29 APRIL 1955, page 12

A Lapwing's Nest Force Of Habit Made Me Watch The

lapwings twisting and turning in the air above a crow that slowly flapped away. I used to love to find the lapwing's nest and when the crow had been driven off I could not......

Country Life

BY IAN NIALL S OME farmers in my county have been discussing at a public meeting the question of when they have the right to shoot a dog that is worrying sheep. I suppose the......

The Dynasty Of Bores

monograph to these beings, so inscrutable, so ubiquitous, so diverse. `Nuisance (usu. as pred.); tiresome person, twaddler. [f. 1750, etym. dub; early quotations imply F.......

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The Other Day A Friend Expressed Astonishment That I Had

not closely observed an otter. 1 have, of course, seen an otter, but my luck with them has not been good. I have fished a great deal in lakes, and otters are more fond of......

City And Suburban

By JOHN BETJEMAN D RIVING out into Ian Niall's subject during the sharp spring sunlight of last Saturday and Sunday, 1 could Government subsidy. I dare to suggest that the......