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and which have not suffered much by 

 the winter storms, which grow to such 

 a size, and these incomplete nests are 

 found on ledges where nests have not 

 been found previously. 



The favourite position for the nest 

 seems to be a ledge on a cliff, especially 

 if there is a tree growing from this 

 rock. The nest is seldom in a place 

 difficult to get to ; I have only found three 

 that it was not possible to get at easily, 

 and one of these was the most wonder- 

 ful Buzzard's nest that I have seen but 

 more about this later. Large trees in 

 sloping woods on steep hill-sides are 

 also favourite spots, but out of the scores 

 of nests that I have seen, the majority 

 have been on ledges supported by a bush 

 or tree. The nests in this case have been 

 built right up against the side of the 

 rock, and the trunk of the tree or 

 branches of the bush have afforded good 

 protection to the nest. On one occasion 



