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  1. Farnboro John

    Does Anyone Count Dead Birds As "Lifers"?

    Didn't want to cause another meltdown o:D Best wishes for the autumn! John
  2. Farnboro John

    Does Anyone Count Dead Birds As "Lifers"?

    Does in my notebook: Mallard 13, 1 ad 12 juv. Why would you not? Bad science IMHO. Can't calculate anything like true mortality rates without all the data. Sorry I spotted this late! John
  3. Farnboro John

    Does Anyone Count Dead Birds As "Lifers"?

    This has been repeated frequently and erroneously. It was a hoax from start to finish, perpetrated by a bunch of guys staying at Rocky Hill chalets against one of their number who had forgotten to do his weekend shopping (pre-Sunday opening on Scilly). They let him get most of the way to town at...
  4. Farnboro John

    Does Anyone Count Dead Birds As "Lifers"?

    Probably, Gray-cheeked Thrushes were about the only game in town in October 1986! I saw the cat incident, which was on the Garrison in a cottage back garden. When the cat leapt out and grabbed the bird (incidentally Barry Wright did a fair and sadly amusing impression of the bird flapping...
  5. Farnboro John

    Does Anyone Count Dead Birds As "Lifers"?

    No, a Gray-cheeked Thrush on Scilly, in an autumn when a crowd also watched a cat take one! (1986 FWIW) John
  6. Farnboro John

    Does Anyone Count Dead Birds As "Lifers"?

    No, no and no. The essential reference is Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, and his assessment is smack on the button. John
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