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of birds still continued to haunt that part of the garden, 

 but I could not discover another nest. On the 14th of June, 

 about two and a half weeks after deserting, I was surprised 

 to see the bird again sitting on the nest, and she has continued 

 to sit regularly since. There are three eggs. 



H. W. Mapleton-Bree. 



[For a summary of the records of Spotted Flycatchers 

 building upon the nests of other species, see Vol. XL, p. 87. — 

 Eds.] 



PTED FLYCATCHER NESTINCx IN WORCESTERSHIRE. 



The occurrence of the Pied Flycatcher {Muscicapa h. hypo- 

 leiica) within the county has been recorded but rarely, only a 

 few instances being given by ^Ir. R. F. Tomes in the Victorian 

 County History of Worcester (p. 151). 



On May 7th, 192 1, and following day a male was in continued 

 song alongside the Severn valley, but I could not then detect 

 the presence of any female in company. But subsequently 

 at another visit on May 22nd, my son and I found the pair 

 together at the same site and satisfied ourselves that they 

 were nesting. This, I believe, is the first record of this species 

 breeding in the county of \\^orcester, and for this reason I do 

 not wish to ])ub]ish the precise locality, as there seems some 

 probability from this and other records that this charming 

 little migrant may be extending its breeding range, I would 

 plead that every protection and encouragement be given 

 wherever it may occur in the future. J. S. Elliott. 



MARTINS REPAIRING DAMAGED NEST WITH 



EGGS. 



On June i6th, 1921, while some new gutters were being put 

 up on my house, one of the workman inadvertently knocked 

 in the whole of one side of a nest of a Martin {Delichon u. 

 iirbica). I climbed up to investigate, and after removing 

 several large pieces of nest-wall which had fallen inwards, 

 discovered two eggs both of which had miraculously escaped 

 injury. The birds began the work of reparation within an 

 hour of the accident, and to-day (June 21st) their work is 

 completed. A new roof has just been put on to the house, 

 and, although all old nests were of necessity knocked down, 

 four pairs of Martins had returned and commenced to build 

 long before the men had finished working. 



Lewis R, W. Loyd. 



