This note first appeared in ‘British Birds’ issue 39:11 (page 348), in November 1946.
Bird and place names were spelt as shown. For their current status, please see our county lists.
Gannet In Warwickshire In June. — Mr. G. Sutcliffe sends us particulars which have already appeared in the Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, of an adult Gannet (Sula bassana) which was found in a field at Atherstone on May 30th, 1946. The bird appeared to be uninjured, but died a few days later, after having been released and re-captured in the vicinity. Accidental inland occurrences of this sort are unexpected in the breeding-season.
Reproduced by kind permission of British Birds 
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Thanks to Dr. Malcolm Ogilvie for scanning the original, from his collection.
Ornithology in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire & the West Midlands county, since 1929.
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