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sound like, ‘ Bit o’ bread and no chee-e-e-se.’ 
Certainly the ‘ chee-e-e-ese,’ as he sits on the 
top of a bush in a low tree (which 1s characterns- 
tic) is distinct and cannot be mistaken. In 
winter they may be found in flocks with the 
common buntings, greenfinches and chaffinches, 
etc., looking for their food which is grain 
whenever they can get it, seeds, and also insects. 
The flocks remain together till pairing time. 
They often roost on the ground. If a flock 
be suddenly come upon they will disappear 
into the trees and bushes ‘talking’ constantly 
to each other and reassembling afterwards. 
The birds have a heavy look but a strong 
flight, and alight quickly, when the tail is 
jerked briskly. They sit more than they fly. 
I have not mentioned Hawks nor Owls. 
The nests of both these species are hard to 
find, but both are built in fair numbers near 
London. Hawks build very high, and their 
nests are, therefore, of course inaccessible for 
photographs, unless you are equipped with a 
very long ladder or two, or can get above the 
nest or into another tree close by that does not 
