7 
ANNUAL ADDRESS 
TO THE 
COTTESWOLD NATURALISTS’ FIELD CLUB, 
BY 
E. B. WETHERED, F.G.S., President 
(Read at Gloucester, April 22nd, 1902) 
During the year two well-known members of the Club 
have been removed by death, namely Major Fisher and 
Mr Madan. Both were most useful members of the Club, 
and their presence at our Meetings was always appreciated. 
Mr Charles Witchell has kindly supplied me with the 
following notes relating to Major Fisher : 
The late Major Charles Hawkins Fisher was born on 
the 26th of April, 1825,.and died October 26th, 1901. 
He was a son of the late Paul Hawkins Fisher, solicitor, 
the author of a “History of Stroud.” He was educated 
at Rugby in the time of Arnold, subsequently becoming 
a solicitor. In 1852 he joined the Gloucestershire 
Regiment of Militia, and a few years later “entered” 
himself to the sport of falconry, which he followed for 
many years with conspicuous success. His contribution 
to the Proceedings of the Club, “ Modern Falconry,” is a 
most valuable paper. It is probably due indirectly to his 
connection with the Club that his interesting book 
“Reminiscences of a Falconer” was written. This work, 
with some half-dozen later articles written for “ Country 
Life,” constitutes a valuable contribution to our knowledge 
Me Vole xs) p. "20. 
