Magpie

Clutch of five bird eggs collected on April 25th 1948. The record card reads ‘Nest in low silver birch sapling about 14 feet from the ground. Constructed in typical magpie fashion.’

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
46/2010/127
Collection Class
Birds
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Collector Excavator
M, C S (from the collection of)
Common Name
magpie
Simple Name
bird: eggs
Period Classification
Modern (1945-); Modern (1900-)

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CORVIDAE: Pica pica: Eurasian magpie