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was evidently a family of them. I heard the sharp calls of 

 the parent birds and a continuous chatter which must have 

 come from young. This family was also seen by my friend 

 Mr. T. C. Cairns. It was the only Woodpecker met with 

 in the neighbourhood. Charles G. Young. 



HEN-HARRIER IN ANGLESEY. 



While shooting in Anglesey, not far from Holyhead, on 

 January 14th, 1922, I put up a Hen-Harrier {Circus cyaneus). 

 It was only about fifty yards off and I noticed the white 

 patch above the tail distinctly, so I have no doubt of the 

 species. • J. A. Pownall. 



THE GAD WALL IN WESTMORLAND. 

 Macpherson in his Fauna of Lakeland says of the Gadwall 

 {Anas sirepcra) that ''it is the rarest of all the wildfowl that 

 can be considered irregular winter visitors to Lakeland." He 

 gives five records, all of them in Cumberland. Mitchell in 

 the Birds of Lancashire also gives only five records for that 

 county. The first record for Westmorland, an adult male, 

 was shot near Tebaj^ on January 2nd, 1922. In view of 

 the fact that hundreds have been bred at Netherby, in 

 Cumberland, most of which are full-winged and not marked 

 in any way, many more must have occurred in these counties 

 but been overlooked. On making enquiries I find this to be 

 the case, for T. R. C. saw two feeding this winter near 

 Arnside, Westmorland, and at least four more were shot 

 by flight ers in the same place. The wisdom of liberating 

 such full-winged birds without some ring or identification 

 mark upon them is open to question, for there is but little 

 doubt that the American Wigeon recorded in Scotland not 

 long ago were also escapes from Cumberland. 



H. W. Robinson. 



GREAT CRESTED GREBES IN PERTHSHIRE. 



On March 26thj 1921 I watched a pair of Great Crested Grebes 

 {Podiceps cristatits) on Craiglush Loch. They were swimming 

 rapidly about, the long body half submerged, and were in 

 breeding plumage, rich chestnut frills and ear-tufts being 

 much in evidence. Occasionally they would draw together, 

 necks stiffly erect and heads being vigorously shaken. They 

 faced each other about six inches apart and continued head- 

 shaking after which they would resume their normal occupa- 

 tion. On the same daj' I observed four or five others on this 

 loch and the Loch of Lowes, which is joined to it by a narrow 

 channel. All were in breeding dress. On August 6th I 



