BIRD-RINGING.
[To Tan EDITOR or ens " SPECTATOR...1
Sru,—Your article in last week's issue scarcely does justice to what must always be the chief attraction to those who indulge in this delightful pursuit—viz., the actual spying- out of the young birds which it is desired to "ring." This
fascinating sport—and it is real sport—requires great patience, skill, and judgment, and is especially interesting in the case of the " waders "—curlew, green and golden plover, snipe, redshanks, &c.—which generally haunt the confines of moorland, where the scenery and the air lend additional attraction to any lover of the country. The only paraphernalia required are a Fair of good field-glasses, a box of rings and schedules, and a companion ; and no one who has spent a week or so at the beginning of June ringing birds will fail to return to this enjoyable sport the following year, and persuade others to take up the same pursuit.—I am. Sir, &c., BRYAN H. FELL.
43 Kensington Square, W.
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