... Nature Notes. Iteetwing% and rieliltares—two that neat in Northern Europe. were aeon in large near Allerratwyth during thr week-enil. The Purple Kiandpiper. another winter v isitor. our shores shout three week% ago from its ainnmer nenting haunt in the ...

... Nature Notes IWith various birds this is gleaning time, for however carefully the stubbles are I cleared, some scattered grain is sure to be left. Where the Pheasants are kept, they I stray from the covers to enjoy the feast, and Ithe Partridges grow ...

... Nature Notes The Golden Plover nests in small numbers in Breconshire and Cardiganshire. Three bird lovers went in toll and 1939 to try to find its nest. The first trip was made on May z 6, 1938, to the country to the east of the Cerrig Liwydion lakes ...

... Nature Notes It L, well-kuuwu that utittuals, trausferred to tarts of the far 1111111 111Ube 01 N they are may ita:rease iL tu such an esieut as to becume a veritable pest. saute LS the case YAM MUM' of our British plants introduced by accidt.ut or design ...

... Nature Notes Though somewhat late to refer to November. that month will long be remembered as the warmest November for at least a century. It was, at any rate in the south of England, as warm as a normal May. On the sth of the month 70 degrees was attained ...

... Nature Notes U. J. I .''IS, Director 01 Education County Education Offices,. Aberystwyth Cattle Mart AiwiTNiwYill• Septclitiwr, MONDAY NEXT. sth OCTOBER, 1942. --- A good supply ot DAIRY COWS and STORE CATTLE; Cardiganshire War STORE a flitED itt \l' ...

... Nature Notes In last week's Notes some account given of two birds, the Pied Flycatchei and the Redstart, seen in the neighbourhood ot Devil's Bridge. Leaving the country around Devil's Bridge, the walk was continued along the south bank of the Mynach ...

... NATURE NOTES Early one morning the Rooks were very noisy and the clamour contiliaed throughout the day. The Rooks were gathering acorns. There are two oak trees, on opposite sides of the lane ; one had an abundant supply of acorns, the other hardly any ...

... Nature Notes. O'ne of our native wild animal* which ham almost eompletely disappeared within comparatively recent times is the Marten. larger than the Stoat, in taut about the of • small eat, it was naturally destructive. The shepherd who found one of ...

... Nature Notes The belief is generally held, especially by farmers and gardeners, that a spell of hard frost kills off many of the insect pests which do damage cluing the warmer months of the year. But the destruction caused by cold weather is lay no means ...

... Nature Notes roots for grub, oa t aur gar-4sri paths at dusk, and may be sure of one resort in which it will be molested. Thaw is an ancient bolwf, which the evidence scarcely justifies, that the. Hedgehog sucks the teats of goots and cows when they are ...

... Nature Notes Considerable interest has the appearance of a hook (hitting with the dWS of lit it j,ts will and a series of gramophone records furnish sound illustrations of the notes of fifteen different song-birds. One thus read a ~ f the song. the ...