LIST OF PLATES 



THE DIPPER (colour) Frontispiece 



FACING PAGE 



THE GREEN LIZARD 98 



FEMALE DARTFORD WARBLER AND YOUNG 100 



CURLEW ON NEST 102 



THE WILLOW WREN (colour) ... 104 



ARCTIC TERN ON NEST . . 106 



VIPER, OR ADDER . . 108 



WOODCOCK ON NEST .... 110 



A YOUNG HERON (colour) . . . ... . . .112 



MEADOW PIPIT lit 



FIELD VOLE ... .... ... 116 



RING OUZELS AT HOME . .118 



THE STOAT (colour) . . 120 



CAPERCAILLIE ON NEST .122 



YOUNG MISSEL THRUSHES . ... .124 



GARDEN WARBLER ON NEST ... ... .126 



THE SMALL TORTOISESHELL BUTTERFLY (colour) . . 128 



GANNETS . 130 



WHINCHATS WITH FOOD FOR YOUNG . . . 132 



MALE BLACKBIRD WITH FOOD FOR YOUNG . . 134 



MALE. REDSTART (colour) ... ... 136 



YOUNG BROWN OWL ... 138 



SAND LIZARD . . 140 



EIDER DUCK ON NEST ... . .112 



THE BLACK-THROATED DIVER (colour) . 144 



TURTLE DOVE .... .146 



COMMON FROGS . ... . . 148 



YOUNG PIED WAGTAILS . . . .150 



REED WARBLERS (colour) . 152 



YOUNG HARE .... . 154 



FEMALE YELLOW HAMMER FEEDING YOUNG . . . . 156 



YOUNG LONG-EARED OWLS . 158 



