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Thomas Allis, 1844, wrote : — 



Emberiza cirliis. — Cirl Bunting — Of the only two recorded Yorkshire 

 specimens one was killed near Campsall Hall, Doncaster. in 1837 (F. O. 

 Morris's list of Yorkshire Birds, " Doncaster Journal," December 1840) ; 

 the other was shot near York. 



This very distinct species has been usually considered 

 as a casual visitant, but may now be described as a scarce 

 resident, and has nested on several occasions, though very 

 sparingly distributed. 



One was taken at Bolton-on-Dearne on 8th January 1881 ; 

 near Huddersfield a pair nested at Woodsome in 1859 '■> while 

 at Lofthouse, near Wakefield, the nest and eggs have twice 

 been found; in May 1882 and 1889 (J. Ward, Nat. 1890, pp. 

 148, 320). From Doncaster it was reported in 1837 (see 

 above) ; two were noted at Norland in 1864 ; in the 

 Western Ainsty it has occurred at Wilstrop and at Newton 

 Kyme (E. R. Waite, op. cit. 1891, p. 94) ; and, in the year 

 1903, Mr. R. Fortune discovered a nest and four eggs near 

 Harrogate ; of which an illustration appears. 



In the North Riding it is reported from the Richmond 

 and Bedale districts in 1840 and 1850 (R. Strangwayes, Zool. 

 185 1, p. 3056) ; at Carperby, in Wensleydale, in 1870 and in 

 1883 ; and at Masham (where one was procured in 1851) 

 the late James Carter turned out a pair in 1886, they nested, 

 and one was killed in the following year ; in 1891 a young 

 bird was taken from a nest found on the 24th of August, in 

 a plantation of fir and spruce trees near Mr. Carter's residence, 

 and was forwarded to Mr. Wm. Eagle Clarke for identification ; 

 and in July 190 1, another young one was seen at the same 

 place. On the coast the only record is from Whitby, where a 

 female, one of three seen, was obtained at Fen Bog on 28th 

 February 1882, and is now in the local museum. 



