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June 16th. — Redstart's nest in crevice of cliff overhanging 

 the Carnbeck. Watched male and female Pied Flycatchers 

 entering nesting-hole in tree-trunk by stream. Nest contains 

 young birds. Old birds very confiding and active. Another 

 pair endeavoured to enter hole when owners were away. Snipe 

 "drumming." Eoedeer doe observed. Party of light-coloured 

 Grouse, young just able to fly, at Walton Moss. Tree-Pipit's 

 nest and eggs (J. M. Charlton). 



17th. — Wood-Warblers very numerous up River Gelt. Garden- 

 Warbler feeding young. Woodcock rose heavily from swampy 

 ground and flew to bank, where it half fell. A young bird seen 

 distinctly between its legs. Three other chicks found whence it 

 rose, near Brampton, Cumberland (J. M. Charlton). 



19th. — Wood-Warbler's nest with four young. Sandpiper 

 with two young. Lesser Redpoll, four young. Dipper, five 

 young, River Lyne, Cumberland (J. M. Charlton). 



20th. — Turtle-Dove nesting near Carlisle (J. B. Cairns). Pied 

 Flycatcher's young out of nest. Found two young Oyster- 

 catchers, just hatched, among shingle by River Irthing, Cumber- 

 land (J. M. Charlton). 



21st. — Redstarts very numerous this year (J. M. Charlton). 



22nd. — Woodcock seen to carry almost fledged young one 

 when startled. Saw Roedeer fawn in pine wood. Despite the 

 efforts of the landowner to exterminate them (almost successful 

 two or three years ago, when a doe and fawn were shot), these 

 animals, I am glad to see, breed here almost every year now. 

 Grey Wagtail with young, Cumberland (J. M. Charlton). 



23rd. — Tree- Sparrow with fully fledged young. They seem 

 to breed in some numbers in the Irthing Valley, in the hollow 

 trunks of willows and oaks (J. M. Charlton). 



24th. — Young Oystercatchers took to water and swam across 

 stream on my approach. Pied Wagtail's nest and eggs. Sedge- 

 Warblers and young. Tree -Sparrow in company with female 

 House-Sparrow, and apparently paired, as no others were 

 near. Saw a male Blackcap-Warbler near Irthing. Lesser 

 Whitethroat's nest with one egg, near Brampton, Cumberland 

 (J. M. Charlton). 



30th. — Great plague of Rats in this district ; al) peas and 

 cauliflowers destroyed. Tawny Owls sat on trees near holes at 



