Notes on the Birds which inhabit Scotton Common. 113 
Jays and other birds, at elevations reaching to thirty-five feet 
from the ground, a curious spot indeed in which to expect to find 
the eggs of a wading bird. 
In Autumn Herons frequent the ponds and I have seen as 
‘many as seven rise together from their fishing and flap lazily 
away. Hooded Crows toam about the heath in Winter but 
disappear to their northern breeding haunts in Spring, and small 
flights of Golden Plover and Curlew put in an occasion- 
alappearance between Autumn and early Spring. Buzzards 
have from time to time been shot in the neighbourhood, and the 
Peregrine Faleon frequently pays a ‘flying visit’ and takes 
toll of the pigeons and ducks. I have quite recently seen an 
immature example of this bold species which fell to a keeper’s gun 
some three years ago while it was harrying the wild-fowl which 
frequent the pools and marshes on the Common. 
Many Naturalists better acquainted with the district than 
the writer, could doubtless add other interesting bird-notes to the 
above sketch. During the Winter months I have scarcely ever 
visited the Common, and so there may be many bird-visitors at 
should well repay an ornithologist any trouble it might cost him 
In these days of drainage and reclamation of land, it is very 
witness to an interesting localized fauna and flora, is surely the 
wish of all our County Naturalists. 
_ Since “Lincolnshire Butterflies ’ has been printed off, it has been 
ound by Mr. Musham that Thecla Betule reported for Skellingthorpe, 
e been wrongly labelled, they are non-county specimens, hence his 
record must be deleted. ; 
JUR PLATES. 
_ The photo block of Mr. F. M. Burton is from a photograph by E. 
W. Carter, Gainsborough. 
_ The Museum is from a block kindly lent by Mr. Critch, of Lincoln, 
