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FIELD NOTES. 



MAMMALS. 



Seal at Yarm, Yorkshire. — A Seal was seen in the Tees, 

 as hit,''h as Varm, last week. It was shot, but sank and was 

 lost. — T. H. Nelson, Redcar, 2nd February 1903. 



Seal at Seaton Sluice. —A specimen of the Common Seal 

 {PJiocd vitulina) was caught on the beach at Seaton Sluice, 

 Northumberland, on Friday, 28th November 1902, by a couple 

 of miners. — J. W. Fawcett, Satley, DarlinjJton. 



Seal at Bamburgh. — On Sunday, 30th November 1902, 

 a fine specimen of the Common Seal {P/wca vitulina) was 

 cauijht on the beach at Bamburi^h, Northumberland, where it 

 had been left by the receding- tide, by JNlr. J. Atkinson, of 

 Armstrong- Cottages, near that town. — J. W. Fawcett, Satley, 

 Darling-ton. 



Seal at Seaham Harbour. — On 2nd February 1902, a 

 Silver-ring-ed Seal {Phoca vitulina) was caug-ht on the beach 

 at Foxhole Dene, near Seaham Harbour, by Messrs. Fred. 

 Palmer, of the Lord Seaham Hotel, and John Stoddart. It 

 could not free itself from the broken water and was thrown 

 inshore, where it was caug-ht after a determined resistance. — 

 j. W. Fawcett, Satley, Darling-ton. 



Badger near Spilsby. — I am sorry to say that a Badger 

 {Meles }7ieles) has recently been killed at Old Bolingbroke, near 

 Spilsby. The destruction of these animals, comparatively harm- 

 less, and useful to the fox-hunter, is much to be reg-retted. — 

 J. Conway Walter, Langton Rectory, 15th January 1903. 



Badgers near Ripon. — Two Badgers were captured in 

 traps in this neighbourhood last year. One, which was scarcely 

 at all injured, was sent to the Belle Vue Gardens, Manchester, 

 alive, and the other has been stuffed by a keeper here. — R. A. 

 Summerfield, North Stainley Vicarage, 22nd January 1903. 



Otter in the Wear. — On Saturday, 24th May 1902, a large 

 Otter {Lutni lutra) was seen in the river Wear, near Framwell- 

 gate Bridge, in the City of Durham. During the middle of the 

 July following Otters were frequently seen in the Wear near 

 Stanhope, and were proving troublesome to the fish in that 

 portion of the riv^er, several Trout having- been picked up with 

 pieces bitten out behind the head. Similar ravages also took 

 place in the following October. — J. W. Fawcett, Satley, 

 Darlington. 



1903 March 2. 



