. British birds . By H. G. Alexander 82 Rvippells Warbler in Sussex. A New British Bird .. 93 Notes :— Twites in Shropshire in Sununer (H. E. Forrest) . .. 97 Early Breeding of Lesser Whitethroat and Blackcap (R. Bumier) 97 Wrens Laying in Year-old Nests (Lewis R. W. Loyd) . 98 Cuckoo in House-Sparrows Nest (H. E. Forrest) .. .. 98 Sparrow-Hawks Method of Feeding Young (Dr. F. G. Penrose) . .. . . . .. .. 98 Night-Heron in Shropshire (H. E. Forrest) .. .. 100 Bartrams Sandpiper in Sussex (H. W. Ford-Lindsay) .. 101 Redshanks breeding inland in Kent (Robert E. Cheesman) 101 Common Gull breeding
. British birds . By H. G. Alexander 82 Rvippells Warbler in Sussex. A New British Bird .. 93 Notes :— Twites in Shropshire in Sununer (H. E. Forrest) . .. 97 Early Breeding of Lesser Whitethroat and Blackcap (R. Bumier) 97 Wrens Laying in Year-old Nests (Lewis R. W. Loyd) . 98 Cuckoo in House-Sparrows Nest (H. E. Forrest) .. .. 98 Sparrow-Hawks Method of Feeding Young (Dr. F. G. Penrose) . .. . . . .. .. 98 Night-Heron in Shropshire (H. E. Forrest) .. .. 100 Bartrams Sandpiper in Sussex (H. W. Ford-Lindsay) .. 101 Redshanks breeding inland in Kent (Robert E. Cheesman) 101 Common Gull breeding in Cumberland (F. W. Smalley) .. 101 Moorhen Covering Eggs (John R. B. Masefield) .. 102 Destruction of Grouse in a Storm in Yorkshire (T. H. Nelson) 102 Short Notes :—Early nesting in Scotland in 1914. MealyRedpolls in Staffordshire. Willow-Tit nesting inRenfrew. Garganey Breeding in Kent. PossibleBreeding of Tufted-Duck and Pochard in Gull in Fifeshire in June . . . 103 G. Map to show the Centres from which information has been received regarding theStatus of the Land-Rail. ( 83 )A REPORT ON THE LAND-RAIL INQUIRY. BY H. a ALEXANDER, Observations on the status of the Land-Rail {Crexcrex) as a breeding species have been sent in fromover one hundred and seventy centres in England andWales and from a few in Scotland and Ireland. Theschedules received in 1913 dealt very thoroughly withsome districts in England, but a number of countieswere quite untouched ; accordingly, this year I havetried to get information from the latter districts,and have not asked for further information from lastyears observers. To some extent the gaps have beenfilled, but, as will be seen from the map, there arestill considerable areas from which no information hasbeen sent, including the counties of Cornwall, Oxford,Huntingdon, Northampton, Rutland, and information from Wales is still very meagre. Ihave consulted the Victoria County Histories and therecent coun
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