xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Reed Warbler's nest, Hornsea Mere .... 90 

 Sedge Warbler feeding 1 young ..... 92 

 Nests of Grasshopper Warbler, near Harrogate . . 96 



Nest of Hedge Accentor with a Cuckoo's Egg (top on 



left), near Harrogate ...... 100 



Dipper's nest, in usual situation ..... 102 



Unusual site for a Dipper's nest, on the River Nidd . 104 



Long-Tailed Tit at nest, near Pickering . . . 106 



Nest of Long-Tailed Tit, near Harrogate . . . . 106 



Great Tit's in old wall 108 



Open nest of Great Tit, built on an old Song Thrush's 



nest in a clump of woodbine . . . . .no 



Cole Tit's nest in old wall .112 



Marsh Tit's nest in sunk fence . . . . .112 



Blue Tit's nest in tree stump . . . . .114 



Blue Tit taking food to its young . . . . .114 



Whale's jaw bones near Bempton, nesting place of 



Blue Tit . . . . . . . . .116 



Young Tree Creeper 120 



Tree Creeper's nest . . . . . . .120 



Nest of Pied Wagtail . . . . . . .122 



Nest of Grey Wagtail 122 



Young Grey Wagtail in nest . . . . .124 



Tree Pipit's nest 130 



Meadow Pipit's nest with Cuckoo's egg . . .130 

 Male Meadow Pipit feeding female at nest . . .132 

 Nest of Red-Backed Shrike in north-west Yorkshire . 140 



Spotted Flycatcher on nest 148 



Pied Flycatcher taking food to young . . . .150 



Swallow's nest . . . . . . . .156 



Cup-shaped Swallow's nest, near Harrogate . .156 



Old Cottage at Hartwith, under the eaves of which 

 forty-six Martin's nests have been found at one 

 time ......... 160 



Greenfinch's nest 164 



Hawfinch 168 



