List of Illustrations 



Tawny Owl Frontispiece 

 Pied Wagtail Title page 



Dabchick . . . II 

 Coot's nest . . .15 

 Dabchick swimming with 



body submerged . . 19 



Little Grebes at home . 21 



Little Grebe ... 23 



Dabchick entering nest . 24 



Dabchick sitting . . 25 



Dabchick's nest covered . 26 



Dabchick's nest uncovered . 27 



Site of Tawny Owl's nest . 31 



Lesser Whitethroat's nest . 39 



Blackcap's nest . . 41 



Garden Warbler's nest . 43 

 Robin's nest containing 

 Cuckoo's egg. Dead 



Robin by nest . . 47 

 Heron's nest . . .51 



Ancient home of the Kite . 57 



Ancient home of the Kite . 59 

 Kite's nest . . .61 



Kite's nest ... 63 



Kite's nest ... 64 

 Kite's nest . -65 



The Dipper's haunt . . 67 



Coal-Tit ... 74 



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Coal-Tit ... 76 



Coal-Tit ... 77 



Wren's nest ... 79 

 Coal-Tit . . .81 



Blue-Tit ... 84 



Blue-Tit ... 84 



Swans' double nest . . 87 

 Coal-Tit ... 90 



Small Heath Butterfly . 92 

 Large White Butterfly . 93 

 Nuthatch ... 94 



Nuthatch ... 96 



A forest fire ... 99 

 Coal-Tit. Seeing ! . . 101 

 Coal-Tit. Smelling ! . .103 

 Blue-Tit. Tasting! . . 105 

 Haunt of the Wild Duck . 107 

 Whinchat . . . 115 



Chaffinch's nest. Decorated 



with newspaper . .121 

 Chaffinch's nest. Decorated 



with paper . . .123 

 Chaffinch's nest . . .126 

 Young Chaffinch . . 128 

 Robin's nest . . 131 



In the Raven's haunt . 133 



A hillside stream . 135 



Raven's nest 1 38 



