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breakwater, who declares that he found some wounded Gulls 

 actually held by one or both of theh wings being embedded 

 and driven into the sands by the ice, so rendering them 

 powerless to escape. He released the unfortunates in such 

 predicaments. 



Three badly-stunned Black-headed Gulls Mere placed in 

 my garden at Redcar on Jul}^ 3rd. Next morning two 

 had flown, and later in the afternoon the third one, \A'hilst 

 I w^as showing it to some visitors, got on the wing and 

 flew off. 



As regards the size of the pieces of ice which fell, I have 

 the following reliable information. A master plumber and 

 liis men were doing some work in the " Look-out " near the 

 fort on the break\Aater, \^'hen a piece of ice shattered a 

 large sheet of glass (26 ozs., as it is termed). One of 

 the men picked up the piece of ice, and the master told me 

 it measured over 3 in. in length by about ^ in. in diameter. 

 The men saw manv more pieces of ice falling outside. 



T. H. Nelson. 



PIED WAGTAIL'S NEST BUILT IN MOVING 

 RAILWAY TRUCK. 



A RAILWAY truck w^as loaded with timber (larch trees) at 

 Knighton in Radnorshire on May 1st, 1914, and left there 

 the next day. The truck arrived at Birchenwood Colliery, 

 north Staffordshire, on May 6th following, and was unloaded 

 the same day. During the unloading of the timber a Pied 

 Wagtail's nest containing two eggs was found on the top 

 of the timber. The nest is described as made of dried grass 

 and roots, with sheep's wool and pieces of ragged twine 

 \\oven in — the lining was cowhair. I have seen the eggs 

 and they are undoubtedly those of the Pied Wagtail. The 

 only explanation appears to be that the birds commenced 

 to build the nest immediately the timber was loaded in 

 Radnorshire, and they must have followed the truck on its 

 journey and completed the nest, and laid the eggs during 

 transit. The nest appeared to be deserted when the truck 

 arrived at its destination. I have verified the facts as far 

 as I can, and believe them to be correct. I have heard of 

 similar cases before. John R. B. Masefield. 



BREEDING-HABITS OF WILLOW-TIT IN KENT. 



On April 21st, 1914, a nest of a Willow-Tit was s1io\mi me 

 in Cranbrook, Kent, by Mr. C. A. Winch and Mr. R. 

 Watts. The hole was bored entirely by the birds in a 



