4 , THE BIRDS OF SUSSEX. 



of that place, ttat it had been for some days observed there, 

 fishing -with great, success. After catching a fish, it retired 

 to some neighbouring trees, and, when it left the pond 

 altogether, it always took a north-yvesterly direction, some- 

 times carrying a fish with it. It, at first, visited the ponds 

 daily, and was tolerably approachable, but, after having been 

 twice inefi'ectually shot at, it came much less frequently, 

 until its last appearance on July 3nd. About the same time 

 I saw an Osprey capture, and fly away with, a good-sized 

 tench, from a pond a few hundred yards from my house at 

 Cowfold. I say tench, as there is no other kind of fish in 

 the pond. As Cowfold is only some three miles from Bolney, 

 this was probably the same bird. 



On the 1st of September, 1843, two Ospreys were seen 

 fishing and settling on some trees on the north side of the 

 Upper Mill pond at Bolney, but could not be approached 

 within shot. These birds were observed aboftt the ponds 

 and neighbouring brooks during the whole of October. 



On September the 16th, 1866, I saw an Osprey in the 

 second year's plumage, which had been shot at Bishopstone, 

 and was being preserved by Mr. Pratt, of Brighton; it was 

 too much injured by shot for the sex to be distinguished. 

 About the same time and place another, but this was 

 neglected and spoiled. 



In O. R. (p. 45) the Bolney birds are mentioned from 

 notes given by me to the author, who also records a female 

 killed at Lye Pond, near Cuckfield, a specimen shot near 

 Amberley in 1846, and another at Siddlesham. The bird 

 mentioned in O. R. (p. 48) as knocked down by a shepherd 

 boy with his crook, came into my possession, and was given 

 by me to Mr. H. Morgan, of Lugwardine in Herefordshire. 

 This was a fully adult bird. 



The Osprey has been shot on the Adur at Shoreham, and 

 on the same river at Beeding, and has occurred near 



