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catch fledglings, adult birds and small
mammals, while the numbers that regularly
catch such prey are much smaller (see table).
Consequently the impact of even our well-
fed house cats of today cannot be ignored on
our Essex wildlife.
ROGER TABOR
Roger Tabor was a major contributor to the
BBC1 OED programme "A Walk on the Wildside'"
(16th May 1984) and author of a recently
published book "The Wildlife of the
Domestic Cat" (Arrow pbk, £3.95).
References:
Langley, ?. & Yalden, D. (1977) 'The Decline
of the Rarer carnivores in Great Britain
during the 19th century'. Mammal Review. 7:
3/4, 95-116.
Murray, M. (1921) 'The Witch Cult of Western
Europe'. (Oxford).
(For further references and reading see
author's book above.)
ESSEX RED DATA PLANTS
CORRECTION TO ARTICLE IN LAST EDITION
The references to Alopecurus bulbosus
should have read Poa bulbosa.
KEN ADAMS