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May 10th. Found a nesfc in an empty iron shell-case with a full 

 clutch of fresh eggs in it. July 16th-21st. Plenty of these birds 

 still about. 



Meadow-Pipit (Anthus pratensis). — About the commonest bird on 

 the beach and surrounding land, laying wherever there is a " tot " of 

 grass big enough for it to make its nest in. May 10th-14th. Found 

 nests with eggs in all stages of incubation, and with young birds 

 already fairly well-fledged. 



Swallow (Hirundo rustica). — May 10th-14th. A good many of 

 these birds building in the recesses of the sham forts on the artillery 

 range. July 20th. Found a nest under the eaves of a shed on the 

 marsh-land with five fresh eggs in it. 



Greenfinch (Ligurinus chloris). — May 10th-14th. Nesting in num- 

 bers in the holly and furze bushes on the beach. 



House- Sparrow (Passer domesticus). — May 10th-14th. Numbers of 

 nests in the tops of the holly and elder bushes on the beach, at quite 

 a considerable distance from any farm or building. 



Linnet (Linota cannabina). — May 10th-14th. Nesting in the holly 

 bushes on the beach. I also found a good many nests in the tussocks 

 of coarse grass growing on some sand dunes in the direction of Eye ; 

 some of these latter nests were made right on the level of the 

 ground. 



Corn-Bunting (Emberiza miliaria). — A clutch of addled eggs of 

 this species were sent on to me (Aug. 14th). I was told that they 

 were common on the arable land of the marsh, but I did not see any 

 myself. 



Yellow Bunting (E. citrinella). — May 10th-14th. Common and 

 nesting in the furze bushes. 



Beed-Bunting (E schmniclus). — May 10th-14th. Nesting in some 

 numbers in any places near water. Some of the nests I found at this 

 date contained hard-sat eggs, and all of them showed signs of incuba- 

 tion. The nests were, as a rule, within twelve inches of the ground, 

 in rank grass or rushes ; two of them were right on the ground. 

 The nests are rather loosely constructed of grass, with a slight lining 

 of hair. 



Starling (Stumus vulgaris).— -May 10th-14th. Considerable num- 

 bers feeding in the meadows ; also nesting in holes in the thatch of all 

 farm-buildings. 



Book (Corvus frugilegus). — May 10th-14th. There is a rookery in 

 Lydd, and there are always numbers of these birds feeding on the 

 marsh-land and meadows. 



Sky-Lark (Alauda arvensis). — May 10th-14th. Nesting everywhere 



