Blackbird — 3 Nests. 2 nests, second brood. 



Chaffinch — 2 Nests. 1 brood reared, 1 taken by Magpies. 



Cuckoo — Reared by Hedge Sparrow (Dunnock). 



Greenfinch — 1 nest, 5 reared. 



Jackdaw — 1 nest, 4 reared. 



Skylark — 1 nest. 



Magpies — 2 nests, all eggs destroyed. 



Partridge — 1 nest, 12 reared. 



Robin — 1 nest. Same site used two years. 



Dunnock — (see Hedge Sparrow). 2 nests, 1 occupied by 



Cuckoo. 4 eggs in the other, all reaired. 

 House Sparrow — 3 nests, 16 young, all colour ringed. 

 Starling — 1 nest, 2 broods. 



Swallow — 3 nests, 1 nest had 2 broods. 



Mistle Thrush — 3 nests, all broods reared. 

 Song Thrush — 2 nests, both broods reared. 

 Wren — 2 nests, both broods reared. 



Yellow Hammer — 1 nest, brood reared. 



W. A. E. Hill, d.s.m. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES 



A S the curtain falls on the year 1954, let us sit back and ponder over 

 ■'^ the past twelve months. What is our reaction ? 



The worst year within living memory to some. The most dis- 

 appointing year within living memory to others. And yet to some it has 

 been the most memorable. Whatever one's outlook is, it has certainly 

 been the most extraordinary. 



Owing to the changes in weather and the low temperatures of the 

 summer months the emergence of many moths have been for the most 

 part delayed, yet some insects have put in an early appearance. 



The majority of the Lepidoptera have been scarce yet a few have 

 been above the average in numbers. To some the year has been memor- 

 able for the unusual captures which have occurred. 



Few immigrants have appeared but on two occasions at the end of 

 May and again in early Autumn there was evidence of an influx of 

 Continental Moths. 



When the year is being written up in retrospect on such a large area 

 as that which comes under the aegis of Folkestone and District, it is 

 natural that in order to get a true picture, collaboration must be sought 

 and the writer of these notes has been most fortunate in the very ready 



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