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Rh common thing to find a "raven tree," containing, amongst its upper branches, a huge pile of sticks, tenanted each year by a pair of Ravens from a date beyond the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Few such now remain, but fortunately quite a number of heronries survive, many of them dating back to the days when knight and dame with hawk on wrist rode through the forest glades.

June1st.—Corncrake nests. Young Starlings leave the nest. 2nd.—Young Wheatears leave the nest. 3rd.—Turtle Dove and Reed Warbler nest. Greenfinch nests for the second time. 4th.—Young Magpies leave the nest. 6th.—Nightjar nests. 7th.—Young Jackdaws leave the nest. 10th.—Young Jays leave the nest. 11th.—Young Goldfinches leave the nest. 12th.—Young Willow Wrens leave the nest. 15th.—Common Partridge hatches. Young Common Whitethroats leave the nest. 16th.—Nightingale ceases to sing. 25th.—Cuckoos becoming silent. 26th.—Young Spotted Flycatchers leave the nest.