6 AUGUST 1921, Page 16

HOUSE MARTINS.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—The following may interest lovers of bird life. Some months ago, under the eaves of a mountain farmhouse in Carmarthenshire, six pairs of martins had built their nests. One of the nests was accidentally brushed down. The following morning most, or all, of the occupants of the other five nests were seen busily assisting the homeless pair in rebuilding their nest, which was completed in a very chart time.—I am,