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a family party of Motacilla f. rayi on the shores of Derwent- 

 water, near Keswick, one which was an albino. The general 

 coloration was a dirty white, with exception of the top of 

 the head, and some of the tail-feathers, which were greyish. 



Grey Wagtail Nesting Away From Water.- — In 

 connection with previous notes on this subject (Vol. XIII., 

 pp. 56, 81) Mr. H. H. Farwig writes that on April 24th, 1920, 

 he was shown a nest and eggs of M. c. cinerea near Groom- 

 bridge, Kent. It was situated in a roadside bank over 

 150 yards from a stream, on the banks of which a previous 

 nest had been robbed. 



Great Grey Shrike in Somerset.— Mr. F. H. L. Whish 

 informs us that a female Laniiis e. excubitor was shot six miles 

 south of Bristol on November ist, 1920. 



Late Stay of Swallow and Swift in Yorkshire. — 

 On December 29th and 30th, 1920, a Swallow [Hirundo 

 rnstica) was seen at Sleights, near Whitby (F. Snowden, Nat., 

 1921, p. 78). On October 31st, 1920, a Swift {Apns apus) was 

 reported from Doncaster (E. W. Taylor, t.c, 1920, p. 405) 

 and on November 7th one near Keighley (E. J. S. Craven, 

 t.c, 1921, p. 78). 



Greenland Falcon in Orkney. — An adult female Falco 

 r. candicans was captured at Suleskerry, on February 26th, 

 1920, and is recorded by Dr. W. E. Clarke {Scot. Nat., 1920, 

 P- 154)- 



Spotted Eagle in Essex. — Mr. P. M. Meeson, of 

 Rettendon Place, Battlesbridge, Essex, kindly sends me 

 further information about the Spotted Eagle of 1908, referred 

 to on page 209 {antea) . He saw it on April loth when it appeared 

 tired and could be approached to within fifty to one hundred 

 yards. On April 13th it was seen four miles to the west 

 feeding on a rabbit, and on the following day it was shot on 

 the same rabbit. The bird is now in Mr. Meeson's possession. 

 — H.F.W. 



Steppe-Buzzard in Wiltshire. — Erratum. — On page 183 

 {antea) line 2 for Eversleigh read Everlej^ 



Garganey in Dumbarton. — Mr. H. G. Cumming records 

 {Scot. Nat., 1920, p. 153) the presence of a pair of Anas 

 qiierqiiedida (a scarce visitor to Scotland) on a marsh 

 at Summerston Station, on May i6th, 1920. 



Fulmar Petrel Breeding in Kincardineshire and 

 Berwickshire and Possibly in Banffshire. — The remark- 



