. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . /. Whales Jaw-bones near Bempton, nesting place of Blue Tit. Aftcy a Dialling by 11. Woodhonsc, fioin a Photo by E. C. roller. See p(tgc 114. NUTHATCH. 117 Skelton, breeding most years. At Creyke there were a fewpairs ten or twelve years ago and probably are still. Backhouse has once observed it in the York of its headquarters in the North Riding used to beCastle Howard, where it was an abundant nester, thoughnow it is not so common there ; it is frequent at Hovingham,and in the valley of


. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . /. Whales Jaw-bones near Bempton, nesting place of Blue Tit. Aftcy a Dialling by 11. Woodhonsc, fioin a Photo by E. C. roller. See p(tgc 114. NUTHATCH. 117 Skelton, breeding most years. At Creyke there were a fewpairs ten or twelve years ago and probably are still. Backhouse has once observed it in the York of its headquarters in the North Riding used to beCastle Howard, where it was an abundant nester, thoughnow it is not so common there ; it is frequent at Hovingham,and in the valley of the Rye, near Helmsley, Rievaulx, andHawnby, also at Leckby Carr and Masham, in Wensleydale,Bedale, Copgrove, and Bolton Woods, though scarce nearRichmond, Thirsk, and Northallerton. In Cleveland it nestsin several of the preserved woods and parks, notablyat Wilton and Saltburn ; a few years ago it was fairlynumerous at Grinkle Park, but has greatly decreased innumbers. It has occurred at Whitby, and is a rare residentnear Scarborough. So long ago as 1780 Tunstall mentioned a specime


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