FOURTH SEASON (1921): RECORD 147 
the hide containing my secretary, S. A. Ellerm, 
and myself. But she was away again in a flash, 
and became very restless, once circling high in the 
air like a Hawk. 
At length, feeling sorry for the Cuckoo, I had 
the hides moved further back, the nearest one, with 
Hawkins inside, being then ten yards away. At 
3.50 the Cuckoo glided down and remained on the 
ground for about six minutes, searching diligently 
for the nest and being continually buffeted by the 
male Pipit. When eventually she found the nest, 
the sitting Pipit buzzed out at her, and Hawkins 
said that he distinctly heard the impact of Pipit 
against Cuckoo, the latter flying off chased by the 
aggressor. Almost immediately the Cuckoo re- 
turned and, after hopping around for some three 
minutes, entered the nest followed by the female 
Pipit, laid in ten seconds, and backing out flew 
off with a Pipit’s egg in her beak, hotly chased by 
the Pipit. The film shows the Cuckoo and the 
female Pipit leaving the nest together, the Pipit 
remaining inside whilst the Cuckoo laid. ( See 
photographs, pp. 146, 147.) 
Visitors to-day included Miss M. Young and 
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Hill. 
