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later he found the nest still incomplete, and as it was evidently 

 deserted he cut it down and sent it to me for identification. 

 It is undoubtedly a Goldcrest's, and shows that the species 

 is resident in North Anglesey to some small extent. Its 

 scarcity there is due to the fact that there are hardly any 

 woods in that chstrict, whilst what woods there are, are of 

 very small extent and contain few conifers such as the 

 Goldcrest loves. H. E. Forrest. 



MISTLE-THRUSH REMOVING DEAD YOUNG. 



On April 26th, 1910, shortly after 6 p.m., as I was leaning 

 over the garden gate at Corsemalzie (Wigtownshire), a bird, 

 which I thought at the moment was a Sparrow-Hawk, flew 

 out of the wood beyond, carrying something in its feet. 

 Coming on steadily it dropped its burden when about a foot 

 above the ground, and alighted some ten yards from me on 

 the grass. I saw then to my surprise that it was a Mistle- 

 Thrush {Turdus v. viscivorus). On catching sight of me 

 it flew away, calling harshly. On going to the spot I found 

 a dead young one some eight days old, and a short search 

 in the wood whence the bird emerged revealed the nest in an 

 old Scotch fir containing three live young of a like age. The 

 old bird had flown some forty yards with the dead young 

 one, and I think this considerable distance and the method of 

 carrying are worthy of note. J. G. Gordon. 



WHINCHAT BREEDING IN CO. CORK. 



In the Hand-List of British Birds recently published, certain 

 Irish counties are given as those in which the Whinchat 

 {Saxicola r. rubetra) is reported to have bred, and among these 

 Cork is not included. It may therefore be of interest to place 

 on record that I found a pair of these birds breeding, on 

 May 15th, 1911, close to Loughaun Creek, on the south side 

 of Bantry Bay in that county. The nest was not located, 

 but the old birds were feeding young which were skulking 

 in the herbage. The date is undoubtedly early for young 

 Whinchats to be found out of the nest in this country. 

 Stonechats also, at the same place and at the same time, 

 had fully-fledged young. J. H. Stenhouse. 



NEST OF WHINCHAT IN A CAN. 



On May 16th, 1913, in Chatham Dockyard Extension, a 

 Avilderness of rough grass, bramble bushes, reedy ponds, 

 deserted huts, and rubbish -heaps, I found the nest of a Whin- 

 chat {Saxicola r. rubetra) in an old can. As I approached 



