A hawk that paid a visit to Shirley a few days ago made an ignominious and flurried departure (says the /‘Christchurch Staff’’). He uas circling in. lordly fashion, over district when a flock of starlings appeared, and gave battle. They vriseolcd and drove at him in formation, the attack placing the hawk on the defensive. Ho turned this Wa y and that, evading his attackers, and moving hack all the time towards North Beach. As his retreat progressed fresh attackers . joined the main swarm, and there must have been hundreds of starlings engaged when the battle passed from sjghi
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11955, 27 May 1933, Page 9
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