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plenty of " full " birds, but every Jack appeared to have left the 

 iiioors. March I'JLh : Several Goldfinches and Lesser Redpolls 

 feeding together in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 27th : Sandmartins, 

 ;l Chiffchaff and a Barn-Owl in Thaw valley. April 3rd : Willow- 

 Wren in Thaw valley. 5th : 5 Buzzards near Rhyader ; flocks of 10 

 Curlew and 30 Golden Plover in same district. 6th : Swallows and 

 Sandpipers at Abergavenny. 14th : Cuckoo near Lisvane. 23rd : 

 Swift and Redstart at Abergavenny. 2Gth : Hawfinch in Sophia 

 Gardens, Cardili'. 28th : Tree-Pipits in Rhymney valley. May 1st : 

 Landi'ail and Yellow Wagtail in Thaw valley. 5th : Whinchat at 

 Marshfield ; House-Martins at Abergavenny. 7th : Blackcaps and 

 Whitethroats near Taffs Well. 9th : Spotted Flycatcher at Llandali' ; 

 Whimbrel flying over Cardiff. 11th : Lesser Whitethroat at Usk. 

 15th : 15 Whimbrels flying over Thaw valley ; 2 Herons' nests (4 

 eggs ; 4 young) ; 3 Moorhens' nests (7, 6, and 3 eggs) ; Jay's nest (2 

 eggs). 22nd : Reed- Warbler in Thaw valley. 28th : Red-backed 

 Shrike near Pontrilas ; Mayfly up well on Monnow. June 1st : 

 Turtle-Dove at Cardiff. July 3rd: 4 species of Wagtails (White, 

 Piod, Grey, and Yellow) at Llangorse ; Nightjar over lake. 4th : 

 In evening saw on lake 12 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Tufted Pochard 

 and family of 10 strong flappers ; enormous flocks of Starlings, 

 Swallows, and Pied Wagtails roosting on reeds. 5th : Buzzard near 

 Talgarth ; Curlew's nest near Bronllys. 6th : 6 Common Terns 

 visited Llangorse Lake. 8th: Saw 7 young Wheatears, Red Grouse, 

 and my last Cuckoo on Llangorse Mountain. August 2nd : 2 Teal 

 on Llangorse Lake ; I do not think they ever breed here. 4th : 

 Whilst I was waiting on the lake for the evening duck flight sport 

 was badly handicapped by an enormous flock of Sand-Martius, which 

 seemed determined to roost on one particular bed of reeds ; many 

 actually settled on the boat, and others hovered over the gun-barrels. 

 8th : Nuthatch at Llangorse ; I saw altogether 71 species of birds in 

 this district. 13th : Raven on Black Mountains. 17th : Plenty of 

 Swifts about ; all left on the following day. September 12th : Wheat- 

 ears and Spotted Flycatchers still in Thaw valley. 13th : Shot a Red- 

 legged Partridge, and saw Corn-Bunting, Barn and Tawny Owl near 

 Hereford. 25th : Shot last Landrail of year. October 6th : Owl 

 hooted several times about 2 p.m. near Brecon. 11th : Saw over 100 

 Swallows and a late Whinchat near Pontrilas. 17th : Jack- Snipe 

 re-appeared ; shot 4 in one field. November 6th : 3 Swallows in 

 Thaw valley ; first Woodcock of season in ; shot a brace. 20th : Great 

 Spotted Woodpecker near Llantrithyd. 23rd : 12 Bullfinches near 

 Pentyrch. — Sidney W. White (Cardifi"). 



