28 SEPTEMBER 1934, Page 16

A Saved Sanctuary It is pleasant to know that another

little bird sanctuary has been secured, in perpetuity. Thanks in some measure to readers of The Spectator (whom the honorary secretary wishes to thank from his Honiton Rectory), the Devon Birdwatching and Preservation Society has been given enough money to buy Wembury Point. The duck come in from the reef to collect under the lee of the Mewstone, the waders and birds of passage that feed on the seaweed piled on the beach will shelter and feed without any fear of dis- turbance, and fond watchers will add yet further to the astonishing tale of birds, rare and common, known to visit this station. It lies on a migration route and has peculiar attractions for one species and another at all times of the year.