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gardens, but the young showed no white in their nestling 
plumage. 
WHEATEAR.—Not seen in the immediate neighbourhood of 
Wassand, but odd birds were frequently noticed on that part 
of the shore of Mere nearest to Hornsea Bridge, and probably 
bred thereabouts. A pair or two nest on the sea banks. 
WuHINcHAT.—Not common, but a pair nested near the Stud 
Farm, another at Heslop’s reed-bed, on the south side of the 
Mere, and another pair near Holmes’s boat-house. A male at 
the latter place on the 24th May was the first seen. 
STONECHAT.—Not seen. 
REDSTART.—Numerous, and males in full song on the north 
side of the Mere, between Hornsea and Wassand, as also about 
the Hall, on the 20th April, and for a few days later, but they 
soon left, and none, I think, remained to breed—at least none 
were seen later. 
Rogpin.—Of course common. The foundations of a second 
nest were laid against the root of an up-blown beech tree* 
near the ‘Shambles Gate’ (into the Low Wood) on Ist June ; 
first egg laid on 6th, and one each day up to roth, when bird 
began to sit upon five eggs; hatched on 24th, fledged 7th July. 
The FLYCATCHER began to sit on 12th June, the first of 
five eggs having been laid on 7th; young hatched on 26th, 
but fell victims to an enemy (? jackdaw or boy) on 27th. 
The WReEN began to lay on gth June, laid each day up to 
13th, when it began sitting on five eggs, which were still being 
sat on when they disappeared on 28th. 
Another second nest of a Robin against the boathouse wall 
fledged about 1st July. 
WHITE-THROAT.—Fairly common, several nests. First 
arrivals noticed at Hornsea on 30th April; a nest of fledged 
young on gth June; another next day. It is called ‘ Peggy 
White-throat ’ by the men at Wassand. 
LESSER WHITE-THROAT.—Also_ fairly common about 
Wassand. A male was in song at East Lodge early in morning 
of 29th April—a bitterly cold day. Several others noticed in 
adjoining woods later on same day. Nests at East Lodge (in 
garden), at keeper’s cottage (fledged 7th July), Boathouse, 
Wood, etc., and on roadside near Sigglesthorne. On 30th April 
birds in song were noticed in several places. 
BLAcKCAP WARBLER.—Common, but perhaps less so than 
Garden Warbler. A male was in song at Hornsea on 20th 
* This tree root was remarkable in that it sheltered, at the same time, 
nests of Coal Tit, Robin, Spotted Flycatcher, and Wren; all on the face of 
the little cliff of earth raised by the mass of roots. The young tits were 
fledged within a few days of the time the other birds began to build, or 
lay, but all the others started building on or about the same day—June 
1st—there being only indications of their nests that morning. 
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