Part 126 - May 3 – Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) shot; nest and eggs noted

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SUMMARY:
L. shot a Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus), with a reference noted to Ibis 183. An empty nest of the same species was found in a bank, made of moss and bents lined with horse-hair; eggs found on June 1 are described as pale green with a ring of light brown spots at the broad end.

CONTENT:
May 3.
L. Shot Phoenicurus auroreus — Redstart. See Ibis 183.
Also found an empty nest of " " placed in a hole in a bank — a neat affair of moss &
bents lined with horse-hair. (Eggs, found June 1, are pale green with a ring of
light brown spots at the broad end & a few elsewhere).