The Garrulous Jay
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 27, 2023
David Bannerman, writing 70 years ago in the first volume of The Birds of the British Isles, noted that the Jay “is a frequent pilferer of gardens and orchards” and “an unscrupulous arch-egg-robber. Not only eggs but nestling birds of many species fall prey to the Jay.” There are no fewer than 27 recognized subspecies in six groups.
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