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birds contains many specimens shot there. It would be difficult 

 to find several of them now in this county at any season. Many 

 times have we watched the flights of Geese and the Ducks 

 coming to, and going from, the Car to feed on the flooded lands 

 outside in the mornings and evenings. 



The late Mr. Richard Reay, who farmed Berwick Hill Farm 

 during the time Mr. Lambert had the shooting, perhaps killed 

 more wild fowl than any man hereabouts. The farm house stood 

 on a hill, and from the front door, with a glass could be seen any 

 flocks sitting where a shot could be obtained from the north side, 

 the Car being bounded by a hedge, every inch of which he knew 

 well, and when the place was flooded the fowl were constantly 

 driven up to the edge and within shot of this hedge ; and besides 

 this, from the house could be seen the flocks of Geese whilst yet 

 a mile off, coming in for the night to the Car, they having spent 

 the day on the extensive fields further northward. A lane with 

 high hedges on each side ran east and west, and as he almost al- 

 ways kept a large gun in readiness in his house, he had time to 

 calculate the distance to go in the lane so as to be under the 

 Geese when crossing it, and in windy weather they frequently 

 topped the hill sometimes within reach of his house ; but to be 

 so fortunately placed as this it requires the shooter to live on the 

 spot, as such good luck is not to be had at any time. 



It may be easily supposed the reclamation of such a place as 

 this caused a tremendous alteration in the natural history of the 

 district ; no similar place now exists in the North of England ; 

 it was in fact a small fen. At times it collected Swans, Geese, 

 Ducks, and Waders unlimited as to species, as well as quantity. 

 The following is a list of such birds as I have known killed there. 



January 28, 1848, I find this note. A very stormy day. At 

 Prestwick Car with Mr. L. (who had the adjoining shooting) and 

 another. The cry of the Wild Swan was heard. Two came and 

 settled on a piece of open water, the only piece there was : we 

 crept to some whins on an island, the ice carrying us, and took po- 

 sitions amongst them. I was eastmost, Mr. L. having gone to 

 where he thought they would fly over on being put up, and the 



