3$ Yorkshire Naturalists Union : Annual Report, 1916. 



A large fall of cliff occurred early in May, a little to the 

 N.N.W. of Haitley Shoot, the cliff face scaling off for a distance 

 of about eighty yards, and driving off large numbers of breeding 

 birds, who had settled down for the season. Instead of seeking 

 other nesting quarters, they remained in the water opposite 

 their old home all the season, only a few of them finding 

 nesting places on the newly exposed cliff face in June. 



North Riding Report. — Mr. T. H. Nelson writes : — The 

 Military restrictions on the coast are not relaxed, and observa- 

 tion of bird-life is rendered extremely difficult. 



The only notes of interest relate to the presence of three 

 pairs of Sandwich Terns, which frequented the Tees Bay and 

 neighbourhood from the beginning of May until the middle 

 of August, but it was not possible to ascertain if they nested 

 in the Tees area. 



Mammals, Amphibians,. Reptiles and Fishes. — Mr. 

 H. B. Booth reports : — A Badger was dug out, with considerable 

 difficulty, and after three days' work, at White Crag, Silsden, 

 on March 31st (Mr. R. Butterfield). A colony of Long-eared 

 Bats was walled in at Dent a few years ago by Mr. W. Hicks 

 (Mr. F. H. Edmondson). The ' record ' British Fox near 

 Bingley was proved to be an entire fabrication (ante 1916, 



PP- 173-4)- 



Three Badgers were trapped in Brantingham Dale last 

 winter and over a dozen at Newbald. 



Mr. J. F. Musham reports that on 29th December, 1915, 

 an Otter (female) was killed at Spaldington, and on 1st January, 

 1916 



Fishes. — An Eel 27 inches long was taken near Hebden 

 Bridge (Mr. W. Greaves), and Grayling have so increased 

 in some portions of the Wharfe, that I am assured by reliable 

 angling friends that the ' reach ' from Bolton Abbey until 

 near to Burnsall is the finest Grayling ' stretch ' in the county. 



WILD BIRDS AND EGGS PROTECTION COMMITTEE. 



Spurn. — Mr. Johnson Wilkinson writes : — I much regret 

 we have not been able to have any watchers at Spurn this 

 season. We applied in the first instance to the Headquarters, 

 Humber Garrison, Hull. The General Commanding Officer 

 there gave a most decided answer that no watcher could be 

 allowed. Mr. Wade then kindly visited the Headquarters, 

 unfortunately with the same result, but was promised that 

 Bills should be posted for protection of both Eggs and Birds. 

 During the season, I received letters mentioning the destruction 

 of Eggs, so a second application was made to the Military 

 Authorities. The General Officer replied that he could not 



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