THIRD SEASON (1920): RECORD 95 
of Meadow Pipits (both now consisting of widowed 
males), but it subsequently transpired that No. 5 
pair had moved down over a brow to this, for them, 
new but adjacent site. Nothing more was seen of 
the Cuckoos up till 7 p.m. when we left the 
common. 
On June 26 I arrived on the scene at 9.15 a.m. 
At 10.30 the Cuckoo flew from the centre orchard 
southwards to oak tree E just inside the forest, as 
though again to watch No. 8 pair. At 10.45 a 
Jay (Garr ulus glandarius , L.) caused her to slip 
momentarily into an adjacent tree, but she was soon 
back on her former perch. She remained motion- 
less until 12.10 p.m. obviously watching No. 8 pair 
and then flew back to the centre orchard. 
It is worthy of note that although the Cuckoo 
watched No. 8 pair for i-| hours on end, yet she did 
not complete such a long observation in the usual 
manner of flying down to the nest — which was not 
quite finished. Nor did she subsequently deposit 
an egg in this nest, which duly served as the 
nursery for its proper occupants. 
Soon after 12.30 p.m. the Cuckoo flew across 
into the orchard on the east side of the common 
and disappeared. At 1 p.m. we took up posi- 
tions which commanded most of the ground and 
