12 CHELTENHAM COLLEGE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
REPORT 
OF ORNITHOLOGICAL SECTION. 
President - - - - Mr. Tanner. 
Secretary - - - - KE, A. Witson. 
HE ORNITHOLOGICAL SECTION has made much 
improvement upon last year. This is easily seen 
by comparing the lists subjoined with those 
published before. Fifty-five species of birds were 
found breeding round Cheltenham this year, 
showing an increase of fifteen upon last : 
~ ==} altogether fifty-eight have been discovered. 
There is still however plenty of room left for improvement in 
the list of dates of the migratory birds. The point is to get the 
earliest date each bird is seen, the latest it is seen, and the earliest 
and latest that it is seen in large numbers, besides a lot of other 
minor observations which are always turning up, and which should 
all be given in. 
_ At present we very seldom have more than two or three dates 
to choose the best from, whereas if every one would give in a list 
the dates would be far more accurate. 
Since November, 1890, five sectional meetings have been 
held. On November 8th, Mr. Tanner read a paper on “ Birds 
and their Every Day Life.” On November 22nd, W. L. Mellersh 
read a paper on “The Birds of Cheltenham ” (an extract from the 
essay for which he gained the prize). 
The Minutes of each meeting may be seen in a book kept for 
the purpose in the Museum. 
On May 24th, 1890, a general expedition was made to the 
Forest of Dean, where little was done in the Bird line. A 
peregrine Falcon’s nest with young was found by the President, 
several jays’ nests, and a redstart’s nest were also found. 
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