REPOET ON FIELD MEETINGS 469 



Great Spotted Woodpecker and 



nest 

 Tawny Owl 

 Kestrel 

 Mallard 

 Ring Dove 



Stock Dove (nest and 2 eggs) 

 Water Hen 

 Coot 



Tree Sparrow 



Redpoll (numerous) 



Bullfinch (a pair ; not seen a pair 

 at this time for 5 years) 



Common Bunting 



Reed Bunting 



Jay and nest 



Magpie and nest 



Jackdaw 



Swift 



A notable list to be seen so near the town and in a thickly 

 populated district, and which shows how well this spot is 

 adapted to the habits of our smaller birds. 



The Second Field Meeting was held on the week-end 

 June 8th to nth, in Upper Teesdale. Although the weather 

 during the last few days had been the reverse of encouraging, 

 seven members met on Saturday morning at the Central 

 Station and took train for Middleton-in-Teesdale. On 

 arriving there we found conveyances to meet us, and 

 immediately set off to High Force, where a halt was made. 

 It had previously been decided to make Langdon Beck Hotel 

 the headquarters, as it is nearer the places which we most 

 wished to visit; but as the accommodation there proved 

 limited, it was found necessary to divide the party, some 

 staying at High Force and others at Langdon Beck. These 

 arrangements being made, we walked down to have a look at 

 the famous Force, which was in fine ply, as the river was full 

 from the recent rain. In the beautiful woods here several 

 interesting plants were seen, and at the Force a pair of Pied 

 Wagtails noticed busily engaged in feeding their brood in a 

 nest on the central portion of a rock. 



Leaving a part of our forces here, we continued our drive to 

 Langdon Beck, where we found excellent quarters. After tea 

 we walked back towards High Force and met our friends, and 

 made plans for the morrow. 



It was decided to explore Cronkley Fell, a high plateau 

 lying on the south bank of the Tees, and well known to 

 botanists as the home of many rare plants, 



