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House of Education Bird List, 1902.

Name . . . . . . . . Where Seen . . First Seen . . .First Note Heard . . Song First Heard . . General Remarks
1. Missel Thrush . . . . Ambleside . .January 16th . . January 20th . . . January 22nd . .Paired February 27th; hatched May 20th.
2. Chaffinch . . . . . . . . Ambleside . .January 16th . . January 16th . . . February 25th . . .Paired March 4th.
3. Great Tit . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .January 16th . . January 12th . . . February 25th . . .Hatched June 23rd; nest in a wall.
4. Blackbird . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .January 17th . . January 12th . . . February 25th . . .Paired February 21st; hatched May 17th.
5. Robin . . . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .January 17th . . January 21st . . . February 21st . .Paired March 4th; hatched May 26th.
6. Starling . . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .January 17th . . January 23rd . . .February 22nd . .Hatched June 20th.
7. Jackdaw . . . . . . . . . Ambleside . .January 17th . . January 17th . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Nest building April 13th.
8. Coot . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rydal . . . . January 19th . . March 6th . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
9. Blue Tit . . . . . . . . . Ambleside . . January 19th . . February 3rd . . . February 3rd . .Paired February 26th.
10. Wren . . . . . . . . . . Ambleside . .January 25th . . February 4th . . . .February 4th . . . ---
11. Rook . . . . . . . . . . Ambleside . .January 16th . . January 16th . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Paired Feb. 21st; nest building March 6th.
12. Wood Pigeon . . . . Ambleside . .January 25th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . .April 8th . . . .Paired March 4th.
13. Black-headed Gull . Ambleside . January 16th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Often to be seen on Windermere.
14. Heron . . . . . . . . . .Rydal . . . . .January 29th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . Nesting in the trees on Silver How.
15. Dipper . . . . . . . . . .Rydal . . . . .January 24th . . January 24th . . . .February 25th . . .Paired February 25th.
16. Tree Creeper . . . . Ambleside . .January 25th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
17. Magpie . . . . . . . . Ambleside . . January 27th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Paired March 7th; nest building March 13th.
18. Redwing . . . . . . . Ambleside . .January 16th . . . April 16th . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
19. House Sparrow . . Ambleside . .January 16th . . January 16th . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Nesting June 20th; hatched June 29th.
20. Coal Tit . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .January 21st . .February 16th . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
21. Hawk . . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .February 3rd . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Seen on the Fells.
22. Water Hen . . . . . . . . Rydal . . . February 3rd . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
23. Marsh Tit . . . . . . . . .Rydal . . . February 3rd . . February 16th . . February 26th . . . ---
24. Pheasant . . . . . . . . . .Rydal . . . February 3rd . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
25. Song Thrush . . . .Ambleside . .February 28th . . February 23rd . February 25th . . .Paired March 4th; eggs seen April 13th.
26. Owl . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grassmere . . May 25th . . February 26th . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
27. Plover . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .February 26th . . February 20th . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Building nests May 17th on Hawkshead Marsh
28. Pied Wagtail . . . . . . . Brathay . . .March 4th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . .March 9th . . .Paired March 19th.
29. Swan . . . . . . . . . . . Ambleside . .March 4th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Hatched May 17th.
30. Partridge . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .March 5th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . ---
31. Curlew . . . . . . . . . . Waterhead . .March 5th . . . March 4th . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Seen sometimes over Windermere.
32. Pochard . . . . . . . . . Waterhead . .March 5th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Left Windermere March 6th.
33. Yellow Hammer . . .Waterhead . .March 7th . . . March 5th . . . . .May 3rd . . . . Paired March 7th.
34. Hedge Sparrow . . . Ambleside . .March 5th . . . March 5th . . . . .March 5th . . . ---
35. Bullfinch . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .March 6th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
36. Grey Wagtail . . . . .Waterhead . .March 17th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
37. Chiffchaff . . . . . . . . Rydal . . . . March 19th . . . . April 8th . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Heard in the woods under Loughrigg.
38. Greenfinch . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .April 14th . . . .April 5th . . . . .June 13th . . . ---
39. Wheat-ear . . . . . . . . Waterhead . .April 14th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Seen in stony places.
40. Wild Duck . . . . . . . . Elterwater . .April 14th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
41. Willow Wren . . . . . .Ambleside . .April 14th . . .April 16th . . . . .April 16th . . . ---
42. Redstart . . . . . . . . .Hawkshead . .April 16th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Paired May 10th. Fairly common here.
43. Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .April 17th . . .April 17th . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
44. Tree Pipit . . . . . . . . .Brathay . . . .April 17th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . .May 10th . . . ---
45. House Martin . . . . . . Brathay . . .April 19th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
46. Swallow . . . . . . . . . . Brathay . . .April 23rd . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Nest building June 3rd.
47. Meadow Pipit . . Kirkstone Pass . April 26th . . . April 26th . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Paired May 16th.
48. Pied Flycatcher . . . . . Brathay . . .April 25th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Found on the Fells mostly.
49. Cuckoo . . . . . . . . . . . Brathay . . . . . . .--- . . . . . April 28th . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Found frequently in this district.
50. Yellow Wagtail . . . . . Ambleside . .May 1st . . . .May 17th . . . . .May 17th . . .Departed June 23rd.
51. Swift . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . . May 8th . . . May 17th . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Paired May 17th; hatched June 26th.
52. Wood Warbler . . . . . Grassmere . .May 10th . . . May 10th . . . . .May 17th . . . ---
53. Lesser Tern . . . . . . .Watershead . .May 14th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
54. Reed Bunting . . . . . Hawkshead . .May 17th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Nesting on Home Point, June 10th.
55. Sedge Warbler . . . . .Hawkshead . .May 17th . . . May 17th . . . . .May 17th . . . ---
56. Snipe . . . . . . . . . . . .Hawkshead . .May 17th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
57. Lark . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hawkshead . .May 17th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Live only on marshy ground.
58. Corncrake . . . . . . . . Hawkshead . .May 16th . . May 17th . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Seldom to be seen in the district.
59. Garden Warbler . . . . .Ambleside . .May 20th . . . May 20th . . . . .May 20th . . .Found mostly in mowing grass.
60. Sand Martin . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .May 26th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
61. White-Throat Warbler .Ambleside . May 26th . . .May 26th . . . . .May 26th . . .Nests in the bank of the Rothay.
62. Sand Piper . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . .May 27th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
63. Spotted Flycatcher . . Ambleside . .May 27th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Seen at the head of Windermere.
64. Stone Chat . . . . . . . . . Ambleside . . June 5th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Paired May 27th; hatched June 26th.
65. Golden-crested Wren . Brathay . . . May 14th . . .May 14th . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Seen on Wansfell.
66. Blackcap . . . . . . . . . .Ambleside . . June 19th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . .Paired June 5th; nest building June 13th.
67. Oyster Catcher . . . . . . Walney . . . .June 27th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---
68. Great Tern . . . . . . . . . Walney . . . .June 27th . . . . . . --- . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . ---

P.N.E.U. Translation Society.--Subject for November: Parabeln und Rathsel (Schiller).
P.N.E.U. Literary Society.--Subject for November: A selection from Wordsworth's Prelude.

C. Agnes Rooper, Hon. Sec.,
Pen Selwood, Gervis Road, Bournemouth, From whom all particulars can be obtained.
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House of Education.--We received a remarkably beautiful Medal awarded at the Nature Study Exhibition, for the House of Education exhibit as a whole, and also a Certificate of Merit.
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It is with deep regret that we record the death, on Sept. 21st, of MR. HERBERT D. GELDART, to whose always ready help and stimulating counsel we owe in large measure the success of our Nature Note Books. We acknowledged our great debt at the beginning of the year, when M. Geldart felt it necessary to give up the work of examining our Nature Note Books, a work to which he had given ungrudging labour and interest for some nine years.

In a dedicated letter, dated June 28th, he says: "It is evident I was right in withdrawing when I did; even if the doctors succeed in patching me up for a time, I can never expect to be able to undertake any work again.

"Mr. Geldart," to quote the Eastern Daily Press, "was an exceptionally fine botanist. He had a very fine herbarium, and he distinguished himself greatly by the ability with which he edited the section relating to the botany of Norfolk in the Victoria History of England. He was a skilled geographer, he was deeply learned in the history and practice of various forms of art, and those who wanted information on questions of natural history found in him a perfect mine of knowledge, which he was always ready, often at the cost of much time and trouble, to put at the service of the enquirer."

The students of the House of Education through a considerable tale of years can testify to the truth of this statement. Writing to Miss Hodgson in December last, Mr. Geldart said, "It hardly seems nine years since you began your nature work, but anyway there is no doubt it has been good work on original lines, and that is a good deal to say in these days of wholesale imitation and crib."

Typed by Blossom Barden June 2021