FIRST APPEARANCES OF BIRDS, INSECTS, ETC. 145 



to many nestlings. The near approach of the parents was 

 always announced by much head craning. The foregoing 

 is a summary of my observations made from time to time in 

 my note book, but gathered together afterwards. 



11.52 hen hurriedly fed the young. 12 (noon) and 12.10 

 the hen fed the young. 12.15 the hen came to the nest and 

 bolted straight out. Both birds seemed as wild as hawks 

 this day ; it may possibly be the high wind, which caused 

 the tent to flap a good bit, that alarmed them. 



12.30 and 12.32 the hen fed the young, but was very nervous. 



12.33 the cock fed the young and cleaned the nest. 12.37 

 the hen came to the nest and fed young. The cock was as 

 wild this Sunday as the hen was last, and I think the trouble 

 with both birds is that they know that I am inside the tent. 



12.50 hen came to the nest, fed young and bolted, and then 

 I went to lunch. 1.45 I went into the tent ; both parents 

 were " pinking " round and saw me go in. 2.0 hen fed the 

 young, after a few turns of bolting over the nest. 



2.11 the cock fed the young and waited at the nest. 2.30 

 the hen was alarmed by a passer by. 2.35 the hen bolted 

 over the nest. (It might be explained that this phrase is 

 intended to convey that the hen entered the nest through 

 the bushes at the back, but instead of staying to perform 

 her duties she simply jumped straight over the nest and flew 

 out at the front.) 



2.55 the hen fed one young bird and bolted. 2.56 the cock 

 fed all the young, cleaned the nest and waited, paying no 

 attention whatever to the shutter. 3.5 hen came to nest with 

 food and left hurriedly. 3.15 both birds fluttered round and 

 one of the young stood up, shook his wings and then spread 

 them out fully. 



3.20 cock fed all the young. 3.25 both birds came to the 

 nest and waited. 3.27 the cock came and fed all the young, 

 after which the hen came and did the same. 3.28 the cock 

 again fed the young. 



3.29 the hen came to the nest with food, but bolted without 

 feeding the young. 3.33 the male fed the young from the 



