Bird Notes and News 



You, as one of the public^ should help to 

 protect them. Boys and gMs can do this 

 as well as grown-up people." 



With a similar educational appeal in 

 every county, a society like the " Beautiful 

 Oldham Society " in every town, and a 

 Bird-and-Tree Team in every school, much 

 might be done to reform the vulgarian 

 spirit. 



IN THE COURTS. 



Protection of Goldfinches. — At Lincoln 

 on September 12, Charles Claxton, described 

 as a notorious birdcatcher, was fined 205. 

 for being in possession of five recently taken 

 Goldfinches. He had sold them to a fitter 

 for 5s., and two of them were dead when he 

 was dropped upon by an Inspector of the 

 R.S.P.C.A. He at first denied having any- 

 thing to do with the birds, but afterwards 

 said he got them from Nottinghamshire. 

 The inspector fomid a braced bird at his 

 house and took it out of the cage to examine 

 it, when defendant knocked it out of his 

 hand and the bird got away. Goldfinches 

 are piotected throughout the year in 

 Nottinghamshire. 



Shooting Wild Ducks. — At Woking, on 

 August 23, John Head, of Whitmoor Common, 

 Worplesdon, was summoned for shooting a 

 Wild Duck in the close time. Defendant 

 said he had lived on the common forty years, 

 and did not know that Wild Ducks were 

 protected. As it was a fii"st offence, the 

 case was dismissed on pajrment of lOs. costs. 



Caged Owls. — At Oxford, G. H. Nutt 

 was convicted of having two Owls, recently 

 caught, in a cage on his stall in Oxford Market 

 on July 7. He said they were Norwegian 

 birds. He was let off on payment of the 

 costs, 4.3. , which would seem to intimate that 

 Oxford does not set much value on its Ovv'ls. 

 As scheduled birds the penalty might have 

 been £1 each. 



Boys and Linnets. — At Ashton, on Jmie 

 28, Robert Davidson a boy of 15, was severely 

 reprimanded and ordered to pay costs, 

 5s. Qd., for possession of two Linnets. He 

 had taken the nest and said he meant to 

 bring up the young birds in a cage. The 

 birds died. The case was instigated by the 

 Oldham, Ashton and District Bird Protection 



Society, who in order to protect local birds 

 offered a reward of 10s. for information 

 leading to the conviction of offenders against 

 the Wild Birds Protection Acts and Orders. 



Close-time Possession. — At the Victoria 

 Com-ts, Binningham, on June 27, William H. 

 Ramsden was fined 55. for being in possession 

 of a newly taken Tlirush. The bird was 

 liberated. The case was brought by the 

 Birmingham S.P.C.A. 



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