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ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FROM CLEVELAND AND 

 TEES-MOUTH,* 1899. 



By C. Milburn. 



The following notes are, unless otherwise stated, the result 

 of my Ornithological researches during 1899 in Cleveland and at 

 the mouth of the River Tees. I have given what I think are 

 the most interesting notes only, and have accordingly omitted 

 the finding of the common birds' nests. In all, I came across 

 the nests of 65 species of birds in the above districts, and the 

 dates and localities of finding the rarer birds will be found 

 below : — 



Redwing {Turdus iliacus) ai rived at Linthorpe on October 

 15th. 



Eieldfare {Turdus pilaris) arrived at Tees mouth on Novem- 

 ber 6th. 



Ring Ousel {Turdus torquatus). A single bird frequented 

 the slag wall at Tees-mouth from the last week in April until 

 the middle of May. 



Wheatear {Saxicola oenanthe) arrived at Tees-mouth on 

 March 31st. A nest was taken by my friend C. Braithwaite, 

 of Seaton Carew, at the mouth of Tees, which contained six 

 wheatear and three meadow-pipit eggs ! The nest was that of 

 the latter bird, so that the wheatears must have taken possession 

 after it had laid three eggs. This interesting nest and eggs are 

 preserved in the above gentleman's collection A nest found by 

 the writer near the Acklam Ironworks contained five young and 

 one egg on May 25th. 



"VVhinchat {Pratincola ruhetra) arrived on April 23rd. 

 Found nest with six eggs on June 4th near Cleveland Asylum. 



Redstart {Ruticilla pluenicurus) arrived at Gunnergate on 

 April 22nd. Found nest, six eggs, on May 24th. Scores of 

 redstarts frequented the mouth of the Tees during the first week 

 in October. 



* The Tees-mouth records refer to both the Durham and Yorkshire side 

 of the river. 



