VOL. IX.] NOTES. 187 



ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD IN BEDFORDSHIRE. 



On October 29th, 19] 5, an immature female Rough-legged 

 Buzzard {Buteo lagopiis) was caught in a stoat trap on the 

 Woburn estate. 



Rough-legged Buzzards are believed to have been seen 

 here on several occasions in the last few years, but as this is 

 fortunately the first that has been known to come to grief, 

 certain identification was not possible. As this is an 

 immature bird, it is probable that they are fairly regular 

 visitors to this neighbourhood. M. Bedford. 



OSPREY IN CHESHIRE. 



An Osprey {Pandion h. haliaelus) frequented Petty Pool, 

 Sandiway, Cheshire, for a few days at the end of last month 

 (September, 1915). The keeper tells me it stayed from the 

 24th to the 29th, and that he saw it fishing on several 

 occasions. It was seen on the 25th by Mr. O. Wilkinson, 

 and on the morning of the 29th I watched it for a considerable 

 time flying about the pool, evidently with the object of 

 fishing, from which, however, it was prevented by the 

 unwelcome attentions of a pair of Carrion-Crows. As the 

 bars on the tail were distinct, the bird was, apparently, 

 immature. I visited the pool later in the day but did not 

 see the bird again, nor can I learn of its having been seen 

 since. It is interesting to note that of the few previous 

 occurrences of this species in Cheshire, two have been at 

 Petty Pool (c/.. Vert. Fauna of Cheshire, Coward and Oldham). 



J. Moore. 



TURTLE-DOVE USING NEST OF THE PREVIOUS 



YEAR. 



On May 19th, 1915, I discovered that a Turtle-Dove [Strepto- 

 pelia t. turtur) at Edenbridge, Kent, had utihzed last year's 

 nest and was sitting on two eggs. As I visited the place 

 some time in March and noticed the old nest in position, 

 there can be no doubt that it had been merely patched up 

 and used again. H. H. Farwig. 



NEST OF GREY PHALAROPE. 



With regard to the screening of the eggs by some waders, 

 Mr. Heatley Noble told me that nests of the Grey Phalarope 

 {Phalaropus fulicarius) that he found in Iceland were not 

 screened in any way. I also understood from Mr. Noble that 

 these nests, which were made in an open situation, were 



