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Bird Notes and News 



IN THE COURTS 



Taking Eaos. — At Kendal, on May 13th, James 

 Fish wick was fined 20s., and James C. Fish wick, his 

 son, 10s,, for taking eight eggs of the Lesser Black- 

 backed Gull on Foulshaw Mosses. Defendant said he 

 was a naturalist, who went up and down the country- 

 taking photographs of birds and their nests ; he had 

 permission to go on the land, and was not a collector. 

 It was not untU other persons on the guUery took 

 eggs that he took any. There were about 2,000 birds, 

 and he saw only about 50 eggs, so there must have been 

 wholesale robbery on. The Bench drew attention to 

 the fine of £1 per egg to which defendants were liable. 



BiRDOATCHiNG. — At Nottingham, on April 20th, 

 Hiram Thurmand and Arthur Wilson, labourers, were 

 summoned for cruelty to Linnets. They were found 

 by the police with nets set and three braced Linnets 

 tied to pegs. Two of the birds were lying on the 

 ground exhausted, and one died in the constable's 

 hand : the other was fluttering, and on seeing the 

 policeman Wilson picked it up, twisted its neck and 

 threw it in the hedge. Defendants said they had 

 " forgotten " the large cage with seed and water they 

 usually took out. Fined 30s. each, with a reminder 

 that they were liable to the extent of £25. (Whether 

 or not the nets were confiscated is not stated.) 



The Plight of the Caged Bied. — At the Thames 

 Police Court, on April 17th, John Heath, of Limehouse, 

 was fined 10s, for keeping three Linnets in cages so 

 small that the birds were ragged and almost tailless. 

 At West London, on April 27th, a fine of £10 and 

 3 guineas costs was imposed on Thomas Stagg, bird- 

 dealer, of Portobello Road, who was keeping Linnets, 

 Chaffinches and Goldfinches in cages so small that they 

 could scarcely move, with the result that they were 

 bruised in trying to spread their wings, and had their 

 feathers worn off. Defendant said these cages had 

 been used for many years. 



Taking a Bird from its Nest. — At Longon, on 

 May 1st, a youth of 16 was ordered to pay 4s. for 

 taking a hen Robin from off its nest. Seeing the police, 

 he let it go, (The police could find abundant cases 

 of the taking of both birds and nestlings if they saw 

 as much of countrj' lanes and country boys as the non- 

 uniformed coimtry resident sees,) 



Peregrines or Pigeons? — At Newport, I.W., on 

 April 8th, Ernest Redfem and James H. Rideout were 

 charged with shooting two Peregrine Falcons, one at 

 Ventnor, the other at Carisbrooke. They were shoot- 

 ing Woodpigeons, and gave the excuse that they 

 thought the Falcons were Pigeons. Redfem said he 

 •' had no time to distinguish before he fired," and did 

 not discover what the bird was until he got it home. 

 The Magistrates dismissed the cases, (These birds are 

 exceedingly rare on the south coast, and in the Isle of 

 Wight have but one breeding-place, which is protected 

 by a Watcher of the Royal Society for the Protection 

 of Birds.) 



Collector and Eggs. — At Boborough (Devon), on 

 June 7th, S. T. Stidstone, of Revelstoke Lodge, Torr, 

 Yealmpton, and R. F. Lintem, a youth in his company, 

 were each fined £1 for taking two eggs from a Buzzard's 

 nest, (The case was reported by a member of the 

 R.S.P.B,, who was able and willing to supply evidence 

 that the boy was seen to climb the tree and Mr, Stidston 

 to receive and blow the eggs. The Society at once 

 communicated with the police.) 



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