Asie Minuere et dans les régions voisines. Alauda, 32, 97-104.
Kumerloeve, H. (1966) Tendances expansives chez des espèces de Carpodacus, Rhodopechys et Serinus en Asie mineuve. Nos Oiseaux, 28, 284-287.
Kumerloeve, H. (1967) Zum Vorkommen von Laubsängern (Phylloscopus) im östlichen und südlichen Kleinasien. Die Vogelwarte, 24, 143-145.
Kumerloeve, H. (1969) Remarques sur les collections d'oiseaux de Palestine. Alauda, 37, 164-167.
Kumerloeve, H. & Öker, A. (1971) Büyükçekmece, su ve bataklik kuslari için önemli bir kuluçka ve beslenme ortami. Türk Biyoloji Dergisi, 21, 118-122.
Lebreton, J.-D. & Isenmann, P. (1976) Dynamique de la population Camargaise de Mouette rieuses Larus ridibundus L.: un modele mathematique. Terre et Vie, 30, 529-549.
Lewis, T. (1964) What the swallows are hunting. The Field, April 9, 2 pp.
Magee, J. D. (1965) The breeding distribution of the Stonechat in Britain and the causes of its decline. Bird Study, 12, 83-89.
Mayer, G. & Erlinger, G. (1971) Der zug Österreichischer Lachmöwen. Naturkundliches Jahrbuch der Stadt Linz, 1971, 157-201.
Mead, C. (1999) Birds behaving badly. Biologist, 46, 149-152.
Meininger, P. L. & Kekhuis, J. F. (1990) De Zwartkopmeeuw Larus melanocephalus als broedvogel in Nederland en Europa. Limosa, 63, 121-134.
Miles, P. M. (1948) Insects disgorged by the Black-headed Gull (Larus r. ridibundus L.). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 84, 2.
Milne, B. S. (1956) A report on the bird population of Beddington Sewage Farm, 1954-55. Bird Study, 20, 39-54.
Moeed, A. (1976) Birds and their food resources at Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 3, 373-390.
Moore, N. W. (1957) The past and present status of the Buzzard in the British Isles. British Birds, 1, 173-197.
Morley, J. V. (1966) The moult migration of Shelducks from Bridgwater Bay. British Birds, 59, 141-147.
Morrey Salmon, H. (1957) Ornithological notes 1956-57. Reports and Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, 86, 15-24.
Morrey Salmon, H. (1958) Ornithological notes 1957-58. Reports and Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, 87, 15-24.
Morrey Salmon, H. (1958) Lesser Black-backed and Herring Gulls nesting on a factory-roof inland in Glamorgan. British Birds, 51, 399-401.
Morton Boyd, J. (1957) The Lumbricidae of a dune-machair soil gradient in Tiree, Argyll. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 10, 274-282.
Nehls, H. W. (1969) Zur Umsiedlung, Brutortstreue und Brutreife der Brandseeschwalbe (Sterna sandvicensis) nach Ringfunden auf Langenwerder. Die Vogelwarte, 25, 52-57.
Nehls, H. W. (1969) Die gegenwärtige Situation des Seevogelschutzes an der mecklenburgischen Osteeküste. Naturschutzarbeit in Mecklenburg, 1, 1-14.
Nehls, H. W. (1971) Kurze Mitteilungen. Journal für Ornithologie, 112, 230-231.
Nehls, H. W. (1971) Die Lebensräume der Seevögel und der Seevogelschutz an der mecklenburgischen Osteeküste. Beiträge zur Vogelkunde, 17, 323-330.
Newton, I. (1967) The feeding ecology of the bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula L.) in southern England. Journal of Animal Ecology, 36, 721-744.
Nisbet, I. C. T. & Smout, T. C. (1957) Field-notes on some birds of S.E. Europe. British Birds, 1, 201-204.
Nørrevang, A. (1959) The migration patterns of some waders in Europe, based on the ringing results. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorik Foreningen i Kjøbenhavn, 121, 181-222.
Parr, D. (1963) Bird life on a sewage disposal works. London Bird Report, 27, 66-90.
Parsons, A. G. (1960) Visible migration from the north coast of west Cornwall. Annual Report of the Cornwall Bird-watching and Preservation Society, 29, 6 pp.
Persson, B. (1971) Habitat selection and nesting of a South swedish Whitethroat Sylvia communis Lath. population. Ornis Scandinavica, 2, 119-126.
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