FIELD NOTES. 
BIRDS. 
Strange Accident to a Song Thrush.—I had recently 
brought to me the body of a Song Thrush impaled upon a 
large thorn, which had penetrated through the bird’s neck. It 
Photo] Song Thrush Impaled. [R. Fortune, F.Z.S. 
was found nearly at the top of a high hedge. It is difficult to 
say how a large bird can have impaled itself in this manner.— 
R. ForTUNE, Harrogate. 
Redshanks breeding at Spurn.—lIt is gratifying to learn 
that the protection afforded to the birds at Spurn has been the 
means of adding another species to the number of birds nesting 
there. The keeper employed by the Yorkshire Birds’ Pro- 
tection Committee, informs me that at least six pairs of Red- 
shanks have nested there this season.—R. ForTUNE, Harro- 
gate. ; 
igtr Aug. 1. 
