112 Nutcs on SuDic liinis. 



cxteiul for nearly live miles i)ar;Lllel witli the sandhills, and are 

 about half a mile wide. They consist ])rincipally of small oaks, 

 birches, and sycamores, with fi few conifers; in places there are 

 rhododendrons and other shrnl)s. These woods were beautifully 

 sheltered from the north and east winds, and were literally 

 swarmin,^ with bird life. 1 have never seen so many Blackbirds 

 and Thrushes, or heard so many Warblers in a mornini^'s walk. 

 Amongst the birds noted were Redstarts. Wood Wrens. White- 

 throats and Nii4"htin,gales. We found a nest of the latter bird 

 containing;" three young" ones and one egg. It was built, close 

 to the grotmd in a bramble, mainly of oak leaves. The old 

 birds were very agitated whilst we were near the nest. The 

 alarm call of the cock was very loud and ])iercing", and I should 

 never have recognised it as coming from so small a bird. 



J unc 4th : On the golf links all day. .Saw a flock of 

 brown-headed bunting-like birds, that I could not identify; also 

 several Whinchats. Found a Lark's nest with young. 



/;/;/(' 5/// : ( )n the golf links again. A pair of ^Magpies 

 hew across, apparently a common bird on the island, blushed 

 a pair of Partridges. Saw many Doves feeding" on the links; 

 also pairs of Yellow and Pied Wagtails. 



June Otii : A rough day. Found a Willow Wren's nest 

 on the lawn. A Pied W'agtail had young in the creeper covering 

 the verandah, and a (ireenhnch was busy building in the same 

 creeper, inunediately over the sliding" door. In the afternoon 

 took a walk in the woods. Noted Carrion Crcjws, Jays, (ireat 

 Spotted Woodpeckers, Wood Pigeons, Stock l)o\es, W'ood 

 Wrens, Common Wrens, and C Ireat Tits. 'flie Woodjieckers 

 and Jays suffered a very near approach, which they will not do 

 :r. this country. 



J tinr /fli : W^alked inland. The whole island is a perfect 

 garden. Xot a yard of ground wasted, and hardly a weed to 

 be seen. Roth the holdings and the fields theniselves are small: 

 the latter are bounded by narrow ditches. These are sometimes 

 not more than forty yards apart, and one rarely sees a held 

 more than one hundred yards wide. I wondered how they 

 managed their partridge shooting. It would be impossible to 

 fellow the birds, unless one were accomjKmied by a man 

 carrying a portable bridge. On this walk i saw several pairs 



