*7 
FIELD NOTES. 
BIRDS. 
Grey Shrike at Scarborough.— -On October 25th a 
Great Grey Shrike was seen near Scarborough by Mr. J. Morley, 
who knows the bird well. — W. J. Clarke. 
Little Gull at Scarborough.— On November 14th, while 
fishing from the East Pier, I noticed a Little Gull industriously 
fishing at the back of the wall in company with a large number 
of Black -headed and Herring Gulls. It was an immature 
bird in its first year’s plumage. I had it under observation 
all the afternoon, but it had disappeared the following morning 
and has not been seen since. — -W. J. Clarke. 
Pied Flycatcher Breeding near Wilsden. — Our local 
doctor’s son informed me that recently he had received two 
eggs of the Pied Flycatcher which had been given to him by 
Mr. Williams, of this village, who found the nest from which 
the eggs had been taken in the Goit Stock Valley, near Wils- 
den, many years ago. I remember quite well Mr. Williams, 
when a boy, bringing me the eggs for identification, and soon 
after the eggs had been taken, I went with him to look at 
the nest. This is the first instance I have known of this 
species having a nest with eggs in this district. In The 
Naturalist for 1880-1881, Vol. VI., page 171, I recorded the 
Pied Flycatcher as having commenced to build a nest in the 
bole of a beech tree in Bingley Wood, but the nest was forsaken 
before any eggs were laid. Mr. H. B. Booth and I once heard 
and saw this species near Malham, but whether breeding we 
did not ascertain at the time. On migration, this. species is 
to be seen in the Aire Valley, but very seldom remains to 
breed. — E. P. Butterfield. 
Little Auks and Waxwings on the Yorkshire Coast. — 
During the last fortnight a few Little Auks have been noticed 
passing Scarborough. The first two were seen on November 
9th, and the largest number in one flock was nine, on November 
19th. On the same day a .single specimen sheltered in the 
harbour. Several others have been reported along the coast 
during the same period. On November 14th, I saw three 
Waxwings feeding on the road, in the company of several 
Sparrows, within the Borough boundary. They were very 
tame, and permitted a close approach, remaining after the 
Sparrows had taken alarm and departed. There appeared 
to be one adult male, and two females or immature birds. 
On the following day a flock of eight was observed on the 
outskirts of the town, and on the same day one was shot by 
a man with a catapult in quite a different locality, but still 
close to the town. I hear of two parties of these birds at 
Whitby, so probably there has been a small immigration 
along the coast. Since writing the above I have- seen or heard 
1922 Jan. 1 
B 
