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FURTHER NOTES FROM LLEYN, WEST 

 CARNARVONSHIRE. 



By O. V. Aplin, F.L.S. 



When staying in Wales last May (1900) I paid a short visit 

 to Lleyn, while the gorse blossom was in its glory, the high turf 

 banks still studded with primroses, and the plantations in their 

 tenderest green, and often blue underfoot with bluebells. But 

 during my stay Lleyn was wind-swept even more than it usually 

 is, strong N. and N.N.E. winds only giving way (with about 

 twelve hours interval) to half a gale from S.W. Some luxuriant 

 hanging woods near the foot of Rhiw, at the north-west corner 

 of Hell's Mouth, skirted by about the longest and steepest hill- 

 road I ever saw in this country, was so wind-tossed that I gave 

 up the attempt to listen for Warblers, though the strong song 

 of the Chaffinch rang out from time to time. This state of the 

 weather naturally interfered with my pursuits to some extent. 

 But as it did not prevent rae from hearing almost all the small 

 birds I had previously noticed,* I do not think it would have 

 hindered me from observing those woodland species of which I 

 was especially in search had they been present. The plantations 

 at Nanhoran were indeed, from their position, fairly well shel- 

 tered. But though Wood-Wrens, Willow- Wrens, Chiffchaffs, 

 Whitethroats, Chaffinches, &c., were almost constantly in song 

 about the edges of the belts of wood, I could not find the birds 

 I was looking for. The Green Woodpecker was noticed again — 

 on four occasions — and I think may be considered fairly common; 

 but I have not yet identified the Pied Woodpecker, which I have 

 seen in the Merionethshire woods. I again failed to see or 

 hear (in the western part of Lleyn) the Redstart, Blackcap, 

 Garden-Warbler, Tree Sparrow, Ray's Wagtail, Nuthatch, and 

 Lesser Whitethroat. With regard to the last-named bird, I 

 think Mr. T. A. Coward's nest may have belonged to a pair 

 which had accidentally wandered to the district {vide ' Zoologist,' 



- Cf. ' Zoologist,' 1900, p. 489. 



