The West Midland Bird Report
THE WEST MIDLAND BIRD REPORT No. 24 1957 Price Six Shillings Published August, 1958 A Hawfinch at a nest in an apple tree photographed by S. C. Porter. A shy bird, not easily observed, whose distribution in the West Midlands has not been fully worked out. We are also indebted to S. C. Porter for this study of a Nightjar with young. An article on the distribu- tion of this bird in the Club's area appears on another page. THE WEST MIDLAND BIRD REPORT No. 24 1957 BEING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BIRMINGHAM AND WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB FOR 1957 ON THE BIRDS OF WARWICKSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE AND STAFFORDSHIRE. CONTENTS Page OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE 5 CHAIRMAN'S REPORT 5 FIELD MEETINGS REPORT 6 TREASURER'S REPORT 6 EDITOR'S REPORT 7 SECRETARY'S REPORT 7 THE WINTER DISTRIBUTION OF COOT, 1956/7 . 9 THE STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE NIGHTJAR IN THE WEST MIDLANDS 12 SURVEY OF BIRDS IN THE BROOKVALE DISTRICT OF ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM . 19 CLASSIFIED NOTES 23 ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MIGRANTS . 53 KEY TO CONTRIBUTORS 57 BIRD-RINGING RECOVERIES 58 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 60 4 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE, 1958 President : H. G. ALEXANDER, 144 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham. Vice-President : (vacant). Chairman : C. A. NORRIS, Clent House, Clent. Secretary : A. R. M. BLAKE, 102 Russell Bank Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield. Editor : J. LORD, "Orduna," 369 Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield. Treasurer : N. SWINDELLS, Rowan Lodge, 14 New Road, Shenstone, Lichfield. Field Meetings Secretary : A. T. CLAY, 93 Hamstead Hill, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham. Assistant Secretary : J.
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