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along the beach these birds were constantly rising, flying backwards 

 and forwards across the " dunes," and ever complaining of our 

 intrusion on their domains. T found one nest of this species — a 

 slight hollow in the sand, half full of small white stones, and con- 

 taining a single egg, fresh laid. Several young seen on the wing. 



Dunlin. — Numerous, flying in flocks along the beach : judged one 

 flock would number three hundred birds. Specimens shot were in 

 full summer plumage. ' 



Lesser Blackbacked Gull. — Two old and four young birds seen on 

 the beach. 



Brownliended Gull. — Old and some young birds seen both along 

 the coast and in the bay of the Humber. 



Linnet. — Numerous ; breeds on the sand dunes. Found a beautiful 

 nest of this bird in a bunch of sea-grass : this pretty nest was con- 

 structed of the fine wiry roots of the " marram " and lined with tern 

 feathers. 



Black Scoter. — On recrossing the Humber we ran past and put up 

 a flock of about one hundred and fifty scoters. The boatmen say 

 this large flock has been off the mouth of the Humber throughout the 

 spring and summer: they appeared to be mature birds. There is no 

 doubt that considerable flocks of scoters remain on our coast during 

 the whole year, not going northwards to breed. On dissection they 

 would probably prove to be barren birds : I shall try and test the 

 accuracy of this theory, 



John Cokdeaux. 



Great Cotes, Ulceby, Lincolnshire, 

 July 13, 1868. 



A Cornish Moorland Walk. — July 8th. Young snipes full grown and generally 

 scattered about the moors between Kilmar and Dosmare Pool. Sandpipers to be seen 

 in suitable localities. Curlews and lapwing plovers have reared their broods, at least 

 a fortnight earlier than usual, and have left the moors. Found two broods of teal, oue 

 much stronger fledged lhan the other, and in plumage not to be distinguished from the 

 old birds. I found several nests of the dunlin (Tringa variabilis), which confirm my 

 remarks some weeks since, when I found (locks about Dosmare Pool apparently not in 

 a breeding mood, that these birds are late breeders in many localities. All the nests 

 T found were on elevated tufts of coarse grass in the marshes, and each nest contained 

 three eggs hard sat. I found no young. Those who are acquainted with the locality 

 of the "Jamaica Inn," in the heart of Bodmin Moors, might have remarked some fir 

 plantations in some of the gullies and ravines. Two herons built and reared their 

 young this year in one of the pinasters. — Communicated by E. H. Rodd ; Penzance, 

 July 10, 1868. 



