6 HULL SCIENTIFIC AND FIELD NATURALISTS’ CLUB. 
since, and was preserved. The ruff and reeve are no longer 
visitors. The blackheaded gulls are not so abundant as formerly. 
On one occasion Mr. Backhouse and I found probably a hun- 
dred nests ; the last time I searched I saw none. ‘The birds are 
so disturbed by the men at the Peat Moss Litter Works that 
they are sure to desert the place. They will probably go to the 
Warpings. Curlews, snipe, dunlin, and redshanks still breed 
here, so also wild duck and teal. The carrion crows no doubt 
take toll of the eggs. I haveseen both eggs and young of the 
night jar. Herons visit the drains, but breed in Lincolnshire. 
The common buzzard, though formerly a frequent visitor, is now 
a stranger. The osprey has been seen, and I once received a 
goshawk ; the tawny owl breeds still. The ring dotterel and, of 
course, the peewit, are met with. Several black grouse were 
shot in 1888 and since. Having so many rivers in the neighbour- 
hood we have the opportunity of observing many of the swimming 
and wading birds. Several kinds of gulls frequent the river, and on 
the sands the greyback crow, lapwing, occasional sandpipers, 
herons, and nearly every August a few kingfishers may be seen. 
I have known the common comorant, the gannet, and the stormy 
petrel brought to me for identification ; rare birds are sometimes 
picked up under the telegraph wires. Last year two sanderlings 
were shown me. I believe many of our rare visitors are immature 
birds. Of the ducks, the mallard and teal are common, the 
pochard and golden eye are sometimes shot—wild swans are 
not often obtained. Sand martins have been known to make 
their nests in the peat instead of in the sides of sand pits. The 
quantity of birds taken by the fowlers formerly may be judged 
from the fact that a gentleman agreed to take all the grey plover 
a man could capture in a certain day, and he was astonished to 
find twelve dozens in the kitchen next morning. Geese are visitors 
every winter. 
A Sand Grouse has been taken alive at Goole, and two have been 
shot at Adlingfleet. I have trustworthy information of the 
Bustard having been seen at Goole many years ago. Golden 
plover, common, 
Mammalia. Neither red nor fallow deer are now found on 
our Moor or Hatfield Chase. It is impossible to hunt on the 
Moor, so foxes thrive. I once heard of about thirty being 
trapped or shot in one year. Otters have not been reported. 
Of course the common species of mammals are to be found. 
Reptiles. The common harmless snake and the poisonous 
adder are often met with, so also the common lizard. And as 
might be expected, the frog, toad, newt, etc., also occur. 
Entomology. Not being an entomologist I can only name a few 
