200 ICE-BOUND ON KOLGUEV 



no touch in it of a bunting's scrape, but a true wild song, 

 and very like a chaffinch's in spring. 



A yellow pyrethrum came in flower and a white 

 lychnis. 



We walked down the coast. We found a little stint's 

 nest with four eggs, and the old bird — a male — performed 

 the most astonishing antics. He looked, as Hyland 

 said, for all the world 'like a dancing doll.' Of four 

 young red-necked phalaropes two were kicked spinning 

 out of the nest by the mother. Two young turnstones 

 bolted out of their nest and ran away. 



We had all day a very strong wind which was a gale 

 at midnight, with fog and so cloudy a sky that I lit a 

 candle, or I could not have written my notes. 



An hour later I looked out for a moment before lying 

 down ; the sun was out, and there, right across the ice- 

 white sea, was the most splendid rainbow I had ever seen. 



July \2,th. — In the early morning such a stiff gale 

 blew that I feared indeed our tent would have fallen ; 

 however, nothing gave. Poor Hyland complained 

 bitterly of cold hands and feet ; so I let him lie. 



It was impossible to make a fire in the usual place ; 

 but a little out of the wind, in the water gully, I contrived 

 after much patience to cook a piece of bacon. 



After we had eaten this I went for several hours' walk 

 alongside of an inland creek which lies to the north of 

 the camp. I suppose I saw twenty glaucous gulls, but 



