THIRD SEASON (1920) : RECORD 77 
When, shortly afterwards, she flew south-west 
to an apple tree (D 1 ) in a field, I sat down at the 
foot of cherry tree D, whence she had flown, and 
watched her through my field-glasses. Before five 
minutes had elapsed she flew back and settled in 
the tree immediately above my head and not more 
than ten feet away. She was facing the Tree 
Pipit’s nest, and I was looking up at her from 
underneath and behind. It seemed a very long 
ten minutes that she sat there, as I did not dare to 
move for fear of disturbing her. My discomfort 
W’as relieved by the interesting sight of a cock 
Chaffinch constantly flying up and buffeting her. 
At 4.15 she slipped back into the orchard 
behind her, enabling me to get away and join 
Simmonds, senr., who was at a distance of about 
150 yards south of the cherry tree D. Very soon 
she returned to this tree and sat motionless, facing 
us and the Tree Pipit’s nest, which lay between 
and to our left at about seventy-five yards from her. 
Simmonds went and flushed the sitting Tree Pipit 
in order that the Cuckoo might, if she should be 
unaware, be informed of the existence of this nest, 
as from her behaviour it was clearly evident that 
she was anxious to lay. She appeared to be more 
restless than usual and less decided in her intentions. 
