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the church, at Scremerston, or in the Vicarage garden yearly. I 

 have not seen any other specimens in the neighbourhood. 



Song Thrush (Turdus musicus).—! have often found the nests 

 of this species and the Blackbird built in the ground, sometimes 

 the top of the nest being level with the earth. 



Sedge "Warbler {Salicaria phragmites). — This bird builds here 

 at a distance from any water, unless open drains, dry in summer, 

 can be so called ; and I have found nests several hundred yards 

 from even these. 



N.B.— I have often wondered that there are no Garden or Black- 

 cap Warblers here, though there are suitable places for breeding. 



Gold-crested Wren {Rcgulus auricapillus). — Breeds in the 

 woods both at Scremerston and near Ancroft, but not in great 

 numbers. 



Gray Wagtail (Ifotaalla loarula). — This bird breeds near 

 Bowsden, where the nest has been found with young birds. 



Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flam). — One was seen at Kyloe 

 some years ago (about 1867). 



Whin-chat (Saxicola rubetra). — Fairly plentiful. Breeds here. 



Stonechat {Saxicola rubicola).— Breeds on the shore at Scremer- 

 ston in tufts of heather ; at Goswick and Eoss Links it is very 

 abundant and seems always to build its nest a foot or so down a 

 rabbit-hole. One nest at Scremerston had five young and two 

 eggs in July — the young were not fledged till August ; while 

 other nests were fledged at the end of May or beginning of June. 



I have only heard of one Tit's nest of any kind here, in the 

 last 10 or 12 years, and never found one, though the birds 

 (Great Tit, Blue Tit, Cole Tit, Marsh Tit) are common at most 

 times of the year, and I have carefully looked for them. 



Bohemian Waxwing {Bomly cilia garrula).— Several of these 

 birds were shot in the neighbourhood about eight years ago. 



Blackhead ed Bunting {Embcriza schoeniclus). — Builds occasion- 

 ally on Unthank Moor, and may be seen at Barmoor. 



Carrion Crow (Corvus corone). — Breeds occasionally in the fir 

 woods, and is common in winter, as also the Hooded Crow. 



Jackdaw {Corvus moncdula). — I have found these birds build- 

 ing in rabbit-holes at Kirknewton. There were quantities of the 

 nests often too deep to be within reach. 



Magpie {Corvus pica).— Seems in nine cases out of ten to build 

 in a Scotch fir, in preference to any other kind of tree. 



