CiRC. 153. 



Mr. R. Kearton. F. Z.S. , furnishes interesting notes of the ornithology of this 

 his native dale, but his observations have chiefly been made about Gunnerside and 

 towards Swaledale head. He notes that some fifty years ago the Dotterel used to 

 nest on Water Crag, and that Gulls fly up Swaledale against a westerly breeze 

 every August, but he has never seen one wing its way in the opposite direction. 



Mr. John Barker, of Reeth, a keen observer, also furnishes notes on the 

 ornithology, and he will be pleased to show some albino specimens of Red Grouse 

 from the New Forest to anyone interested. 



Reptiles, Amphibia.— Mr. J- F. Tinkler notes that the reptiles which occur 

 include Common Snake, Viper, Slow-worm, Smooth Newt, Toad and Frog ; and' 

 Mr. W. Denison Roebuck noted the Common Lizard in 1884, in Arkengarthdale. 



Fishes. — The Brown Trout {Sahno fario) is the characteristic species of the 

 Swale and its feeders, and Mr. Tinkler notes that River Bullhead, Miimow, Loach, 

 and Sharp-nosed Eel are also fairly common. 



CONCHOLOGY.— Mr. W. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S., writes that the 

 mollusca of this immediate district have not been systematically investigated, only 

 a few species having been noted in passing visits. The limestone scars and road- 

 sides yield such species as Helix Tiipcstris, Balea, Clansilia ritgosa, Biilimiis 

 cbsciiriis, Helix hispida, H. sericea, etc., and Ancylus Jliiviatilis, Linmcva peicgra, 

 etc., are to lie found in the streams and roadside troughs and drains. 



ENTOMOLOGY. — The insects of the district do not appear to have been 

 investigated at all, although the woods lower down, near Richmond, yielded a large 

 proportion of the species recorded in Mr. John Sang's Darlington lists. 



Lepidoptera. — No records. 



Coleoptera. — No records. 



Other Orders. — No records. 



PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS.— 

 Saturday, August 4th. — 



Members will meet together in the evening to 

 compare notes, arrange routes, etc. 

 Monday, August 6th. — 



4- o p.m.^Meat Tea 

 4-45 p.m. — Sectional Meetings 



5- o p.m. — General Meeting 



5-30 p m. — Conveyances leave Buck Hotel for I^eyburn Station. 

 7-28 p.m. — -Train leaves Leyburn for Northallerton, Leeds, etc. 

 7-30 p.m. — Train leaves Leyburn for Hawes Junction. 



'All at Buck Hotel, Reeth. 



LINCOLNSHIRE NATURALISTS' UNION AT FRODING- 

 HAM and SCUNTHORPE.— Members of the Y.N. U. who are unable to join 

 the Arkengarthdale Excursion are invited to join the Lincolnshire N.U. on Bank 

 Holiday Monday, at Frodingham and Scunthorpe. Railway privileges to that 

 station are granted by the Conqianies, certificate to be obtained from Mr. Hawkes- 

 worth. Magnificent exposures in the Lower Lias, a deep bore through Postglacial, 

 Rhoetic, Keuper Marls, etc., a heronry in Appleby woods, a decoy at Ashby, a 

 Gullery on Crossby Common, excellent entomological, botanical and conchological 

 ground at Scunthorpe, are among the features of interest. The party will start 

 from Frodingham Station at 10-30 a.m., and high tea, 2/- each, will be provided at 

 the 'Blue Bell,' Scunthorpe, at 4-30 p.m. Mr. Edgar E. Brown will lead 

 botanists and entomologists north-east on to the Black Rabbit Warren, Crossby ; 

 Rev. W. W. Mason to Brumby West Warren ; Mr. A. McDonald Cobban to the 

 deep Keuper Bore, and to view the geology of this district as seen in the best iron- 

 pits. The distances will be about three miles. Carriages can be hired if required ; 

 if later trains bring members they will join the others by carriage. Members intend- 

 ing to be present should inform the Rev. E. A. Woodruffe- Peacock, Cadney 

 Vicarage, Brigg, Secretary, Lines. N. Union, not later than the 3rd of August, 

 to enable him to arrange about carriages and tea. 



