A BIRDLQVER'S YEAR 



Wild duck are sometimes to be seen on 

 their cross-country flight from a chain of 

 lochs which lie beyond the hill, to the river 

 which meanders through the valley, and an 

 occasional sight is the lordly heron flapping 

 on his way. 



The long-tailed tits in gay little parties 

 are constant visitors to the Yellow-hammer's 

 Lane. One sees them tossing in the air 

 like animated balls of fluff. Then the corn- 

 bunting is also a frequent sight whilst the 

 wood- pigeon "clatters " out from an adjacent 

 wood to fly post-haste on his unknown 

 business. 



The missel-thrush is a favourite bird, and 

 in November the fieldfares and redwings 

 arrive for the winter months. So each day 

 of the week, and each month of the year, 

 the birdlover will find a stroll down the 

 Yellow-hammer's Lane to be full of interest, 

 for 



All day long a bird sings there, 



And a stray sheep drinks at the pond at times. 



Yes, there is a secret and undefinable 

 charm in that " little winding road that 

 leads to the hill and back again." 

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