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plate on it. I could not detect the slightest motion in the 

 bird. After traversing more ground of a similar nature 

 another nest of the Kestrel was seen, and as I was on the 

 alert I was able to get a still better view of the Hawk as it 

 left. This one also contained six eggs. 



On May 30th I was shown another Kestrel's nest with 

 five eggs, similarly placed, near Hoorn. Not far from it 

 were two of Montagu's Harrier {Circus pygargus), each with 

 five eggs. These nests were quite open. 



There can be no doubt that the absence of more elevated 

 nesting sites has compelled the Kestrel to lay its eggs on the 

 ground, for there are very few suitable trees. 



At Westermient there are extensive plantations of conifers, 

 the work of the Dutch Staatsboschbeheer, which have 

 influenced already the avifauna of the island. In these 

 plantations I found Whitethroats {Sylvia c. communis), 

 Lesser Whitethroats (S. c. curruca), Garden-Warblers (5. borin), 

 Icterine Warblers {Hippolais icterina), Willow- War biers 

 {Phylloscopus t. trochilus), Redstarts {Ph. ph. phoenicurus), 

 Turtle Doves {S. t. turtur), etc., some of which, I am told, at 

 one time were unknown on the island. Although not in 

 these plantations, I had the good fortune to hear the song 

 of the Nightingale {Luscinia m. megarhyncha) on May 14th. 

 It is stated that this is the first year that it has occurred on 

 Texel. It will be of interest to note how these plantations, 

 when the conifers have grown higher, will affect the newly 

 acquired habit of the Kestrel. William E. Glegg. 



BUZZARDS TAKING FOOD FROM SURFACE OF 

 WATER. 



While at Aix-les-Bains this summer I watched Buzzards 

 (which I believe were B. huteo) on Lac Bourget, swooping 

 down on the water and lifting what I think were small fish 

 in their talons, and eating them afterwards in the air. 



Walter Cave. 



FULMAR PETREL IN SUMMER IN YORKSHIRE AND 



AT THE FARNE ISLANDS. 

 Referring to Mr. George W. Temperley's note under the 

 above heading {antea, Vol. XIII., p. 59), it may be worth 

 while recording that when on the cliffs at Bempton, on 

 June 22nd, 192 1, I saw two or more Fulmars {Fulmarus 

 glacialis) . The climbers told me that they reckoned they 

 had seen six different birds but had not found any nests 

 or eggs, although they had seen the Fulmars throughout 

 the season. Hugh S. Gladstone. 



