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strata, we succeeded in thoroughly examining the place and a very 
interesting task it was. Soon the croak of a Raven told us that 
these wily birds had an establishment in the vicinity and before 
long we saw their nesting-place in a small sandstone cavern 
weathered out in the face of the cliff above an horizontal slab. 
Ravens are particularly addicted to sea-cliffs and like our Hooded 
Crow of northern latitudes seem to find much to interest and occupy 
them among the detritus cast up along the foreshore. On the 
African coast I know of several nests thus situated in the same 
range of cliffs. It may be a mere accident, but in southern Spain 
of the many Ravens’ nests I have seen and visited the greater 
majority are within a few miles of the shore. Possibly owing to 
the numerous convenient nesting situations to be met with amid 
the cliffs, only a comparatively small number nest in trees. 
A few pair of Lesser Black-backed Gulls were nesting upon 
the detached rocks along the foot of the cliffs and other common 
sea-birds, such as Green Cormorants were also to be _ seen. 
Presently the well-known cry of the Osprey was heard and we 
saw one of these birds flying along some distance below. From 
our successive points of vantage we had literally a bird’s-eye view 
of all below us and during the morning saw five Ospreys’ nests, of 
which only two were occupied. Doubtless the others were alter- 
native sites used in other seasons since there were only two pairs 
of Ospreys in possession of the locality. But no Sea Eagles did 
I see, nor did I find any site which would have suited that species 
nor could I find any report of any larger ‘‘ Eagle” than the Osprey 
having ever been seen in the vicinity. A pair of Peregrines were 
nesting on a ledge not far from us and were exceedingly wroth 
at our presence; there were also many Kestrels and Blue-rock 
Pigeons, as is ever the case in these parts. 
It was an ideal Spanish spring day and circumstances all 
agreed to make one take it in an ideal Spanish manner, in other 
