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were sorry to see parts of the ruin repaired with yellow 

 coloured bricks, which had a spoiling effect on this venerable 

 pile. 



Birds were scarce owing to most of them being still at 

 their breeding grounds. The following among others were 

 observed : — 



Mea'dow Pipit 



Skylark 



Brown Linnet 



Wheatear 



Pied Wagtail 



Bunting 



Swift (nesting in ruins) 



Ring Dotterel (nest with four 



eggs) 

 Black-headed Gull 

 Kittiwake 

 Common Tern 

 Sandwich Tern 



The following plants were noted : — 



Fumitory, Fumaria officinalis. 



Corn Spurry, Spergula arvensis. 



Greater Celandine, Chelidonium majus. 



Common Mallow, Malva sylvestris. 



Agrimony, Agrinionia Etipatoria. 



Bladder Campion, Silene inflata. 



Red Campion, Lychnis diurna. 



White Campion, ,, vcspertina. 



Bush Vetch, Vicia scpiiim. 



Meadow Vetchling, Lathyrus pratensis. 



Lady's Fingers, Anthyllis Vulneraria, 



Spotted Orchis, Orchis macnlata. 



Marsh Orchis, ,, lati folia. 



yellow Iris, Iris Fsaid-acorus, 



Brooklime, Verojtica beccabunga. 



Forget-me-not, Myosotis pahistris. 



Wild Rose, Rosa canina. 



Burnet-leaved Rose, Rosa spinosissiina. 



Square-stalked St. John's Wort, Hypericum qttadrangtilum. 



Herb Robert, Geranium Robertiamun. 



Bloody Cranesbill, Geraninm sangitineum. 



Jagged-leaved Cranesbill, Geranium dissectum. 



Hairy Bitter-cress, Cardamine hirsnta. 



Cotton Grass, Eriophoriim polystachyon. 



Thrift, Armeria maritima. 



Wild Thyme, Thytnus serpyllum. 



