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the Great Crested Grebe appeared on the lake in Eridge Park, 

 which is just across the border in Sussex, a year or two prior 

 to its advent at Hever, and that three pairs were breeding 

 there in 1913. For the knowledge of this I am indebted to 

 Mr. R. Ware.— N.F.T.] 



DOTTEREL IN CARNARVONSHIRE. 



A PAIR of Dotterel {Charadritis morinellus) were observed on 

 the top of Rhiw Mountain, Lleyn Peninsula, on May loth, 

 1920, by Lieut. -Col. Alan Gough and a lady, both of whom 

 were on horseback. They behaved with characteristic tame 

 ness. Although in my Vert. Fauna N. Wales the species is 

 noted as seen occasionally on mountains in the Snowdon 

 district, this appears to be the first occurrence recorded in 

 Lleyn. H. E. Forrest. 



Golden Oriole in Gloucestershire. — The Rev. D. F. 

 Horsefield writes to us, that on May 22nd, 1920, a Golden 

 Oriole {Oriolus 0. oriolus) was seen by a friend of his just 

 outside the cit}^ of Gloucester, and from the latter 's description 

 and his answers to questions there can be no doubt of its 

 correct identification. 



Crested Tit Reported Breeding in South-West 

 Inverness-shire. — With reference to the note under this 

 heading in our last number (p. 21), Mr. Matheson writes again 

 {Field, April 24th, 1920, p. 570), to state that the fir woods 

 referred to lie on the south side of Loch Garry, are roughly 

 six miles long by one broad, and are part of the old Caledonian 

 Forest. Mr. Matheson also states that in a similar fir wood 

 in Glen Mallie, Loch Arkaig side, the late W. Cameron (game 

 keeper) used to find the Crested Tit nesting between 1889 

 and 1906, but Mr. Matheson has not visited these fir woods 

 since 1906. 



Great Grey Shrike in Surrey. — In connection with the 

 record {autca, p. 21) of a Lanius e. excnbitor seen on Ham 

 Common on April 5th, Mr. G. H. Towsey writes that he saw 

 one, no doubt the same bird there on May 15th and 26th, and 

 that it was still there on June 13th. Any date after mid- 

 April is abnormal for this species, though it has occasionally 

 occurred in summer. 



Great Reed-Warbler in co. Cork. — Mr. J. E. Harting 

 records [Field, June 12th, 1920, p. 870) that a Great Reed- 

 Warbler {Acrocephalns ariindinaceus) we assume of the typical 

 race, was sent to him in the flesh from Cosheen, Castle Towns- 



