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June 6th -Spotted Flycatcher's (2Imcicapa yrisola) nest, four eggs; young Blue 

 Tats (Pnnw ccemieus) seen, at Masham (T. C). J"ung ijiue 



June 8th -Pair of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers {Picus minor) noted uestinc in an 

 old tree m Guy's Cliff; this bird is extremely rare in I^idderdale thif is the 

 only occurrence o its nesting I have ever been able to prove (w! S ) Nest of 

 Grasshopper \\-arbler(.lc,we^,/i«/„., na^vius) observed iith eggs in GuW Cliff 

 (Mr. Swires). This bird is rather rare in this district; this is the second 

 instance of its nesting with us (W. S.). secona 



June 9th -Several nests of Whinchats {Pratincola ,-ubetra\ Blue Tits (Parus 

 c^ruhvs). Tree Pipits (Anthm tuviaUs), Common Buntings (J^mberizamiliaJi^^ 

 and Yellow Buntings (^hnberaa citriuelfa) noted near Pateley (W. S.)! ^ 



June 10th.— Young Sandpipers {AcfUis hypoleucos) observed, and Lesser Eeduolos 

 (Lzmtahmna), several ne^ts of swallow (Hirundo ruHica), Sand Kin ffle 

 npana), House Martin (M,-««rfo urbica), containing eggs and nest of Swi'ft 

 {Ci/pselus apus) with two eggs, at Pateley (W. S.). 



June nth.-Young Eedstarts (Ifutlcilla phcenicnrm) noted on the win- also several 

 nests of Tree Pipit (Anthu. trivialis), GreenQuch (Cocro^Ara^LTcWoW) YeUow 

 Bunting ^E,,ibenza cztr.neUa), Corn Bunting {E. miUaria), and Swallow f^S 

 rushcci) containing young ones, at Pateley ( W. S.). (.^t'-J'wao 



June 12th.— Young Wheatears {Saxicola mruintlie) on wing, Pateley Moor (W. S.). 



June 13th.- Young Grey Wagtails iMotacilla .nlphurea), Pied Wagtails (M. lumbrU^ 

 noted and young l^mgfishers {Alced^ i,ptda\ near Pateley; nest of Kes rel ' 

 Hawke {Fako tumuHculus), with four eggs in young long-^ared Owls ^-1'^ 

 (W.^S.r riy'^^tchers (3/«.c^•c.«,.a ««n-c«/.7/a)%een^in Sawlej Voods 



June 14th — LapAving O'amllm cristatus) feeding young; Belix nemoralii Garforth 

 near Leeds; noted nest of Bottle Tit (Acredula c^^^a^a) "Sw Hammer 

 (^•w^Aema ct^r.»eZ/«), with eggs; also small Heath Butterfly (CcenoZwha 

 pamphau,)m large numbers, Hook Moor, near Parlington Park; oS^ed 



c'Sffi and G 3-^1 1' Tr-P- ""r^ "* i"^'''"'^-^ ^''° '^"^^ °f Chaffinch (Fn'^Ia 

 Cffl^efii) and Gi-ey Linnet {Lmota cannabina), with eggs in; and collected Smil 

 Shells {Zomtes ceUariu.«), naa.Y Barwick (W. H. H.). conectea bnail 



June 15th.-Young Tree Creepers {Certhia familians). Bullfinches (P,,r>-hula Em-opma^ 



mfnchat'^rP™. ;f '7'"*^f f '•; -'"^-*-»"-)' Brown Linnets\imo«a caJJZ), 

 \y nmch&ti, (^I rattnco/a rubetra) observed near Pateley (W S.). 

 June 16th.-0il Beetle (.Vefe, .,;,.) taken, Pateley; small Heath Buttei-&y(C<Bnon,mipha 

 pamphdus), and laa-va?. of Abraxa., yrosmla,-iata taken at Brimham Tw^^T 



Pn^'tM Jr'^//"r/^^,T"'' P"^'"'-' f'-'^aili^) secured at Eagle Hall (John HaU): 

 Cockchafer (Melolontha vulgans) taken at Pateley (W. S.). 



June 17th.— Young Squirrels (5cjV;m« r,f/^am) observed. Sweep Moth (Odezia 

 chcerophyllafa) and Lamprey (Petrom^zon ^fluviatilis) taken near Pateley (WS) 



June 18th -Young Snipe (Gallinago media) seen on Pateley Moor; young Blue 

 (W S.>""^ c<.,«?e^). Sparrow Hawks iAccipiter «««*/ noted, ' near Pateley 



June 20th. -Young Eingdoves (Cohmba pahm,bm) on wing, at Earasgill- nest of 

 Dunhn (Tnnya alpum) containing four eggs, also the pair of bii dT seen there 

 are now three pairs of IJunlins on these (E^^i'sgiH) MoJrs, and nests contain^ 

 eggs have been observed for the past three summers (W S ) coniaining 



"^"""feedinrvo^unt Tn-I^'sir^r '?'"^""'2 "'J.'^ ^frass Ch^i\pratincola ^-ubetra) 

 leeaing young, Park bide, Dewsbury Eoad; also young Eobins (Eiithacus 

 nubecula) on wmg, and noted Grey Wagtail at Belle Isle, Middleton (W F H T 



'"""cau^htTe'^rTaTeS^^^ ST^ ""''"""^ ""''' "' ""''"'^ ^''''''"' '''"'^ 



'^™ rfnVn,7/r*''' f ^"'^"'^ Pipits (Anthus pmtemis-) observed feeding a young 



Ss": at &ey'(W '^i:?' '"' """'' °' ^^''^"'''"^^ ^^''^^ ^'•«'--) '=-*---g «- 



''"''pi^^WaltaL^T/''?,?^^'-^^^'"*^"'^-'''" '•".*/''-^)' ^^^--^y O^fotanna sulphnrea) and 

 ,Wa7ta1^e"'yPate;f;(w!'s?J ""^^' ^''^°^ ^'^^^'^ Butterfly f^i;.,.i.cA.-a 



June 26th.-Young Spotted Flycatchers CMuscicapa g>-i^ola) on wing, and House 

 B^weXySk ( W.Tf "^ ''" '""^'""^ " Cockchafers (Melolout!^ v^fgari^ytn 



