10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHINCHAT»
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whinchat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
Whinchat. Where and when European Stonechat breeds on heaths and rough
ground, often along clifftops, mainly in w. Britain and Ireland (being absent from
much of e. and central England). It is usually associated with gorse, heather and
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra, is a small European passerine bird.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Angel Messages: The Oracle of the Birds
(see alsoSTONECHAT) The augury of the whinchat is similar to that of the
stonechat, except that in the case of the whinchat it pinpoints the sense of seeing
rather than hearing. Nurture your eyesight; close your eyes, turn them to the Sun,
...
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis
83. hrlotacilla rubetra, the whinchat: length five inches: bill black; irides hazel;
upper parts of the head, neck, hack, and rump, blackish, edged with rufous; from
the bill arises a streak of white, which passes over the eye on each side; beneath
...
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The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
[Ulkx.] WHINCHAT, Saxicola rubetra, Auct., Motacilla rube- tra. Linn. Description.
— Old Male. — Top of the head, sides of the neck, and upper parts of the body,
blackish-brown ; each feather with a wide border of rusty-yellow ; above the eyes
...
Whinchat. Saxicola. rubetra. An uncommon passage migrant; former breeder
Range: breeds Europe and Asia, winters Africa. Historical In the 19th century
Whinchat was a fairly common breeding bird in the London Area, though subject
to ...
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis: or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
This species inhabits she country of the Great Namaquois, in barren plains,- and
at the soot of rugged hills; but spend- only the summer there. The eggs are about
five, of a pale blue with reddish spots. 83. Motacilla rubetra, the whinchat: length
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John Wilkes (of Milland House, Sussex.), 1819
The hen Stonechat may easily be confused with the duller coloured Whinchat, a
true immigrant arriving in April; she is a Stonechat in whose plumage the black
has turned to brown, the white has diminished, and the red has faded; and this ...
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Issues in Life Sciences: Zoology: 2011 Edition
(2010 SEP 7) National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana: Social foraging and habitat
use by a long-distance passerine migrant, Whinchat Saxicola rubetra, at a spring
stopover site on the SE Adriatic coast “The preference for foraging in groups ...
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Where to Watch Birds in Britain and Ireland
... Woodcock, Green, Great Spotted and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, Red
Grouse (very few), Grey Wagtail, Dipper, Raven, Willow Tit. SPRING AND
SUMMER: Common Sandpiper, Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, Redstart, Whinchat,
Wheatear, Ring ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHINCHAT»
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whinchat is used in the context of the following news items.
Hartlepool Mail readers call for segregated changing rooms after …
Wallace, of Whinchat Close, Hartlepool, was sentenced to a two-year community order and must comply with a sex offender treatment programme. Live. from the ... «Hartlepool Mail, Jul 15»
Hartlepool man stole eight-year-old girl's knickers from swimming …
Wallace, of Whinchat Close, in the Throston area of Hartlepool, pleaded guilty to one count of stealing a pair of pants. His solicitor, Dave Smith, mitigating, said: ... «Hartlepool Mail, Jul 15»
Lewisham and Greenwich men among jailed members of global …
Andrew Stephenson, 47, of Bushey House in Eltham and Darren Sappelton, 25, of Whinchat Road, Thamesmead, recruited the global drug couriers and ... «News Shopper, May 15»
Birdwatcher's Diary No.86
Whinchat on Whitmoor Common. I was also fortunate that day to see a whinchat there. A good bird to spot back from its winter stay in Africa. Looking at its best in ... «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, May 15»
Four men due to appear in court after Mersey drugs and organised …
Nathan McGrail, 25, of Whinchat Avenue, Newton-le-Willows has been charged with conspiring with others to transfer criminal property. James Lunt, 25, of ... «Liverpool Echo, Apr 15»
RSPB secures wildlife at Saddleworth's Dovestone Reservoir for …
... on the edge of the moorland, attracting a greater variety of wildlife, including scarce birds such as whinchat, and butterflies including the green hairstreak. «Saddleworth Independent, Feb 15»
How the Iron Curtain's great wasteland became Europe's ribbon of life
A soft whistling sound marked the return of the whinchat, a small buff-breasted songbird that migrated from sub-Saharan Africa each spring. He watched as the ... «The Week Magazine, Feb 15»
Man, 19, wanted in connection with Thamesmead serious assault
Detectives want to talk to Jamie Milligan, 19, in relation to an assault in Whinchat Road, Thamesmead, on December 1. Share article. Officers believe Mr Milligan ... «News Shopper, Dec 14»
Decline of migrating birds most obvious in the South West
Westcountry populations of species like cuckoos, nightingales and whinchats are in decline, conservationists have warned, as new research reveals that ... «Western Morning News, Oct 14»
Sustaining our long-haul visitors
From strategic perches, one a new fence post and the other a long-dead bramble, the young whinchat would take off, correct its positioning mid-flight and then ... «Express.co.uk, Sep 14»
