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probably had nests, though we were not successful in finding 
one. Ido not think, however, that any of them were sitting, as 
they were scen in pairs. 
Next day, the 17th, we drove through Porlock to Linton, but 
did not see anything to interest us, not even a Peewit, on the 
part of Exmoor we crossed. After our arrival at Linton we 
walked to the Valley of Rocks, where we saw a good many adult 
Herring Gulls about the cliffs, and one pair of adult Lesser 
Black-backs, though we could not discover that either species 
was nesting there. We also saw a pair of Red-backed Shrikes 
on our way back. 
On the 18th we again walked to the Valley of Rocks, saw the 
Red-backed Shrikes again, about the same place; they probably 
had a nest in a very thick hedge between the wild ground and 
some potato gardens. There were a good many pairs of Kestrels 
about the cliffs. One pair we watched down to their nest in a 
crevice in a perfectly impracticable part of the rock, at least 
without ropes. We also saw a pair of Buzzards, alternately 
bullying and being bullied by some noisy Jackdaws. Later on 
in the evening we walked up the Waters Meet Valley. Dippers 
seemed to be scarce on the stream, for we only saw two or three, 
and no Kingfishers. There were however a good many Grey 
Wagtails about, and were probably nesting, for I found a Grey 
Wagtail’s nest at Lydeard on the 20th of April, and they were 
sitting hard before we left, on May 15th. These eventually 
brought off their young in safety. 
On the 19th we went through Barnstaple to Westward Ho. 
While we were in Barnstaple I paid a visit to Rowe, the 
local birdstuffer, but he had nothing in his shop of interest 
except a Velvet Scoter, which had been shot in Bideford Bay 
about two yearsago. At Westward Ho we walked about the golf 
ground, and found a Meadow Pipit’s nest, not quite finished and 
with no eggs in it, placed in a tuft of rushes. By a salt-water 
pool, lately made by the sea breaking over the pebble ridge, we 
saw a flock of about fifty Purres (T’ringa alpina), some in full 
breeding plumage, with beautiful black breasts, and others as 
yet showing very little signs of summer plumage. ‘They were 
very tame, and allowed a near approach. 
May 20th, to Clovelly, where we saw a few Herring Gulls and 
Lesser Black-backs about the harbour, both adult and immature 
