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4.10. I got my chance, the only one I had ; the female 

 came to the nest and I gave her a second or two to compose 

 herself, and then gave her a quick quiet time. She stayed a 

 few seconds after the shutter had gone and then left ; she 

 brought no food. She floated in like a shadow, and left as 

 quietly as an owl, that was why I did not hear her come in at 

 2.50. 



4.45. W.P.C. relieved E.H.C. in the tent and noted. 

 During the time E.H.C. was in the tent both birds went off 

 about four miles, and on the second occasion the cock, having 

 returned first, waited for some time for the hen in a bush at 

 the back of the tent. They neither of them seemed to approve 

 of the tent ; partly I think because, by reason of its awkward 

 position, it was not at all well set and swayed about a good 

 deal. 



4.55. I heard one of the birds give a " check, check." 

 5.20 One of the birds wheeled across between me and the 

 sun. 5.35. One of the birds came and alighted in front of 

 the nest for a minute or so. I let it stay, but it bolted again 

 very quickly. 6. The sun went off the cliff, so I packed up. 



6th June. We had a further try at this pair of birds, but 

 it all came to nothing. The weather w r as dull, the wind was 

 high, we had to work two hours before we could even get the 

 tent set on the ledge, and then had to erect so many guyropes 

 that it looked like a wireless station ; and finally when W.P.C. 

 got settled various police constables, looking for an 

 unauthorised snapshotter, kept everything in the neighbour- 

 hood so much on the move that the birds declined to come 

 near, and as the police did not effect a capture till late in the 

 afternoon the day was spoiled and W.P.C. had a 6 hours 

 wait for nothing. (W.P.C. and E.H.C.). 

 Anser. 



About the middle of March several flocks of wild geese 

 passed over Dorchester by night. Migrating northward, they 

 were apparently attracted by the glare from the camp for 

 German prisoners, and circled about screaming and whistling 

 for some time before they struck northward again. (R.D.G.).- 



