38 Fowler: Presidential Address to Lincs. Naturalists’ Union. 
a small town in the North of England which has already asked 
to have them, if they are not sent elsewhere. 
During the past year (1897) there have been four excursions. 
The first of these was to Scotton Common, near Gainsborough 
in June, its chief object being to allow members to view the 
large gullery on the Common; apart from the gulls, a large 
number of good birds (including the Sheldrake, Redshank, etc.) 
was observed, as well as many rare plants, and a very enjoyable 
day was spent, thanks to the arrangements made by Mr. F 
_ Burton and others. On 1st August (Bank Holiday) a large 
party (including a contingent of 29 from Louth) met at Tetford 
and Holbeck, and on 26th August a very successful meeting 
was held at Wyberton Marsh, near Boston, for the purpose of 
investigating the foreshore of the Was In connection with | 
these excursions the Rev. A. B. Skipworth and Mr. W. Lane- 
Claypon and the Rev. J. Conway Walter deserve the best 
thanks of the Union, the two former for their kind hospitality, 
and the latter for his services as guide to the Holbeck party. 
The fourth and last excursion took place on Thursday, 
30th September, when a fungus foray was held in the woods 
of Linwood, admission to which was kindly allowed by Colonel 
Gordon; under the able guidance of Mr. Lewington a very 
large number of fungi were found, and no less than 54 were Re 
named by the Rev. W. Fowler, of Liversedge, who freely 
placed his extensive mycological Pgs tics 2 at the service of ~ 
the party. 
Mr. Cordeaux has kindly supplied me with a few notes 
regarding rare birds which have appeared this year in Lincoln-_ 
shire ; and while speaking of birds it is pleasant to hear that 
the Nightingale has extended its range. The year before last 
birds have not been recorded as nesting in the eastern counties. 
On 24th May an example of Savi’s Warbler was seen by 
Mr. Cordeaux in Great Cotes marshes. On 28th July, Mr. 
Cordeaux and Mr. Peacock heard the Great Reed Warbler — 
calling from the reed bed in Madam’s Creek, near Tetney. The — 
loud notes of this bird had attracted the attention of men a 
working in the vicinity, and subsequently the bird was seen. 
It remained in the neighbourhood for s>me weeks altogether. 
“Naturalist, 
