Russian Society

Dunlin Langness, I.O.M. Hoylake, Wirral, Cheshire. 27.8.60. 19.7.66. Controlled. Dunlin Langness, I.O.M. Port Etienne, Mauretania, West 28.8.67. Africa. 14.10.67. Found dead. Ringed Plover Langness, I.O.M. Agon, Manche, France. "3.8.67. 20.8.67. Shot. Brambling Skelton, Yorks. Vlieland, Netherlands. 7.11.67. 14.12.66. Controlled. Song Thrush Langness, I.O.M. Haydock, St. Helens, Lancs. 3.1.67. Caught alive and tame. 4.8.67. Greenfinch Skelton, Yorks. Weybridge, Surrey. 3.8.66. 12.12.65. Controlled.

Note.-Controlled means caught and released by another ringer.

Ringing Totals 1967

Greenfinch (657), House Sparrow (316), Chaffinch (205), Blackbird (195), Redwing (186), Linnet (145), Dunnock (,o6), Song Thrush (105), Brambling (86), Robin (61), Tree Sparrow (6o), Swallow (6o), Starling (59), Willow Warbler (51). Blue Tit (49), Whitethroat (47), Wren (46), Dunlin (39), Great Tit (21), Yellow Hammer (17), Bullfinch (13), Ringed Plover (12), Stonechat (12), Mistle Thrush (12), Sand Martin (9), Willow Tit (7), Coal Tit (6), Fieldfare (6), Goldfinch (6), Chiffchaff (5), Goldcrest (4), Long-tailed Tit (4), Redstart (4), Redshank (4). Tree Creeper (3), Skylark (3), Rock Pipit (z), Grasshopper Warbler* (2), Pied Wagtail (2), Lesser Whitethroat* (2), Blackcap (z), Redpoll (2), Magpie (z), Grey Wagtail (2), Spotted Flycatcher (2), Jay (1), Moorhen (I), Reed Bunting (I), House Martin (I), Sedge Warbler (1), Cuckoo (I), Pied Flycatcher* (I), Meadow Pipit (i), Turnstone (1), Tree Pipit* (I). Total 2,649. 55 species. Grand total 11,833 birds of 78 species. *-New ringing species.

This term three meetings were held all of which were excellently attended. This must be put down to the change of time, whereby the Society meets at 6.30 on Tuesday evenings-giving people an opportunity of missing prep. Refreshments also were made available at the end of the school meetings, for which we thank the kitchen staff.

The first meeting took the form of a visit to Dr. Zhivago at the A.B.C. Cinema, which was attended by more than a hundred people from the School. The majority were delighted by the film, but there were those who felt that more might have been made of the Revolution, during which period the film took place.

After this we had a meeting in which two members of the Society gave short talks. This meeting was, in fact, identical to the one that had been postponed two terms before. Ferguson spoke on Rasputin, the Mad Monk, and pointed out that this title hardly suited him at all and also dispelled some of the myth surrounding him. A. M. Bowie spoke on Russian poetry from Blok down to Vozuesensky, including Yesenin and Mayakovsky in his talk.

The last meeting, though well attended, was not the success that might 40