CHARLES ANNESLEY HAMOND. 
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“ Mistral,” in which he made many more or less adventurous 
voyages, once sailing her round as far as Portland. It was in 
and off Blakeney harbour, however, that he spent most time in 
his yacht, and one can well understand the attractions of this 
district to a man of his inclinations. He was one of the 
founders of the Wells Wild Birds’ Protection Society, and 
acted as its honorary secretary until the protection of the area 
for which the Society was started was taken over by Lord 
Leicester. He often went to Scotland, and had visited Handa 
and other bird-breeding localities. In 1881, he was much 
pleased at finding a Greenshank’s nest in Sutherlandshire, for 
at this time there were not many records of its having nested 
on the mainland. 
He visited Gibraltar with Mrs. Hamond on three occasions ; 
first in 1909, when they went out to spend three weeks with 
their Naval son, Lieut. C. E. Hamond, R.N. ; secondly, in 
1907, when he made expeditions into the Sierra Navada ; and 
again in 1913, when he stayed there for a few hours on his way 
home from Sicily. The pleasure of the second visit was 
considerably marred by the fact that his son was in hospital, 
but he spent much time in bird watching from the balcony 
of the invalid’s room. During this visit he discovered an 
Osprey’s nest on the ledge of the rock, and at his third visit 
was more than delighted to find the nest still occupied. 
In his home life at Twyford, Charles Hamond was chiefly 
occupied either in his garden or on his farm, and he took interest 
and pleasure in all out-of-doo'' pursuits. The study of flowers 
was, perhaps, his favourite hobby, but he had a good knowledge 
of birds. One of his chief pleasures in the spring was to visit 
daily the many nesting-boxes in his garden, and during his last 
illness, which was associated with much pain, he never relaxed 
his interest in watching the Tits feeding near his window, or in 
keeping the Nuthatches supplied with nuts. 
He was buried in the picturesque little churchyard at 
Twyford on February 4th, 1914. 
G. M. W. 
