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past month. On October 6th I noticed considerable flocks coming up from 

 the East, and a solitary Goosander passed about a hundred yards away. — 

 T. H. Nelson (Redcar). 



Building Sites of the House Martin. — In looking over the last volume 

 of 'The Zoologist,' I notice a paragraph with this heading, mentioning 

 three nesting localities of the Martin among cliffs. May I add another? 

 The high road from Conway to Bangor, soon after leaving Conway, passes 

 under Pen-maen-bach, a bold headland of slate projecting into the sea. In 

 September last I saw several Martins flying about the face of the cliff, 

 which at this place overhangs the road, and, after a little watching, traced 

 an old bird to its nest of young built far up under a ledge of rock. — 

 Henry Candler (Epsom, Surrey). 



Kingfisher in London. — On Sunday, October 5th, while standing on 

 the bridge over the ilegent's Canal, close to St. Mark's Church, Regent's 

 Park, I saw to my astonishment a Kingfisher dart up the water. It flew 

 on until it reached tiic bridge in the Zoological Gardens, when it swerved 

 in amongst the overhanging trees, and I did not see it again. As viewed 

 against the dark olive-green surfnce of the water it looked beautiful. I have 

 since ascertained that some five and twenty years ago, when the sewage 

 from the Zoological Gardens drained out into the canal by a clump of sedge, 

 Kingfishers used to come there to feed on the numerous small fish which 

 were attracted by the sewage. Since then the sedge has been cut and 

 cleared away, and the Kingfishers have deserted this former haunt. — 

 Charles Whympeu (55, Fitzroy Road, Regent's Park). 



Breeding of Fratercula arctica on the Burlings. — In 'The Ibis,' 

 1871, p. 4(J2, Mr. Howard Saunders, in his valuable paper on the Birds of 

 Southern Spain, writes with reference to the Pufiin, " The most southern 

 breeding-place with which I am acquainted is at the Berlengas, or Farallones, 

 a group of rocks in the Atlantic, a trifle to the north of the latitude of 

 Lisbon." I find the following reference to these rocks and their fauna in 

 Captain Boteler's ' Recollections from 1808 to 1830 ' (London, 1833). In 

 1826 Captain (then Lieutenant) Boteler, R.N., was in command of H. M.S. 

 ' Syra,' belonging to the squadron in the Tagus. At p. 171 he writes; — 

 " Another time I was sent to survey the Burlings, four or five islands of 

 rock, three or four miles off Cape Peniche. There was a remarkable cave 

 that I entered with my gig, disturbing myriads of sea pigeons, pufiin, and 

 bats, and I found to my surprise that the cavern went right through that 

 point of the island." — H. W. Feilden. 



Reported Occurrence of Cranes near Clitheroe.— Two of these birds 

 have been seen near Clitheroe by Mr. R. Milne-Redhead, Boltoii-by- 

 Bowland, who has kindly furnished me with the following particulars: — 

 On the v>5th August last, about 4 p.m., he saw from his window, with the 



