CiRC. 92. 



Mosses and Hepatics. — Mr. M. B. Slater, F.L.S., writes that he has only once 

 searched for mosses at Hayburn Wyke, in October, 1886, when he met with the 

 following : — Mosses — Hypnwn ciipressifonnc, Brachythedum velutiimin, Rhyii- 

 i-Jiostegiuin confci-tiim, Ulota bmchii, Dicraiiiim majits, Brachyodiis trichodes ; 

 Hepatics — Scapania mubrosa, S. piirpurasttns, Cephalozia lainmcisiana, C. 

 hiaispidata. Nai dia hyalina, Friillania dilatata, Kantia trichotnaiiis, Diplophyllum 

 albicans. The rare moss Canipylosteliitiii saxicola grows in shady places on sand- 

 .stone near Hackness, and also occurs on the coast further north, and should be 

 looked for on the shady sandstone by the stream side at Hayburn Wyke. 



The best ground at this season to look for Mosses and Hepatics will be in the 

 wood near the mouth of the stream, on the trees and rocks, and also by the stream 

 side, in the shady places up the beck towards Staintondale. 



Lichens, Fungi and Algas. — Mr. George E. Massee, F.R.M.S., says that 

 the following are all the things, other than those of general occurrence, which have 

 been localised from Hayburn Wyke and its immediate vicinity : ALG.^i — Dermocarpa 

 prasiiia, D. liebliniiE, Chlorociiytriiiiii immcrsitin, Monostronia grevillii, Cladophora 

 hutchins'uT, C. inpestrls, Dictyosiplioii Iiippiiroides, Stictyosiphon tortilis, Laiiiinaria 

 saciliarina forma phyllitis. Eiithoia cristata, Sperm othavinion tiirneri, Anti- 

 ihainnioii phi)intla, Melobesia laininariic. FuNGl — Agarictis ( Pilosace) algeriensis, 

 found under bushes in the ravine, the only known European habitat ; superficially re- 

 sembling ihe common mushroom, l:)ut without a ring; Agai-jius ( Stropharia) albo- 

 iy aliens ani.1 Boletus icstivalis also occur. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— Mr. Chas. D. Head supplies the following: 

 Mammalia. — Two species of Bats only have been recorded, the Noctuleand 

 Pipistrelle ; the Weasel and .Stoat are common, especially in the fir woods above 

 Cloughton ; five Polecats were recently seen on the moors above Staintondale, only 

 one Ijcing killed at the time the chances of this species still occurring in the district 

 are good. The Badger has Ijeen recorded for Hayburn Wyke ; the whole district 

 from Cloughton to Beast Clifl' is overrun with Foxes, but so difficult of investigation 

 is the latter locality that although so many as five have been heard barking in differ- 

 ent parts of the uiiderclifT not one could be seen. The Porpoise has several times 

 lieen picked up on the Ijeach, and a \\'hale (lielieved to be the Rorqual) was seen 

 so recently as 188S. The Hedgeliog, Mole. Shrew, Water Shrew, Brown Rat, 

 Domestic Mouse, Long-tailed Field M(juse, Water \'ole, and Field Vole have all 

 been recorded for the district. A sharp look out should be kept for the Dormouse 

 and Bank \'ole, as both these species are likely to occur. 



Birds. — Only about 87 species have been recorded for the district at present, 

 but among these several will be found of interest. In the steep clifts just beyond 

 Cloughton Wyke the Herring (hill breeds pretty numerously, and an odd pair of Kes- 

 trels generally rear their young, whilst all along the lower parts of the cliff the 

 House Martins' nests will be seen. The Herring Gull and Cormorant both breed 

 al the I'eak, and a nest of the Rock Pipit was taken there in 1890. Rumours are 

 alloat of the Raven still fretjuenting these cliffs, but unfortunately no reliable 

 evidence is at hand at present. The Magpie and Carrion Crow are exceptionally 

 common in nearly all the wooded parts of this district. A curious fact with regard 

 If) the nesting of the latter bird has been noticed in Hayburn Wyke and Beast Cliff, 

 where they fref)uently place their nest in a small tree not more than fifteen or twenty 

 feet from the ground. The Jay has almost disappeared from the district. The Dipper, 

 <;rey and I'ied Wagtails, breed along the Becks. The Willow Warbler, Chifichafl", 

 Blackcap, Garden \\'arl)ler, Redstart, Wheatear, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, 

 <;ol(lcrest. Blue Tit, Great Tit, .Marsh Tit, and Long-tailed Tit are all fairly 

 <omni<)n. the Wood \\'arl)ler and Tree Creeper scarce. The Stonechat, Ring 

 Ouzel, Twite, Curlew, and (Jolden Plover, although unrecorded at present, will 

 |)robably be found to nest on the Cloughton Moors. The Merlin, Sparrow Hawk, 

 Long-eared, Short-eared, and Tawny Owls and Heron have all been recorded in 

 the district. In addition to these, Mr. W. Gyngell records the Rock Dove, Stock 

 Dove, and King Plover. He remarks tliat a look out should be kept for the Great 

 Si)Olted Wood])ecker, Turtle Dove (see ' Naturalist ' for July), Pied Flycatcher, 

 ;ind Lesser Whitethronl. 



