April 23. 

 ,, 25. 



May 



July 



30. 



3. 



6. 



9. 

 12. 

 11. 



Willow Wren. 

 Swallow. 

 Sand Martin. 

 Cuckoo. 

 Tree Pipit. 

 White Throat. 

 Corncrake 

 Swift. 

 Squirrel. 



48 

 Observed at Park. 



at Groat Ayton. 



One noticed in Woods, near Great Ayton. 



Note.— With the exception of the Chiff-Chaft' most of the Spring 

 migrants were late in puftins in an appearance, no doubt owing to the 

 contiuufus cold weather wo had during the month of April. 



ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FOR LS97. 

 By R. G. Clayton. 



Nothing of special iutere.st came lUKlei- my notice dnring 

 1897. The year opened fine, and not until early March was 

 there any hard weather to cause birds to flock together in 

 numbers. The Ckib excursions which I attended did not 

 bring any rarities under observation, and the only birds 

 which may be recorded as taken in our district were — 



September — Dusky Grelie (Podiceps cornutus), Dotterel 

 (Eudromias morinellus ) . 



November. — Goosander (INIergus merganser). Red-breasted 

 Merganser (Mergiis serrator), Long-tailed Duck (Harelda 

 glacialis). 



Owing to the high cultivation of land and close protection 

 of game in the neighliourliood, tliere are very few oppor- 

 tunities of ascertaining the occurrence of unusual or scarce 

 species When such do happen they appear to be secured by 

 the keepers and landowners, without it trans]nring in the 

 columns of any journal. 



By R. Lofthouse. 



April 10. Wheatoar. 



10. Ring Ouzel 



11. Wh(atear. 



Observed near Great Ayton. 

 Noticed ,, 



,, at Middlesbrough 



