... Nature notes (By Eric Hardy) II has been an interesting season so far this winter for the bird-watcher. with an authentic swallow near Backertou as late as December another grey phalarope in the Dee Fatuary between West Kirby and Mtge throughout the second ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE 3TRUGGLI Yt/R EXISTENCE. In May of this year a friend directed my attention to • number of chryealide of time largo white butterfly, wh . .ch, in the caterpillar stage,' /tad evidently been feeding on cultivated plants, and hben full ...

... NATURE NOTES ♦ to the middle of this month no BU'umn migratory birds have been seen In the locally, whereas last year had flocks field fares making short stay their lengthy journey as early as October 29th. Thj song thrush has singing on several mornings ...

... NATURE NOTES. 4 The result of the Rales following the sharp frosts In tober has neen the entire stripping ot most of the trees, and in some rases it was not uncommon to see certain very late apples, bright red in colour, standing out prominently the naked ...

... NATURE NOTES October was not particularly eventful from a bird-lovers point of view in local areas, except that a small flock of wild geese flew overhead early the 30lh. evidently on their usual journey from the Mersey marshes to Aldtord meadows, but ...

... NATURE NOTES. FLORA OF SLAG HEAPS FERTILISA. TION OF THE PRIMROSE: RING OUSELL AND NESTING SWANS. Special Corre.pondeat.) The old lead mines and refuse heaps in this have a peculiar flora of their own. the Prereedrest Fear!wort is one of them just new ...

... NATURE NOTES FOR JULY On the whole there has been very hale to notice In the way of bird movements as the nesting season is In full swing. With the trees in full leaf ne needs to he very clone to Identify al h certainty any odd bird that may attract attention ...

... Weather And Nature Notes. September gave a further proof of a decided change in our seasons locally. Our summer months have been steadily getting colder. In spite of one or two short spells of dry weather early in August and September, the latter month ...

... DELIGHTFUL NATURE NOTES. PASTORAL AND WOODLAND IFLOWERS —THE DIPPER AND.ITS NEST—GOLDFINCHES FEEDING—GREENFINCHES AND BULLFINCHES—BEES AND THEIR QUAINT HABITS. There are but few signs of the frosts to be scen to-day, and all nature seems aglow with life ...

... FLINTSHIRE NATURE NOTES. THE KINGFISHER, GREEN WOODPECKER, WEASLEL AND RABBIT. A walk along any country lane just now is very pleasant; although vegetation is retarded by the cold spell we are having, there are uite a lot of interesting things to be seen ...

... CHESHIRE NATURE NOTES Birds from Iceland arrive AN INTERESTING discovery vearuid an Icelandic bird-ring. about the Wader No. /0157. This Is interesting. because previoualy ringed dunlin found in visiting the Dee marshes has ch a dd re an d North maim ...

... NATURE NOTES FOR OCTOBER The that few days of the month the departure of the last of our local Martins and Swallows but at odd times we have seen other birds passing over, evidently following the general flight to the warmer southern places in North Africa ...