FIELD MEETINGS FOR 1914 1 77 



Butterflies and Moths. 



Meadow Browu 

 Small Blue 

 Tortoise-shell 

 Cabbage White 

 Yellow Underwins; 



Spotted Burnet (numerous) 

 Brimstone Moth 

 Sweep 

 Hawk Moth 



The Closing Outdoor Meeting of the Session was held on 

 Wednesday, October 7th, in the neighbourhood of Bamburgh, 

 where the party were again favoured with fine weather. 



Starting from Belford station, the first mile or so of the 

 road was quickly covered, and Waren Mill reached well before 

 noon. The hamlet here, always a restful spot, was particularly 

 so on this quiet October morning, and a long pause was made 

 at the bridge, from which was viewed that picturesque corner 

 of the burn where it winds past the mill and the old boats, 

 away over the broad flats of Budle Bay. Birds were plentiful, 

 and the tide being low, an excellent opportunity was afforded 

 the party of examining at close range a variety of sea and 

 shore birds, mingled with the waterhen and other familiar 

 forms of the burn side. 



Leaving the highway beyond the mill, the south shore of 

 the Bay was skirted, and a number of interesting finds noted. 

 Far out on the mud flats groups of birds kept coming and 

 going, and although most of these were out of range of the 

 field-glass, yet the conspicuous shellduck was easily dis- 

 tinguishable among the number. Nearer at hand on the 

 ooze were numbers of gulls with a sprinkling of waders and 

 wheeling groups of restless dunlin ; and it was here that the 

 find of the day, a pomatorine skua, was made. Well out of 

 harm's way stood a lonely group of heron spaced at almost 

 regular intervals, erect and motionless, like so many sentinels 

 on guard. 



Rounding the rocky point that divides the shaly shore of 

 Budle Bay from the firm sands of the coast proper, the party 

 were fortunate in catching both tide and sun at a happy stage 

 for displaying the beauties of the place. Fringed by golden 

 sand, the quiet river merged into the livelier waters of the sea ; 



