Dwellers in the more central parts of England have been
surprised this February to see a number of gulls following the ploughs as they do on the East coast. There can be no doubt that our gulls, at any rate, the black-headed, are quite steadily changing their habit and habitat. This month they, are following the plough in Bedfordshire. Within a year or two they will be behind the Warwickshire ploughs and will have reached the very centre of England. A bird that looks of the very essence of the sea will have become urban and agricul- tural, both whole-heartedly. It is an interesting and curious development that adds not a little to the amusement of our town-dwellers and the benefit of our farmers. The gulls are our best cinema ; and they do good service in the furrows, thanks to their insatiable greed. * * * *
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