. British birds. Birds. OTES. CROSSBILLS IN STAFFORDSHIRE AND CHESHIRE. It may be worth noting that while out shooting, on January 6th, 1917, on the Staffordshire side of the river Dane near Bosley, I heard the loud call note of Crossbills {Loxia curvirostra) in flight, and looking up saw three of these birds cross over to some woods high up on the Cheshire bank, with their characteristic dipping flight. M. V. Wenner. UNUSUAL NESTING-SITES OF PIED WAGTAIL. In connection with Mr. P. B. Smyth's note under this heading (antea, p. 185), and the editorial remarks thereon, it is jierhaps worth recor
. British birds. Birds. OTES. CROSSBILLS IN STAFFORDSHIRE AND CHESHIRE. It may be worth noting that while out shooting, on January 6th, 1917, on the Staffordshire side of the river Dane near Bosley, I heard the loud call note of Crossbills {Loxia curvirostra) in flight, and looking up saw three of these birds cross over to some woods high up on the Cheshire bank, with their characteristic dipping flight. M. V. Wenner. UNUSUAL NESTING-SITES OF PIED WAGTAIL. In connection with Mr. P. B. Smyth's note under this heading (antea, p. 185), and the editorial remarks thereon, it is jierhaps worth recording that on May 3rd, 1914. I found a Pied Wagtail's nest built in a fork in the middle of a clipped yew bush, in a garden in Norfolk. This nest was in just such a situation as a Blackbird or Song-Thrush selects, and was apparently not built upon even the remains of any other nest. It was a typical Pied Wagtail's nest as regards size and materials, and contained eggs, upon which the bird was sitting. B. B. Riviere. It may be worth while to add to the cases given under the above heading {antea p. 185) by stating that in late June or early July, 1914,1 found a Pied Wagtail's nest (with young) built inside an old Song-Thrush's nest in ivy on a wall in the garden of the Bull Hotel, Wrotham, Kent. A. Collett. GREAT TIT NESTING IN SAND-MARTIN'S HOLIC It may be of interest to record that on May 28th, 191U, I found a Great Tit {Parus m. newtoni) nesting in a deserted Sand-Martin's hole near Farnham, Surrey. This would seem to be a rather unusual site for these birds. H. H. Farwig. LONG-TAILED TIT'S NEST BUILT INTO A SONG- THRUSH'S NEST. In April 1916, I found at Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire, a nest of a Long-tailed Tit {.J^cjUhalos c. roseus) in which a new Song-Thrush's nest was imbedded to serve as a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not
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