Spotted Flycatcher, Starling, Jackdaw, Rook, Ring Dove, Stock Dove, are per- 
haps the most numerous, with occasionally the Creeper, Barn Owl, Sparrow 
Hawk, and Kestrel. In the villages the Swallow and House Martin will be 
building their nests, and the wild cry of the Swift will be heard. The greatest 
centre of attraction is the cliffs, stretching from Flambro' Head to Speeton, 
where Razor Bills, Guillemots and Puffins are now producing eggs in countless 
numbers, for the edification of the visitors who throng the cliff-tops in May and 
June to watch the climbing, and, if lucky, some of the varieties of Razor Bill's 
and Guillemot's eggs, which have made the Bempton Cliffs famous, may be seen 
by the naturalists. The Kittiwakes, the most graceful of British Gulls, have 
several colonies along the cliffs. Carrion Crows, Jackdaws, and Herring Gulls 
exercise their thievish propensities among the eggs and young of all species. A 
pair of Kestrels liere and there may be seen, and the eyrie of the Peregrine 
Falcons, which owes its existence to the protection of the Y.N.U., is visible from 
the top of the Bempton Cliffs. Rock Pipits, House Martins, Sand Martins, 
Starlings, Stock Doves and Rock Doves are also present as breeding species. 
Reptiles and Amphibians.— Mr. Sydney H. Smith reports having 
seen Toad, Frog, and Smooth Newt. The Lizard also occurs. 
CONCHOLOGY. — The Conchological Section will be oificially 
represented by the President of the Union, Mr. John W. Taylor. 
iVIARINE BIOLOGY.— The Marine Biology Committee will be officially 
represented by its Secretary, the Rev. F. H. Woods, B.D. 
Mr. Woods writes : — The scarcity of pools with rock-containing algae and 
corallines is not favourable to marine life generally, but two species of borer are 
to be found in the patches of clay at extreme low tide, i.e., large numbers of 
empty shells are washed up. Some of them, such as Scvobictilaria prismatica 
and Manzonia costata, are interesting and rare. 
Algae. — Mr. J. F. Robinson writes: — Neither the fresh water Algae, which 
of course cannot be very numerous in this dry upland locality, nor yet the 
marine species, have been systematically investigated, although a large number 
of the latter have been gathered by the writer. If the ebb tide be followed the 
Laminarian zone may be reached and many interesting species of the three great 
classes of seaweeds — green, brown, and red — may be met with. In the shore 
and cave pools Chylocadia articidata, Delesseria sanguinea, D. data, and D. sinuosa, 
Plocamium coccinum, Laurencia pi7inatifida, Ptilota sericea or plumosa, with many 
more, say in Silex Bay or near North Landing at low water, will well reward the 
Algologist. 
Coleoptena. — Mr. E. G. Bayford, F.E.S., writes :— Compared with 
that of the coast towns of Saltburn, Redcar and Scarborough, our knowledge of 
the beetle fauna of Bridlington is not very full. This is, no doubt chiefly, if not 
entirely due to the fact that it has not had the good fortune to possess a resident 
coleopterist. The work done during short stays by Canon Fowler, the Rev, W. 
C. Hey and others, provides good reason for the opinion that it is quite as good 
a place for the coleopterist as any of the three places mentioned. Ttie following 
is a list of some of the best species associated with the district. Nebria livida F., 
Dyschirius thoracicus Rossi, politus Dej., salinus Schaum, aenetis Dej., Chlaenius 
vestitus Payk, Harpalus culceatiis Sturm, re-introduced to the British list by Canon 
Fowler, who met with a single example here in 1879. Platyderus ruficollis 
Marsh, Amava consularis Duft, Amara bifrons Gyll, Amara acuminata Payk, 
Bcmbidium lunatum, Buft, Bcmbidium saxatile Gyll, Quedius nifipes Grav, 10 spp. 
of Bledius, Atomaria Jimetarii Herbst., Atomaria elongat ula Kr., Georyssus pygmaus 
¥., Corymbiies metallictis Payk, Nacerdes melanura L., Cleonus sulcirostris L. Par- 
ticular attention should be paid to the genera Harpalus, Dyschirius and Bledius. 
ARAGHNIDA. — The Arachnida Committee will be officially represented 
by its Secretary, Mr. T. Stainforth, B.A. 
Mr. Falconer writes : — Very little collecting has been done in the district, 
mostly along the line of the coast. Some GO different kinds of Arachnids have so 
far been met with, all of them with the exception of Tapinocyba praecox Camb., 
Xysticus erraticus Bl. and Tarentula andrenivora Walck common and widely dis- 
tributed Yorkshire species. 
PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS :— For Monday. May 27th. 
5 p.m., Meat Tea, 1/G each, \ 
5-45 p.m.. Sectional Meetings, I All at Station Hotel. 
6 p.m., General Meeting, J 
The Chair will be taken by the President of the Union. 
In order that an early account of the excursion may appear in the 
"Naturalist," notes and reports should be forwarded before June 4th, to 
W. E. L. Wattam, 30 Towngate, Newsome, Huddersfield. 
