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  EDITORIAL 
  GLEANINGS. 
  

   LOCAL 
  ROOK 
  ROOSTS. 
  

  

  

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  Boost 
  

  

  Character 
  of 
  

   Plantation. 
  

  

  Shelter 
  

   afforded 
  

  

  Approx. 
  

   No. 
  of 
  

   Birds 
  

  

  Roosting 
  

   there 
  

  

  Proportion 
  

  

  of 
  Jackdaws 
  

  

  to 
  Rooks 
  

  

  Remarks 
  

  

  Weston 
  

   Park 
  

  

  Mostly 
  beech 
  and 
  elm, 
  

   with 
  plantation 
  of 
  

   spruce, 
  probably 
  70 
  

   or 
  80 
  years' 
  growth 
  

  

  On 
  slope 
  of 
  hill 
  in 
  bot- 
  

   tom 
  of 
  valley, 
  facing 
  

   S. 
  Sheltered 
  from 
  N. 
  

   and 
  E. 
  Good 
  cover 
  

   provided 
  by 
  spruce, 
  but 
  

   ordinarily 
  birds 
  roost 
  

   in 
  both 
  spruce 
  and 
  

   beech 
  

  

  About 
  

   20,000 
  

  

  About 
  

   one-third 
  

  

  Large 
  

   rookery 
  

  

  Beecb, 
  elm, 
  &c, 
  pro- 
  

   Brambam 
  bably 
  100 
  years 
  old, 
  

   Park 
  j 
  with 
  undergrowth 
  of 
  

   yew 
  

  

  Ground 
  level, 
  but 
  birds 
  

   roost 
  S.W. 
  corner 
  of 
  

   wood, 
  and 
  consequent- 
  

   ly 
  are 
  well 
  sheltered 
  

   fromN. 
  andE. 
  

  

  Probably 
  

  

  over 
  

  

  20,000 
  

  

  About 
  

   one-third 
  

  

  Large 
  

   rookery 
  

  

  Eipley 
  

   Park 
  

  

  Thick 
  plantation 
  of 
  

   spruce 
  and 
  larch, 
  

   probably 
  over 
  50 
  

   years' 
  growth 
  

  

  Plantation 
  not 
  sheltered, 
  

   but 
  birds 
  all 
  roost 
  in 
  

   centre 
  trees, 
  and 
  con- 
  

   sequently 
  obtain 
  plenty 
  

   of 
  shelter 
  from 
  sur- 
  

   rounding 
  trees 
  

  

  About 
  

   20,000 
  

  

  About 
  

   one-third 
  

  

  Nearest 
  rookery 
  

   about 
  half-mile 
  

   away, 
  but 
  un- 
  

   suitable 
  for 
  

   roosting 
  

  

  Thieves' 
  

  

  Gill, 
  

   nr. 
  Ripon 
  

  

  Thick 
  plantation 
  of 
  

   larch, 
  rather 
  less 
  

   than 
  70 
  years' 
  growth 
  

  

  Plantation 
  on 
  west 
  side 
  

   of 
  narrow 
  dry 
  valley. 
  

   Birds 
  roost 
  in 
  centre 
  

   trees 
  

  

  About 
  

   20,000 
  

  

  About 
  

   one-third 
  

  

  Nearest 
  rookery 
  

   about 
  half-mile 
  

   away 
  

  

  Eshton 
  

  

  Park, 
  

  

  Gargrave 
  

  

  Beech, 
  ash, 
  etc., 
  inter- 
  On 
  slope 
  of 
  hill 
  in 
  bot- 
  

   mingled 
  with 
  spruce 
  torn 
  of 
  valley, 
  facing 
  

   and 
  larch, 
  very 
  old 
  W. 
  Sheltered 
  from 
  N. 
  

   growth 
  andE. 
  

  

  About 
  

   20,000 
  

  

  Nearly 
  

   half 
  

  

  Large 
  

   rookery 
  

  

  ■n, 
  i 
  i 
  „ 
  On 
  slope 
  of 
  hill 
  facing 
  

  

  •d 
  , 
  Beech, 
  ash, 
  &c, 
  pro- 
  XT 
  T 
  K 
  ,. 
  t 
  ,, 
  ° 
  

  

  Bretton 
  , 
  , 
  , 
  ' 
  p. 
  A 
  OA 
  ^ 
  , 
  IS 
  . 
  In 
  bottom 
  of 
  valley, 
  

  

  Park 
  bably 
  ,0 
  or 
  80 
  years 
  and 
  there 
  fore 
  sheltered 
  

  

  gi'owth 
  , 
  ., 
  ■-, 
  

   by 
  opposite 
  side 
  

  

  About 
  

   20,000 
  

  

  About 
  

   one- 
  third 
  

  

  Large 
  rookery 
  

   at 
  other 
  end 
  of 
  

   plantation 
  

  

  n 
  i 
  -, 
  -,i 
  n 
  Ground 
  level. 
  Trees 
  

   -.- 
  , 
  , 
  Oak 
  wood, 
  with 
  a 
  tew 
  - 
  . 
  , 
  , 
  , 
  , 
  , 
  -■ 
  

   Nosteil 
  , 
  , 
  ' 
  „ 
  , 
  , 
  fairly 
  closely 
  planted, 
  

   ■n 
  , 
  chestnuts, 
  &c, 
  about 
  uj-^i 
  ■ 
  

   Park 
  ^ 
  A 
  , 
  a 
  ' 
  , 
  but 
  otherwise 
  no 
  par- 
  

  

  ^ 
  ° 
  ticular 
  claim 
  to 
  shelter 
  

  

  About 
  

   20,000 
  

  

  About 
  

   one- 
  

   quarter 
  

  

  Several 
  rookeries 
  

   within 
  short 
  

   distance, 
  but 
  

   unsuitable 
  for 
  

   roosting 
  

  

  ^ 
  sh 
  °P 
  Beech, 
  elm, 
  &c, 
  of 
  ' 
  Gr 
  ° 
  und 
  level 
  ; 
  b 
  f 
  ut 
  q 
  bird 
  * 
  

   Wood, 
  j 
  ' 
  , 
  always 
  roost 
  at 
  b. 
  end 
  

   Q 
  lu 
  good 
  age 
  , 
  J 
  ■, 
  

   Selby 
  & 
  e 
  f 
  W00f 
  ] 
  

  

  About 
  

   20,000 
  

  

  About 
  

   one-third 
  

  

  Nearest 
  rookery 
  

   some 
  little 
  dis- 
  

   tance 
  away 
  

  

  : 
  Ground 
  level. 
  Spruce 
  

   •p 
  j 
  TT 
  mi 
  - 
  Spruce, 
  larch, 
  oak, 
  j 
  mostly 
  used 
  for 
  roost- 
  

   -ry 
  -j 
  b 
  &c, 
  thickly 
  planted, 
  ing, 
  and 
  thus 
  good 
  

   old 
  growth 
  cover 
  is 
  obtained 
  

  

  About 
  

   20,000 
  

  

  About 
  

   one-third 
  

  

  Large 
  rookery 
  at 
  

   other 
  end 
  of 
  

   plantation 
  

  

  

  Zool. 
  4th 
  ser. 
  vol. 
  VI. 
  

  

  II., 
  July, 
  1904. 
  

  

  

  

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