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Skylark and Meadow Pipit - £195
Slavonian Grebe
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ALBINISTICALLY SPEAKING!
Pure albinos have pinkish eyes and legs due to lack of pigment - usually - as in Turdus merula on the right
Jay and Mistle Thrush by Gunn (re-domed) are just white or leucistic variants then'
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The most asked about item in this collection - £875 - 13" x 9"
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Two of the various multi item cases held here. One has a most interesting label from an identified collection - lubbly jubbly!
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Short Billed Woodcock in flight - not too common down this way- but they get here.
Arctic hare by a top name (taken in part ex)- a truly marvellous deal and quality taxidermy into the bargain!
Good labeled cases- together £4400. Singly £2375
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Large number of old and new fishes to choose from - mostly bowfronted
Mugged on the left - labeled on right
Pr White's Thrushes - £325
Leaches Petrel- 1952 data - £295
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Wraparound cases
Magpies with 'Fox' in snare - £575 ---- Buzzards - £595. ---- Pr Woodcock - £545
Imagine 18 Buzzards in a recently ploughed field feeding on worms- it happens down here and has been witnessed.
3 domes: African Grey - £195 - Long Tailed Fieldmouse - £95 - Robin £95
Oystercatcher- Shopland - nice specimen and great decor'- oval label- needs reglazing although the l/h and front panels remain - £125
Fabulous Pike by E F Spicer- £2300
Medway Bream 1895- labeled - £1095
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Domes like these certainly seem to be coming out of the woodwork nowadays!
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A small part of the 44'x 10'x 8'showroom - effectively one wall at the bottom of the steps. For all those who have not yet graced this humble abode there are hundreds of items - which can be a revelation , even to regular visitors!
Goldeneye Commission case (K E) and Mallard variant- Hine of Southport.
£375 and £645.
You may rightly assume from the view above that this accumulation is based on 'British listed species' of which there are some 600 or so known of including "one of" examples. This collection has about 280 representatives from the list with some of the scarcer American vagrants as cabinet skins.
The museum on the Isles of Scilly has some real treasures in this regard.
A pleasing purchase from the Potter's Museum sale in 2003 plus a subsequent egg display by Peter Rowland to match the contents - together- £5995
Wandering Albatross, Grey Phalarope , Turnstone and Common Gull
One of the earliest authentic records of the Serin - Recased and an original signed and labelled 1831 Senegal Partridge - the second oldest piece here!.
Three cases by Henry Shaw of Shrewsbury
RAVEN - £365. Good provenance
Replica Dinosaur eggs - VELOCIRAPTOR. - £295.
Suitable "hands on" (open top to case) exhibit for schools?