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appeared to be a case of bigamy, and I greatly regretted 

 not being al)lo tf) visit the nest again to see if the other female 

 also freqnented it. J. WiixocK. 



BLACK REDSTART IN DORSET. 



In British Birds, Vol. IX., p. 184, I recorded the occurrence 

 of a pair of Black Redstarts {Phcenicurus 0. gihralfaricnsis) 

 during six consecutive winters on the Parish Church at 

 Blandford. From 1915 to 1919 I was not living in the town 

 and so cannot say if they continued their visits, but being 

 in the town in the latter part of October 191 9 I kept a look-out 

 and believe I caught sight of a single bird in the same place, 

 On October 30th, 1920, a female or a bird of the year put in 

 an appearance and took up its position on exactly the same 

 points and corners of the masonry which were used by the 

 birds during their visits from 1910-1915. 



Altogether I have only met with this species in six different 

 localities, and in five cases out of the six the birds were seen 

 on church towers. The choice of such a situation is, no doubt, 

 owing to the food supply, the sunny walls attracting number- 

 less flies, and providing a happy hunting ground free from 

 disturbance. 



If observers would look out in November for the appearance 

 of this bird on church towers or other lofty buildings, it may 

 be discovered to be less uncommon than supposed. I am 

 not aware of a single record for Dorset since the publication 

 of my previous note, so that the recurrence of the bird on 

 Blandford church tower is, I think, worthy of another record. 



Since writing the above I spent a morning examining the 

 church towers of Bournemouth, which resulted in one bird 

 (a male) on St. Peter's Church. It was in the same place 

 again on November 22nd. W. J. Ashford. 



LATE STAY OF NIGHTJAR AND WRYNECK IN 



SUSSEX. 



While shooting at Ninfield, on October 7th, 1920, a Nightjar 

 {Capriniiilgus en. enropceiis) was put up twice in some low 

 coppice, and on the 5th a Wryneck {Jynx t. torquilla) was 

 flushed from a wheat-stubble above Fairlight cliffs. 



Hugh Whistler. 



LATE BREEDING OF BARN-OWL. 



On November 5th, 1920, at Eton, Bucks., I found three young 

 Barn-Owls {Tyto a. alba) in a large hole in an elm tree about 

 thirty feet from the ground. One of the parent birds had 



