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been marked, Mr. J. H. Gurney had 40 young and 51 old 

 Gannets on the Bass Rock marked with a metal ring bearing 

 the legend " 1904. Bass Rock." Three of these birds were 

 shortly afterwards caught not far from the Bass, but none of 

 the others have been reported. We beheve that a large 

 number of birds of various species are ringed every year at 

 Rossitten on the Baltic. — Eds.] 



GREENSHANK IN STAFFORDSHIRE. 



The occurrence of the Greenshank [Totanus canescens) in 

 Staffordshire is so rare that it may be of interest to note that, 

 on the evening of 31st August, 1907, Mr. F. H. Thomas, of 

 Fishley, near Walsall, shot an adult specimen. It rose from 

 a " swag," or small pool, at the foot of a pit mound within 

 two hundred yards of his house. 



Dr. McAldowie describes this species, in his " Birds of 

 Staffordshire," as " a rare spring and autumn visitant." 



W. Wells Bladen. 



LARGE CLUTCH OF EGGS OF THE GREAT CRESTED 



GREBE. 



It may be of interest to know that on 20th May, 1907, 

 I found a nest of the Great Crested Grebe on a reservoir near 

 Aylesbury, Bucks., containing no less than seven eggs ! 

 Surely this is an extremely large number, and possibly was 

 the product of two females. 



L. W. Crouch. 



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Rare Birds on the Isle of May. — Correction. — We much 

 regret that in referring in our last number (c/. p. 296) to the 

 birds recorded by the Misses Rintoul and Baxter we mis- 

 quoted the records under the Lapland Buntiyuj. Only one 

 Lapland Bunting was seen (1st October), and none obtained. 

 The other records included under this bird should have referred 

 to the Syiow- Bunting. 



OsPREYS IN CO. Sligo. — Mr. W. J. Wilhams records with 

 proper regret that two immature Ospreys {Pandion 

 haliaetus) were captured in co. SUgo during November, 1907 

 {ZooL, 1908, p. 33). 



Night-Heron in co. Meath. — An immature example 

 of Nycticorax griseus, in good plumage, was shot on Lord 

 Darnley's estate in co. Meath on 21st November, 1907 (W. J. 

 Wilhams, ZooL, 1908, p. 33). 



