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young. After some twenty years' absence from the 

 cliffs a pair was seen in April, 1902, when the hen bird 

 was shot. In 1904 a pair was again seen, but it is 

 thought that they did not remain to breed. In 1906 

 they took possession of a ledge on a precipitous cliff at 

 Bempton, known as " The Dorr." Here they successfully 

 brought off three young birds. In 1907 they selected the 

 same spot, and reared one. In 1908 they moved their 



The Peregrine's Eyrie. 



quarters some two miles further north, and, thanks to a 

 reward offered by the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union and 

 the protection they enjoy, they again succeeded in 

 bringing up a single chick. This year they are once 

 more in the same spot, and on the 24th of May I took the 

 opportunity of making their closer acquaintance. The 

 cliff at this point is some 400 feet high, higher in fact 



