... Dry Summer’s Effect Edinburgh, October 8, 1958 Sir,~Your correspondent, “A. F.” in his Nature Note on the above, refers to “two species of sundew (P. vulgaris and P. lusitanica).” The sundews are contained in the genus Drosera: the two lFecles obeitntalcu:a ...

... 1956 Sir,~The birds whose feeding habits and nesting place in a Dingwall garden E)ur correspondent “A. F.” describes a Nature Note in your issue of to-day were surely not garden warblers, but spotted flycatchers.—] am &ec. L. G. Duke. ...

... Little ringed plover Brooks's St James's Street, London, September 28, 1957 Sir~—l was interested to read the Nature Note in your issue to-day headed “Little ringed plover in North Uist.” Durjnr the exceptional gales in August, a little ringed plover ...

... Tiger Moths in Stirlingshire Gargunnock. Stirlingshire, July 23, 1957 Sir,~ln your issue of July 20 a Nature Note states, under the headmfi of *Assembling of Moths in Stirlingshire,” that * Tiger Moths are not found here.” it is not appareat from the contribue ...

... Night Herons Haddington, May 17, 1954 Sir—l am inclined to agree with “T. H. G.” in his Nature Note in Saturday's issue, about the night heron seen on the River Tyne at Haddington. The bird was obviously immature, and was therefore hardly likely to have ...

... grateful to your correspondent, Mr Wm. Handyside, for point- Ing out the omission of the words “ and butterworts”™ in my Nature Note on the above. I was observing that the two sgecnes of sundew (D, Rotundifolia and An&licar and ‘3&» two butterworts (P, ...

... QOiled Sea Birds Haddington, September 23, 1952 Sir.—l very much hope that neither your contributor of the Nature Note on the treatment of oiled birds nor anyone else will care to try out the suggestion of your correspondent “W. A. B without great caution ...

... Yew-Eating Deer From the Earl of Brcad.al?ayte. February 1, 1953 ~ Sir—With reference to the Nature Note in Saturday's issue, I write to say that for many years roe deer have regularly eaten round a clump of old yew trees at Auchmore on Loch Tayside. ...

... Another hoopoe 36 Murrayfield Avenue, Edinburgh, September 19, 1964 Sir,—Having read the Nature Note today about the hoopoe, and a previous one about its appearance in Edinburgh, I should like to say that one spent several days on the Isle of Luing, in ...

... Why Grass? May 10, 1954 Sir,—ln “The Scotsman” of Ist May, «J. M. B.” in his interesting nature note on scurvy-grass in lona, makes mention of the fact that this plant is, of course, not a grass but a leafy and floriferous plant. Why, then, have so many ...

... Bittern at Holvrood Park 25 Inverleithr Place, Edinburgh, October 19, 1955 Sir,—After reading “DR.A's Nature Note on Saturday, I decided to visit Duddingston Loch that afternoon with some f{riends in the hope of seeing the bittern. We stopped near the ...

... “:l)()d m ff Edinburgh, 9, May 16, 1955 Sir,~The Nature Note on Saturday about woodruff reminds me of the refreshing “May Drink” made by steeping a bunch of woodruff in a jug of red wine for a day or two at this time of the {elr in Switzerland, where ...