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In late September one or two of these birds were still to be 

 seen on the St. Catherine's side. 



Now comes the disappointing part, in that we have spent 

 the whole of June this year — an ideal month of dry weather 

 for getting everywhere about the woods— and have neither 

 seen nor heard a single Woodpecker on either side of the Loch. 

 At one part only on the St. Catherine's side there were fairly 

 recent marks on two rotten branches, but the bird had appar- 

 ently passed on. 



It does seem a little strange that the 1919 visitation should 

 have been so sporadic. Might not the great pest of cater- 

 pillars in May and June 191 9 have something to do with it ? 



W, Stewart. 



[Major J. H. P. Leschallas records {Scot. Nat., 1920, p. 93) 

 that he has seen the Great Spotted Woodpecker several times 

 "this spring" in Gleniinart, which is on Loch Long, 12 miles 

 or so south of St. Catherine's. The bird recorded by Mr. Kirk 

 was at ]Minard, also about 12 miles from St. Catherine's, but 

 to the south-west on the opposite side of Loch Fyne. The 

 species, therefore, seems to be spreading over a considerable 

 area in this district. — Eds.] 



HOBBY IN SHROPSHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. 



On May 20th, 1920, Dr. Buckle and I had the pleasure 

 of watching a pair of Hobbies {Falco s. stibbtiteo) for over 

 a quarter of an hour at IMiddletown, on the Welsh border of 

 Shropshire. It was a brilliant day, and with the aid of 

 binoculars we were able to ascertain the species beyond a 

 doubt. I saw the birds also on two subsequent occasions, 

 once at the same place and once about four miles off. The 

 Hobby has nested repeatedly in the Ludlow district, but 

 this is the first time I have known a pair to occur in early 

 summer near Shrewsbury. H. E. Forrest. 



It may be of sufficient interest to record that I saw a Hobby 

 near Goathland, Yorkshire, on May i6th, 1920. I have 

 never seen one in Yorkshire before, and believe they are rare 

 so far north. It was, I expect, on migration, as it was flying 

 very fast and straight, and I watched it with glasses for 

 about two miles ; its direction was for Whitby. It passed 

 ten yards from me and kept about ten feet from the ground, 

 against a strong east wind. W. S. Medlicott. 



TURTLE-DOVE NESTING ON THE GROUND. 



On May 31st at Fulbourne, near Cambridge, I found a Turtle- 

 Dove {Streptopelia t. turtiir) nesting on the ground. The 



