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that the bird should have contmued to remam in one place, 

 as it undoubtedly did, for some weeks during its breeding- 

 season, and on one occasion at least had a mate with it. I may 

 add that it was seen both before and after I saw it. 



Herbert Langton. 



On August 1st, 1910, I had a very clear view of a Rough- 

 legged Buzzard at Beenham near Reading. Judging by its 

 light colour I should presume it was an old bird. This seems 

 an unusually early date for the appearance of this species. 

 I have seen the Rough-legged Buzzard before in Berkshire : at 

 Bradfield on October 19tli, 1898, and a Buzzard, probably 

 of this species, on July 27th, 1908. Norman H. Joy. 



[The birds reported by Mr. Langton do not appear to have 

 been present during their breeding-season, which begins in the 

 second half of May and early June. — Eds.] 



KESTREL NESTING NEAR LONDON. 



It may be of interest to put on record that at " The Cedars," 

 Lee, S.E., an estate only five miles from London Bridge, 

 a pair of Kestrels {Falco tinnunculus) and a pair of Carrion- 

 Crows {Corvus corone), this year (1910), nested and successfully 

 brought off their young. Kestrels and Carrion-Crows are to 

 be seen at " The Cedars " every year, but I never located their 

 nests before. Jos. F. Green. 



INCREASE OF THE TUFTED DUCK IN 

 CHESHIRE. 



The Tufted Duck {Fuligula cristata) is annually extending its 

 breeding-range in Cheshire. Three or four pairs have 

 frequented Radnor all spring, and though the best efforts of 

 Mr. F. S. Graves and myself to find a nest have been unsuccess- 

 ful, a brood of eight are on the mere at the present time 

 (July, 1910), in charge of an exceedingly watchful mother. It 

 is very interesting to observe the restless activity of the 

 youngsters ; they are constantly diving and splashing. 



M. V. Wenner. 



GREEN SANDPIPERS IN BERKSHIRE AND 

 DERBYSHIRE. 



On July 24th, 1910, I flushed a Green Sandpiper {Totanus 

 ochropus) from a ditch by the River Pang at Bradfield. The 

 chief interest in this record is the unusually early date. One 

 or two Green Sandpipers have haunted this part of the Pang 

 throughout the last few winters. Norman H. Joy. 



