FIRST APPEARANCES OF BIRDS, INSECTS, ETC. Ill 



June 6th 1 again visited the nest at 10.30 a.m. 



10.35 Cock fed young and ate the excreta. 



10.45 The hen came and fed the young 



with the same white pappy substance ; 



she also ate some excrement. 



11.20 The young birds got very impatient 



for their parents' return and craned up 

 with their mouths wide open. One of 

 the young birds only was then able to see; 

 its eyes had opened that morning. 

 11.35 The cock bird returned and fed the 



young and cleaned the nest, taking the 

 excreta away and dropping it. The hen 

 arrived almost immediately and fed the 

 young, made a search for excreta, which 

 she found and ate. 

 12.20 The hen returned, but I was busy 



with plate changing. 

 12.25 The cock returned and fed the young, 



and at 12.30 I left the nest (W.P.C.) 

 Fringilla coelebs (The Chaffinch). 



On April 26 this bird was nesting abundantly round Can- 

 ford. 



On May 3rd we found a nest and eggs, which was destroyed 

 the next day, presumably by a Jay. 



On May 10 an unfinished nest and a bird sitting. 

 On May 15 a bird sitting 5 eggs. (W.P.C. and E.H.C.) 

 Carduelis carduelis (The Goldfinch). 



At Pulbam, singing on February 18th. Flocking on 

 August 15th at least 30 on my lawn (J.ll.) 



At Chapman's Pool on Sept. 24 we noted a flock of between 

 20 and 30 in company with migrants. (W.P.C. and 

 E.H.C.) 



On the Downs near Cranborne, on September 13th we 

 noted a flock 200 strong and very tame, feeding on the seeds 

 of Cnicus acaulis. and another flock 50 strong. (W.P.C. 

 and E.H.C.) 



