Io 
Unfortunately, the specimens are very badly moth-eaten, and otherwise 
injured by mould, and will need to be cleaned and remounted. 
Your Curator would also mention the valuable gifts of Lepidoptera by 
Miss STEELE PERKINS and MR. J. ARKLE, which includes several species 
new to the collections. 
The gift by Mr. CHAS. OLDHAM, of a series of Fresh-water Mollusca, 
should also be mentioned, as it includes several species hitherto unrepresented 
in the Museum, and two or three species that were comparatively recently 
added to the British list, 
The Committee wish your Curator to express their thanks to the Director 
of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, for the verification of the Kingsley 
Memorial Collection of Micro-Fungi, sent in by DR. THEODORE GREEN. 
This collection has been added to the Society’s Museum. 
During the past year Mr. BROCKTON ToMLIN has overhauled, cleaned, 
and remounted, the small collection of local Shells contained in the Archer 
Collection. The Committee tender their sincere thanks to Mr. ToMLIN 
for his voluntary help. 
R. NEWSTEAD, A.L.S., F.E.S., Hon. F.R.H.S., 
. CURATOR. 
APRIL 30TH, 1903. 


A FEW BIRD NOTES FOR THE YEAR, 
By Mr. S. G. Cummings. 
Jan. 4th.—Peregrine Falcon, on the Cop opposite Saltney; Bullfinch and 
Grey Wagtail also seen. 
Feb. 12th. —Three Mallards, on the river below the Higher Ferry. Goldfinch, 
on the Cop, feeding on seeds of the knapweed. A cold frosty day. 
Mar. 27th.—Chiffchaff, at Blacon Point. Four days earlier than usual. 
»> 31st,—Wheatear, on the Cop. 
April 2nd.—Barn Owl, on the wing, in daylight, at Blacon Point. 
May 16th.—Adult Cormorant, fishing in the river, near Saltney. 
», 28th.—Common Tern, flying down the river, between Chester and 
Saltney. 
Sept. 4th.—Yellowhammer’s Nest, with two young, Bumper’s Lane. 
», 13th,—Greenfinch’s Nest, with four young, Ferry Lane. 
Dec. 25th.— Pair of Goldfinches, on the Sealand Road, close to the town. 
A pair of Adult Grey Wagtails, observed at Great Sutton, at the end of 
September. Not common in Wirral. 
The Lesser Whitethroat was exceptionally numerous in West Cheshire ; on 
May 5th I found a nest with five eggs—an early date. This species, 
as a rule, nests earlier than the Common Whitethroat, in Cheshire. 
In June, when in Anglesey, I saw a pair of Red-backed Shrikes, and a nest 
with young, near Carmel Head. A few days later I saw a male near 
Point Lynas. This species has not before been recorded for Anglesey, 
where, however, it is apparently very sparsely distributed. 
In July, I discovered a hitherto unknown colony of Cirl Buntings, in the 
neighbourhood of Colwyn Bay. There were several pairs in evidence, 
and in two places I found nests; one nest contained eggs, and from 
another the young had just own. This interesting bird may be easily 
overlooked, unless one is familiar with the song and call-note. 
On 18th July, a pair of Tree Sparrows crossed the road at Kinmel Park, 
Denbighshire; a very local bird in North Wales, About Chester it 
is fairly common and increasing. In September I saw flocks, com- 
posed entirely of Tree Sparrows, in the corn fields near Upton. 
