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on tlic side of a country lane. I found a nest of the same kind 

 ciinlaining a cuckoo's egg last year, not thirty yards farther up 

 the road, in the same kind of bush. 



Jiaie 18. Tree-creeper's nest in a piece of bark attached to 

 the trunk of an old willow-tree. There were seven eggs, just 



The nest was made of bark. 



Some Ornithological Notes by a Member. 



March 20. A robin's nest with eggs was seen in a bank in 

 the Sandy Lane. 



April 22. At Bentham, first noticed swallows, also saw 

 whitcthroat and willow-wren, and heard cuckoo. 



May 4. Heard a nightingale at Lcckhampton. 



May 9 (Lcckhampton) was the earliest date I found swifts, 

 and Sfplcnibcr 12 (Shurdington) the latest date. 



In October a small flock of herring-gulls were seen passing 

 "vcr the College grounds in a south-west direction, a rather 

 unusual sight. 



