300 Yorkshire Naturalists at Stamford Bridge. 
Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Hedge Accentor, 
Long Tailed. Tit, Blue “Prt; Greeper, Wren, Pied) Waprail, 
Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, 
House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Lesser Redpoll, Linnet, Bullfinch, 
Yellow Bunting, Reed Bunting, Skylark, Starling, Magpie, 
Rook, Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow, Swift, Great Spotted Wood- 
pecker, Cuckoo, Sparrow Hawk, Kestrel, Mute Swan, Mallard, 
Teal, Turtle Dove, Ringdove, Pheasant, Partridge, Landrail, 
Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Woodcock, Snipe, Redshank. 
Reptiles and Amphibia.—Toad, Frog, Great Warty Newt, 
and Smooth Newt. 
Fish.—The River Derwent is well stocked with fish, and the 
neighbourhood of Stamford Bridge enjoys a good reputation 
among ‘brothers of the angle.’ On this occasion were seen 
the Brown Trout, Pike, Chub, Roach, Dace, During the ex- 
cursion Mr. Denison Roebuck and I caught a ten spined 
stickleback, a species I have not previously taken here. Close 
to Buttercrambe Bridge a magnificent Chub was found. floating 
dead in the water, which is the largest Chub I have seen up 
to the present in the flesh, and the weight was estimated at 
from 7 lbs. to 7} lbs. I submitted two scales from this specimen 
to Mr. P. D. Malloch of Perth. He states that the number of 
rings on the scales proves the fish to have been twenty years 
of age. 
Botany.—Mr. W. Ingham, B.A., writes :—Most of the 
botanists took the left bank of the River Derwent as far as 
Buttercrambe Bridge and locks. Close by Stamford Bridge 
the dominant plants are two grasses bordering the edge of the 
stream, viz., the Reed Meadow Grass (Glyceria aquatica) and the 
Reed Grass (Phalaris arundinacea). 
Farther along the river the dominant plant is the Great 
Hairy Willow Herb, a sub-dominant being a very fine growth up 
to five feet high of the Hemlock. Interspersed among the above 
are the Yellow Rocket, the Water Rocket, Valerian, Yellow 
Loosestrife, Mugwort, Tansy, Throatwort or Great Bellflower, 
Floating. Persicaria, Marsh Woundwort, and the Water Fig- 
wort, the last plant very tall and with stems as thick as a walk- 
ing-stick. Extending in a long straight line on the opposite 
side of the river is a little forest of the Common Rush, with 
stems also appearing as thick as a walking-stick. In the ditch 
by the side of the river the dominant plant is the Hemp Agri- 
mony, and interspersed are the Skull-cap, Meadow Rue, 
Meadow Crane’s-bill, Marsh Bed-straw, and the Great Hedge 
Bedstraw. 
In wet places were the Yellow Iris, Water-Violet, and the 
Marsh Club-Rush. 
Floating in the river were the large-leaved Shining Pond- 
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