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April 7tb. — Heard Goldfinches singing, Osmondtliorp (W. H. Hutton). 



April lltb. — Nest of Blackbird (Turdzm men/la) v/ith tbree eggs, Masbam; Starling 

 (Sturmis vulgariit) building, Masbam (T. C). 



April lltb. — Nest of Robin {Krithamsrubecula'), with three eggs, near Pateley (W.S.); 

 young Eooks noted and several nests of Starlings (Sturmts milgariiC) containing 

 eggs, in Nidderdalo (W. S.). 



April 13tb. — Hooded Crow {Corvtis cm-nix) seen at Flamborougb (M.B.). 



April 13th. — Young House Sparrow (Passer dmnegticns) noted in nest, Pateley (W.S.). 



April 13tb. — Nest of Wren (Troahdytes jiarvnlus') with one egg, at Glasshouses 

 (W.S.). 



April 13tb. — Hedge Sparrow (Accentor modidaris) building at Masbam (T. C.). 



April 14th. — Coot (Fulica atrri) building at Masbam (T. C). 



April 14th.— Eay's Wagtail (JlotaciUa Rail) arrived near Halifax (C. C. H.). 



April 15tb. — Nest of Eook (Corvus jnujdegiis) containing four eggs, noted near 

 Skipton (C. C. S.). 



April 15tb. — Swallow and Sand Martin at Tadcaster (B. B. 'J'hompson). 



April 16th. — Sandpiper (Acitis h/pohiicos) arrived, Masbam ; two Black-headed 

 Gulls (Lams ridibundus) seen at Masbam (T. C). 



April 17tb, — Wood Pigeon (Columha pahimbus) building, Masbam. 



April 17th. — A flock of seven Swallows (Hinmdo riistica) noted at Bradley (U. C. S.). 



April 17th. — Tbree Swallows seen on river Cover, Wensleydale (J. A. Erskine 

 Stuart). 



April 17th. — -Tbi-ee Swallows (Hinmdo rustka) seen at Adel Eectory (Alfred 

 Greenwood). 



April 17tb. — Swallow (Ilirundo rustica) arrived at Salterbebble (C.C.H.). 



April 17th. — A pair of common Gulls (Larus canus) flying eastward over Potter- 

 newton (James Taylor). 



April 17tb. — Several Swallows (Hirundo rustica). Sand Martins (Cotile riparia) 

 arrived ; also Willow Wren (Phi/Uoscojms trochihis) heard and seen in Nidderdale 

 (W. S.). 



April 18tb. — Eed Admu-al Butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta) seen in Coverdale (J. A. E. 

 Stuart). 



April 18tb. — Nest of Missel Thrush (Turdus visdvortis), containing four young ones; 

 also that of Hedge Sparrow (Accentor modidaris), with tbree eggs; Tallow 

 Bunting (Kmhtriza citrinella') and Wheatear (Saxicola cenantlie) noted building near 

 Pateley (W.S.). 



April 18th. — Several Swallows (IHrimdo rustica) seen near Eipley (0. B. Avignon) ; 

 young Hedgehogs [Erinaceus Europ(eiis) noted in Guy's Cliff, Nidderdale (Eobert 

 Young) ; Sandpipers {Acitis hjpoletccos) arrived in Nidderdale, Grey (Motacilla 

 sulphurea) and Pied Wagtails (M. luytdrris) noted building, nest of Snipe 

 (Gallinago media) containing four eggs, several nests of Eed Grouse (Lagopus 

 scoticiis) noted, containing from five to ten eggs each, on the moors, all in 

 Nidderdale (W. S.); Cuckoo (Cnculiis canorus) arrived at Luddendenfoot (F. D. 

 Clayton) ; Swallow (Hirundo rustica) on the wing at Potternewton. Leeds (J. T.). 



April 18tb. — Willow Wren [PhjUoscopus trochihis), Sand Martin (Hirmulo riparia), and 

 Swallow (//i77c,nf/o r((rf(co) first noted at Masbam, and young Thrushes {Turdiis 

 musicus) seen there; Sparrows (Passer domesticus) building there (T. C); 

 Swallow (Hirundo rustica) first seen at Eaveston, near Kipon (James Ingleby). 



April 18tb.— Cbiffchaff at Harrogate (B. B. T.). 



April 19tb.— Willow Wren and Tree Pipit at Harrogate (B. B. T.). 



April 19tb. — Hooded Crow (Corvus comix) last seen, Masbam (T. C). 



April 19th. — Cuckoo (Cticulus ccinoriis) beard near Eipley (C. E. A.); Willow Wren 

 (Phylloscopus trochilus) and Cbiffchaff (P. coUybita) aiTived, Elland Park Wood 

 (C. b. H.) ; Yellow Wagtail (MotacUla Raii) arrived at Luddendenfoot (F. D. C.) ; 

 lesser Tortoise-shell Butterfly (Vanessa urticce) and Cabbage Butterfly (Pieris 

 bra.ssicm) on the wing at Potternewton ; several Swallows (Hirundo rustica) on the 

 wing at Potternewton; Blaokbii-d (Ttirdus inerula) sitting on four eggs, Potter- 

 newton (J. T.). 

 April 20th. — Nests of Song Thrush (Tnrdiis musiciis) seen at Flosby, near Skipton, 

 containing young (C. C. S.). 



