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This was followed by some days with Harry Holford, 

 at Rookesbury Park, Wickham ; with Arthur Wagg, 

 at Maresfield ; and at Dan-y-Park with Louis Bonn. 



And now to bring events up to the very latest 

 date, from the 31st of March to the 6th of April, of 

 1898, I fished for trout at Dan-y-Park, with Captain 

 Robert Sandeman. The Usk was at summer level, 

 the nights frosty, the days bright, and the " Cob " 

 or March Brown never really came out properly, and 

 during the period of my visit we got but 120 trout, 

 weighing 53h lbs. During my stay I saw two nests 

 of the water ousel, both holding the full complement 

 of four round white eggs, and the hens just com- 

 mencing to sit. These were the first nests of this 

 harmless bird I had ever seen. I say harmless 

 advisedly, for the belief that it feeds entirely on 

 trout and salmon ova has been proved wholly erroneous 

 — a discovery which, it is to be hoped, may become 

 more widely known, and thus save the lives of many 

 of these confiding, cheery, and pretty little anglers' 

 companions. 



