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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Red-backed Shrike's nest ..150 



Lapwing's nest IS 2 



Young Lapwing 154 



Initial letter A 159 



Moor-hen's nest 164 



Moor-hen's nest under roots 



of tree 167 



Moor-hen about to dive . . 171 

 Young Thrushes . . . . ' . . 174 

 Wild Duck sitting .. ..178 

 Young Wild Ducks . . . . 180 



Wild Duck hiding 181 



Wild Duck's nest . . . . 184 



Herons at nest 198 



Yellow Wagtail's nest . . . . 202 

 Young Lesser Whitetliroat 205 

 Young Chaffinch . . . . 207 



Chaffinch's nest 210 



Initial letter O 221 



Bearded Tit's nest . . . . 224 



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Bearded Tit feeding young . . 229 

 Bearded Tit cleaning out 



nest 231 



Black-headed Gulls . . . . 237 

 Black-headed Gull's nest . . 238 

 Black-headed Gulls sitting . . 241 

 Young Black-headed Gull . . 243 

 Sedge-Warbler's nest . . . . 245 

 Sedge-Warbler sitting . . . . 247 

 Sedge-Warbler entering nest 248 

 Reed- Warbler's -nest .. ..250 

 Reed-Warbler's nest (interior) 252 



Young Redshank 254 



Reed-Bunting's nest . . . . 256 

 Reed-Bunting (male} . , . . 257 

 Reed-Bunting sliding down 



reed 259 



Nest of Montagu's Harrier 265 

 Young Short-eared Owl . . 271 

 Short-eared .Owl's nest . . 273 



