. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . of about threeweeks between each laying. In 1899 three eggs were takenon nth April, and a second clutch was completed on the 30th;at the same place four eggs were taken on i6th April an old nest of the Raven is utilised as an eyrie,and in 1896 a clutch of Ravens was found, while later in springthree Falcons eggs were discovered in the same nest. Onone occasion an experiment was tried with a fledgling Pere-grine which was introduced into a Kestrels nest, where itwas reared. As an autumn and win
. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . of about threeweeks between each laying. In 1899 three eggs were takenon nth April, and a second clutch was completed on the 30th;at the same place four eggs were taken on i6th April an old nest of the Raven is utilised as an eyrie,and in 1896 a clutch of Ravens was found, while later in springthree Falcons eggs were discovered in the same nest. Onone occasion an experiment was tried with a fledgling Pere-grine which was introduced into a Kestrels nest, where itwas reared. As an autumn and winter visitant the Peregrine is mostfrequent on the coast, but it also occurs inland, visiting allparts of the county, so that an enumeration of the occurrenceswould be unnecessary and tedious. These immigrants are mostly birds in immature plumage ;this species is a regular autumn and winter visitor, and threehave been seen together in autumn, beating along the coast,and disturbing the shore birds. A few of these remain inthe district during the winter, chiefly near the coast, though. PEREGRINE FALCON. 361 it is not very uncommon at this period on the higher Wolds,where it feeds on the Stock Doves which are very commonthere. In the majority of cases, however, these autumnimmigrants amongst the Falconidae leave the district (Holder-ness) before the advent of the winter season. Two wereobserved at Spurn on the return passage in the spring of 1898. An interesting anecdote is related of the Falcon at Flam-borough by Mr. M. Bailey of that place. I quote Mr. Baileyswords :— Being on a cruise at sea on 31st March, ....I saw something that might be interesting to you, that ofa fine Peregrine Falcon hawking after sea birds. It wasamusing to see him dart at the Guillemots as they sat orfloated on the sea. The moment the Hawk made a dash athis prey, to his great disappointment, under water went theGuillemot. I watched him for fifteen or twenty minutes,but he never once appeared to touch t
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