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occasional x'isitant — ahvays much rarer than Richard's Pipit 

 — on the denes at Lowestoft on October 19th. There had 

 been a gentle breeze from the west, but nothing unusual to 

 account for its presence. There have been only three previoas 

 occurrences of the Tawny Pipit, viz., on September 2nd, 

 1889, October 9th, 1897, and September 15th, 1910. 



Yello\V Wagtail {Motacilla f. rayi). 



This Wagtail which was on Salthouse marshes in large 

 numbers in the first week of September, had left by the 14th 

 (Duchess of Bedford). We had, as usual, one nest at Keswick, 

 which held six eggs on ]\Iay i8th. 



Pied Wagtail [Motacilla a. luguhris). 



On May nth a Pied Wagtail's nest, with five eggs, was 

 located on the same i\y wall where this species has been so 

 ■often \nctimized by Cuckoos before. On the 14th a Cuckoo 

 was seen near the i\y, and on the 22nd three of the Wagtail's 

 €ggs had gone, while some Cuckoo's feathers at the foot of the 

 wall were an indication of a struggle ha\'ing taken place. 

 The next day the nest was forsaken, but the Wagtails soon 

 consoled themselves with a fresh one, in which the Cuckoo 

 deposited her egg on June 4th. On June 8th Dr. Riviere 

 heard a Cuckoo calling in a garden in the middle of Xorsvich. 



One of the few varieties announced this 3'ear was a \vhite 

 ■example of the Pied Wagtail reported by ^Ir. Arthur Patterson 

 to be on Thrigby Charity Farm on ^larch 7th. 



Golden-crested Wren {Regulits r. anglorum). 



The Goldcrest is on the way to recover its numbers, 

 and once again its hemi-spherical nest is to be seen in our 

 gardens. The fabric must needs be strong, for it has to 

 hold the young ones until they have grown altogether too 

 big for comfort. The top nestlings complacently sit on those 

 underneath, which must be wellnigh smothered, and if the 

 wind happens to get up, the whole party sway to and fro, 

 but none ever fall out. Tightly fitted, every portion of the 

 structure must at the same time possess great elasticity. 

 To this end lichen is employed, and plenty of small feathers 

 for the lining. 



Bearded Titmouse [Panunis b. biarmiciis). 



The first nest was found on April 8th, I am told, for I did 

 not see it. On ]\Iay 2nd Dr. Long observed a female with 

 insects in her bill, and on the 14th young ones were clinging 

 to the reeds, but were not yet catering for themselves. 



