188 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
together, and the rapidly beating wings seemed to make the bird 
appear quite hazy to the view (H. Britten). ] 
NovEMBER. 
9th.—A Greenshank seen on Burgh Marsh (L. E. Hope). 
12th and 18th.—A Swallow seen at Nunwick (H. Britten). 
[This bird was seen by a number of people at Nunwick Hall. The 
only other occasion on which I can remember a Swallow occur- 
ring here during this month was in 1896, when a bird was seen 
flying round Nunwick on Nov. 7th, the ground being covered by 
a heavy fall of snow (H. Britten).] 
16th.—The Whooper Swan returned to the Eden and re- 
joined the Mute Swans, in full mature dress (cf. Zool. 1906, 
p. 193). 
21st.—A pair of Velvet Scoters frequenting the Solway, near 
Silloth (W. Nichol). 
[Ravens have been seen on a number of occasions passing 
high overhead from one range of hills to the other (2. e. Lake 
District to the Cheviots) ; Salkeld Dykes (H. Britten).] 
DECEMBER. 
12th.—A brood of Starlings hatched in a barn-wall at Work- 
ington (G. W. Muller). 
26th.—A large flock of Bramblings seen at Lingey Close 
Head (B. Johnston). 
28th.—A Kestrel was found dead in a tree at Windermere, 
having caught its head in the fork of a branch and hanged 
itself (W. E. B. Dunlop). Great Spotted Woodpecker seen at 
Windermere (W. E. B. Dunlop). 
[Kestrels seem to be rather more plentiful again this winter 
at Salkeld (H. Britten).] 

[In connection with this paper a letter from two corre- 
spondents appears at p. 192.—LEp. | 
