large numbers of eggs will be brought up daily. For those who have not visited 

 the clift's in the breeding season, the number of birds frequenting them 

 will be a revelation. The vast majority are Guillemots ; there are also found 

 Razorbills, Puffins, and Kittiwakes. Rock Doves, Jackdaws, House Martins, 

 Tree Sparrows, and usually a pair or two of Kestrels nest in the cliffs. The 

 Peregrine Falcon formerly had an eyrie on them, but not of late years. The 

 land breeding birds do not call for special mention ; the Corn Bunting is verj' 

 plentiful and the characteristic bird of the whole of the district to be visited. 



The cliffs between P'iley and Scarborough are frequented for breeding purposes 

 by Herring Gulls and Cormorants, neither of which nest at Bempton or Speeton. 

 A pair of Peregrine Falcons recently nested in these cliffs and successfully reared 

 their young. Last year a pair of Oystercatchers frequented the bay, evidently 

 nesting somewhere in the vicinity. I could not, however, find the nest. 



During the Spring and Autumn the district is visited by enormous quantities of 

 birds on migration, and great numbers of varieties have been obtained, but the 

 list is much too large to be included here. 



A pair of Starlings have for years nested in the bulb of the pump in Filey 

 Station used for supph'ing water to the engines. 



Reptiles and Amphibians. — Mr. Riley Fortune has seen the Toad, Frog, 

 Great Crested and Smooth Newts, Lizard, Slowworm. 



Fishes. — Mr. Riley Fortune writes : — A great number of species frequent the 

 rocky coast under the cliffs and the sandy bay of Filey. Enormous numbers of 

 Billet (the young of the Coal Fish) are caught by anglers staying at Filey and 

 Flamborough. Codling are very plentiful, also Mackerel and Whiting at the 

 proper season. The bay is a favourite resort of Salmon. Other fish I have either . 

 caught or seen are Sea Bream, Lesser Weaver, Short and Long-spined Sea Bullhead, 

 Grey Gurnard, Rock Gol^y, Two-spotted Goby, Wrasse, Haddock, Pollack, Five 

 and Three-bearded Rocklings, Sand Eel, Common Dab, Sole, and Herring, the 

 young of which come in shore in immense numbers in the autumn, followed by 

 shoals of Billet, Mackerel, etc., which prey upon them. 



Mr. W. J. Clarke, F.Z.S., has also forwarded interesting notes. 



CONCHOLOGY. — The Conchological Section will be officially represented 

 by its President, Mr. J. W. Taylor, and Secretary, Mr. J. E. Crowther. 



Land and Freshwater Mollusca. — Mr. T. Petch, B.Sc, writes: — To the 

 list of Land and Freshwater Shells I can add Pisidium fotiliuale, H. hortensis, 

 H. arbustoruin, H. riife<icens, at Speeton ; and Amylits lacusijis, Limncta 

 siagnalis, Planorbis nauiilens, at Ca)ton Ba}'. 



MARINE ZOOLOGY.— The Yorkshire Marine Biology Committee will be 

 represented. 



The Yorkshire Micro-Zoology and Micro-Botany Committee will be represented 

 by its Chairman, Mr. M. II. Stiles, F.R.M.S., and Secretary, Mr. R. H. Philip. 



ENTOMOLOGY. — Tiie Entomological Section will be officially represented 

 by its Secretaries, Messrs. W. Hewett, F.E.S., and J- Waddington, F.E.S. 

 The Yorkshire Coleoptera Committee will be represented by its President, Mr. 

 F. (j. Bayford, and Secretary, Mr. M. L. Thompson. 



Lepidoptera. — Mr. T. W. Lownsbrough writes. : — Very little work has been 

 done in this district. Zygcena filipendnloe may be found in numbers. Several of 

 the common da\' Hying Lepidoptera have been noticed. No night work has been done. 



Coleoptera. — Rev. W. C. Hey writes : — Tlie Boulder Clay Cliffs are prolific 

 in beetles Many nice Bemlidiums occur, including the very local B. anglicaiiU7n. 

 The CHft' Pools yield many Hydropori, the best being H. discriiiis. Andromenus 

 marginatus frequents the sides of the Carr-Naze Pond. Other species recorded 

 from Filey are Nebria livida^ Harpahis 'pimciuollis, Agabus pahidostts, etc., etc. 

 Cicindela campesliis occurs in the dry part of the Brig. 



PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS.— 



4-0 p.m. — j\leat Tea, 1/6 each "(i .,, ^ .. t tt , 1 r\ c. ■ ttm 



^ ' r. 1 A, ,• All at Poords Hotel, Oueen Street, tilev. 



4-45 p.m. — General Meetmg S 



5-41 p.m. — Train leaves Filey for Hull. 



6-45 p.m. — Train leaves Filey for Scarborough, York, and Leeds. 



In order that an early account of the excursion may appear in the " Naturalist," 



notes and reports should be forwarded l)efore June 8th to tlie Secretary of the 



Y.N.U., the Museum, Hull. 



