300 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



June. 



Sand Martins were unusually late in nesting with us in 1893, 

 and it was not till the 1st that their nesting became general. 

 Mr. Ensor observed a second Wood Wren at Hursley on the 15th. 

 On the 26th, Mr. Stares found young Redshanks in the down in 

 some marshes not far from Fareham. Turtle Doves nested with 

 us in great numbers this month. On the 20th, I went down to 

 Lyndhurst, and was greatly struck by the large number of 

 Whinchats about. 



July. 



On the 6th, a solitary Herring Gull flew over Winchester 

 College, at 6.45 p.m. The Hon. A. H. Baring informs me that no 

 Tufted Duck's nest was found at Alresford this year, although the 

 birds were occasionally seen about. This species, however, has 

 bred this year in South Hants, for Mr. Stares saw a female and a 

 young one in the neighbourhood of Fareham on August 7th ; they 

 are known as "Norwegian Ducks" in that locality. The Sheld 

 Duck, Tadorna cornuta, nested in South Hants this year; Mr. 

 Stares saw the birds about continually, and told me he thought 

 they had nested. It afterwards transpired that a labouring man had 

 tracked the old duck to her nest in the burrow and eaten the eggs ! 

 I forbear to mention the exact locality, as they may nest again 

 there. Mr. E. F. Atkins saw a Pied Woodpecker near Charlton 

 this month. He also informs me that a pair of Grey Wagtails, 

 Motacilla sulphured, frequented the neighbourhood all the summer, 

 and during the summer of 1892. It would appear that they bred 

 there. 



August. 



On the 1st, Mr. Stares saw two Greenshanks near Porchester. 

 On the 10th, Mr. Chalkley received a Hen Harrier, Circus 

 cyaneus, from Basingstoke. On the 15th, Mr. Stares saw some 

 Pigmy Curlew, Tringa subarquata ; and a Red-necked Grebe, 

 Podiceps griseigena, was shot in Portsmouth Harbour about this 

 date. The last Swift at Andover was seen by Mr. E. F. Atkins 

 on the 10th. 



September. 



On the 5th, Mr. E. F. Atkins saw the last Cuckoo at Andover. 

 On the 6th, Mr. John Stares, of Porchester, saw an Osprey on 





