NOTES. 77 



The accompanying photograph is of a Blackbird's nest in a 

 tuft of grass in the middle of an open orchard, and was taken in 

 the district above referred to. N. F. Ticehurst. 



LATE RING-OUZEL IN KENT. 



It may be of interest to record that on June 7th, 1910, I saw 

 a single male Ring-Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) at Edenbridge, 

 Kent. There was no sign of a pair of birds, but in any case 

 this would appear to be an unusually late date for this species 

 on migration. H. H. Earwig. 



REDSTART AND BLUE TIT LAYING IN THE SAME 



NEST. 

 On May 19tli, 1910, I was surprised to find a nest at Eastwell, 

 Kent, containing eggs of both the Redstart {Ruticilla fhoeni- 

 curus) and the Blue Tit {Parus coeruleus). There were six 

 eggs of each species. After watching the tree for about five 

 minutes I saw a pair of Blue Tits fly into the branches, and 

 almost at the same time the female Redstart went into the 

 hole and stayed there. The Blue Tits afterwards flew away. 

 The nest was evidently built by the Redstart, judging from 

 the materials used in its construction. Both the eggs of the 

 Redstart and those of the Blue Tit seemed perfectly fresh. 

 Unfortunately I was unable to visit the spot again, but 

 thought the note might perhaps interest your readers. 



H. R. TuTT. 

 [A good many instances are on record in which Redstarts' 

 eggs have been found together with those of other species. 

 Among these may be mentioned the Great Tit (Parus major), 

 Blue Tit {Parus coeruleus), Penduline Tit {JEgithalus pendu- 

 linus), Robin {Erithacus rubecula) and Pied Flycatcher 

 {Muscicapa atricapilla) . As a rule the Redstart is ejected by 

 its fellow lodger, and it would have been interesting to know 

 by which species the young were finally reared. — F.C.R.J.] 



TWO BROODS REARED IN THE SAME HEDGE- 

 SPARROW'S NEST. 

 Near the end of May I found at Worcester Park, Surrey, a 

 nest of a Hedge-Sparrow {Accentor modularis) with three 

 young and one egg. A couple of days later the young flew. 

 About a fortnight later, on examining the nest again, I found 

 a Hedge-Sparrow sitting upon three freshly-laid eggs and the 

 old addled one which had been left in the nest. I have no 

 proof that this bird is the same individual which reared the 

 first brood in this same nest, but it seems likely that this is 

 the case. T. R. Ward. 



