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section of the cliffs if the young- birds get safely away. A 

 substantial reward will also be paid to any person giving in- 

 formation which .should lead to the prosecution of any person 

 interfering with the nest or shooting the birds. It is hoped that 

 the publicity given to this note will prevent any ardent collector 

 from interfering with them, particularly in view of the fact that 

 the peregrine is one of our disappearing birds, and has for years 

 unsuccessfully attempted to nest at Flamborough. The pere- 

 grine is supposed to be protected by the Wild Birds' Protection 

 Act, but past experience has proved this to be very largely a 

 farce. It is the intention, however, of the Yorkshire Naturalists' 

 Union, which is some 4,000 strong, to suitably deal with any 

 individual molesting the birds in any way.' 



The above is a copy of a communication made to the press 

 b}' the Hon. Secretary of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, 

 at the request of the members attending the general meeting 

 of the Union on Bank Holiday. It was by no means a 

 secret that the peregrines had at last successfully nested 

 on these famous cliffs, after an absence of a quarter of a 

 century or more, and it was thought that the best way to 

 ensure the safety of these birds was to offer a greater reward 

 for the successful rearing of the brood than would be obtained 

 for the dead birds. It was subsequently ascertained that three 

 young- ones were in the nest almost ready for flight. 



These have since safely 'got off"' and it is to be hoped that 

 the peregrine may in future be included as one of the regular 

 breedinof birds of the headland. 



PEREGRINES AT INGLETON. 



As a contrast with the instance of the Flamborough falcons, 

 we give below an extract from a recent issue of the Lancaster 

 Observer. 



' On Monday Messrs. Ormrod and R. Sutton had a day's 

 hawk hunting at Ingleborough. Being- aware of the existence 

 of peregrine falcons, they spent a considerable time in searching-, 

 and were eventually rewarded by seeing a fine specimen at 

 Foals Foot, the north-western side of Ingleborough. After 

 considerable trouble, and at g-reat hazard to themselves, they 

 reached the nest, which contained a young falcon. The wary 

 parent birds, however, kept out ot the range of Mr. Ormrod's 

 g-un, and although he had two shots, the range was too great. 

 A curious point is that in the nest they found a half devoured 

 pigeon, from whose leg they extracted the ring'. In addition to 



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