io8 Field Notes. 



portion with a dark tip so characteristic of the young Golden, 

 but merely rather indistinct whitish patches on some of the 

 central feathers. Indeed, these markings were so incon- 

 siMcuous that my companions, who were concentrating their 

 attention on the legs, did not notice them. — T. A. Coward. 



The question of identification is definitely settled, but 

 unfortunately in a most unsatisfactory manner. Several 

 persons, in addition to Dr. Shipton, have reported the bird 

 to be a White-tailed Eagle. After being at large, unmolested 

 for some weeks, we understand that the keeper who shot the 

 bird, found its roosting-place and laid in wait for it returning. 

 It is a great pity that this ceaseless destruction of rare birds 

 cannot be prevented, and we trust that the vandal who slew 

 this bird may be brought to book. — R. F. 



Arrival of Migrants in the York District, 1920. — 

 March 30th, House Martin, Ripon ; April ist, Dringhouses ; 



April 2ist, Cattal. 

 April 2nd, Sand Martin, Dringhouses. 



9th, Chiff Chaff, Dunnington ; April 21st, Whixley. 

 ,, 9th, Cuckoo, Dunnington ; April i8th, Crayke ; April 

 24th, Askham Bog ; April 30th, Grimston. 

 14th, Yellow Wagtail, Dringhouses ; May 9th, Dunning- 

 ton. 

 15th, Swallow, Haxb\\ 

 i6th. Willow M'arber, Heworth. 

 ,, i8th, Whitethroat, Crayke ; April 29th, Skip Bridge ; 

 May 1st, Huntington. 

 19th, Swallow, Sproxton, 28th, Sandburn ; May 9th, 

 York. 

 ,, 20th, Whinchat, Wigginton. 



27th, Landrail, Duncombe Park ; May 7th, Dunnington; 



May 15th, York. 

 28th, Wheatear, Sandbvirn. 

 29th, Sedgewarbler, Skip Bridge. 

 ,, 30th, Grasshopper Warbler, Askham Bogs. 

 May 1st, Tree Pipit, Huntington. 



,, " 9th, Meadow Pipit, large flocks on Clifton Ings. 

 9th, Redstart, Strensall. 



9th, Sandpiper, Clifton Ings; Swift, Fulford, York. 

 I2th, Spotted Flycatcher, Bishopthorpe. 

 13th, Whinchat, BishojJthorpe and Wigginton ; 14th, 



Dunnington. 

 15th, Wood Warbler, Sandburn. 

 June 2nd, Nightjar, Sandburn; Turtle Dove, Sandburn. 

 8th, Stonechat, Gilling. — S. H. Smith, York. 



* Since writing the above I hear that the bird has b?cn shot, and ha^ 

 bi-en examined by Dr. Shipton ; it is an immature White-tailed Eagle. 



Naturalist 



