CiRC, No 125. 



Birds. —The birds are numerous and include most of the woodland species. 

 The Kestrel and Sparrow- Hawk are not numerous, being destroyed by the keeper? 

 in the interests of the pheasants. A large colony of Jackdaws inhabit, and 

 breed in, the ruins of Roche Abbey. The Wood Owl breeds regularly in the sur- 

 rounding woods. The Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker is occasionally found. 

 The Grey Wagtail is seen all the year round ; but I have not been able to find its 

 nest. In King's Wood and Grange Wood the Hawfinch is fairly abundant and 

 breeds there, no doubt attracted by the number of yew trees, the seeds of which 

 form part of its food. The Nightingale is also found, but is not plentiful. The 

 Nuthatch is frequently seen and heard, and breeds in the woods. The only two 

 specimens of the Bittern killed in this neighbourhood were shot within one hundred 

 yards of each other, in the stream at the end of the Norwoods, though at an interval 

 of several years. The Turtle Dove is common. The Coot and Mallard breed in 

 Taughton Pond, where the Heron is a frequent visitor. The Great Crested Grebe' 

 sometimes breeds on Sandbeck i^onds, and has been seen in full breeding plumage 

 on Laughton Pond. 



Reptiles and Fishes.— The Ringed Snake is sometimes met with, and more 

 rarely the Adder and Slow-worm. The stream and lake are fairly supplied with 

 Trout, and there are Perch and Roach in the stream at Roche Abbey. The com- 

 mon Lizard is also found on Woodlea. 



CONCHOLOGY, — The woods and the neighbourhood of Maltby and Roche 

 Abbey will be found productive of sylvan and limestone-haunting species, but very 

 little has been done in the way of collecting in the district. 



ENTOMOLOGY.— The Entomological section will be ofticially represented 

 by one of its Secretaries, Mr. A. E. Hall, E.E.S. 



Lepidoptera. — Mr. J. N. Young writes that the following arc found in July, 

 about Roche Abbey, &c., viz. :—BuitevRies— Vanessa io, V. carditis Arge galatea, 

 Satyn-us (vgeria^ S. lilhomis^ S. hyperanlhuSj Thecla qucrcits, T. W-albuin (common 

 in larval state on elms in June), Syrichthus alveolus, Hcspcria sylvaniis, besides, 

 common ones. Geometrse — Urapteryx, Epione advoiaria, Mefrocampa, CrocalliSj 

 Boarmia repaftdata, Geometra papiJmnaria, Asthctw. syJvata, luipisieria, Macaria 

 lituraia^ Abraxas itlmata, JJgdia, Lobophora hexapterata, Melanthia rubiginataj 

 M. ocellata, M. albicillata^ Mtlanippe hastata, Cidaria corylata^ C. imffianata, C. 

 fiilvata, C. pyraliata, Anaitis plagiata^ Tanagra, I'latypteryx palcula. Noctuse— 

 Thyatira dcrasa, T. baits, Bryophila pcrla, Xylopliasia hcpatica^ X. scolopacinay 

 jSIamesira anccps^ Pyipluvna Janthina, T.pinbria, Oiilwsia siispecta, Iladena adiisfa, 

 PI. dentina, II. suasa, II. pisi\ Ileliodes a? but I. Larvae of Svicrinthus ocellatus, 

 S. popiili, Enchelia jacob(C(C, Ardia 7ncudica^ A. vienthastii, Fcccilocampa populi, 

 Citix ^pinnla, Dicranw/a bifida, D. vhitila^ Pygrcra biiccphaia, Notodonta dictcca, 

 PP. dict(r.oides, Acronycta vtcgacepJiala. A. alni, Agrotis saucia, l^nliocampa populeti j 

 1\ vnmda, Scopehsoma satellitia, Eiiperia fidvago, DiantJuccia ca}pophaga^ D. 

 CHCubali, Miselia oxyacantha: and Brephos parthcuias. 



Coleoptera.— No information available. 



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Other Orders. — No records. 



WORK TO BE DONE by members who have no special object of 

 investigation. Worms to be collected and sent to Rev. Hilderic Friend, 7, Fern 

 Bank', Cockermouth ; Diptera to P. H. Grimshaw, E. E. S., 26, Montpellier Park, 

 Edinburgh, or R. 11. Meade, i, Mount Royd, Manningham ; Orthoptera, Tri- 

 choptera, Neuroptera, to G. T. Porritt, E.L.S., Crosland Hall, Hudder^field j 

 Tubes of water containing Freshwater Algae, to W. West, F.L.S., 15, Horloii 

 Lane, Bradford ; Spiders to Rev. F. O. Pickard-Camlxidge. 



PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS.— 



4- o p.m. —Meat Tea, 2/- each, 



4-45 p.m.— Sectional Meetings \ All at the Lodge, Roche Abbey. 



5-30 p.m. — General Meeting 



6-30 p.m.— Conveyances will leave Roche Abbey for Rotherham. 



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