Alfred Newton partridge. Birds became an abiding interest. Those included the great bustard ("Otis tarda"), Montagu's harrier ("Circus pygargus"), ravens, buzzards ("Buteo" sp.), redpolls, wrynecks ("Jynx"), which are small woodpeckers that specialise in feeding on ants. "The vast warrens of the 'Breck', the woods and water-meadows of the valley of the Little Ouse, and the neighbouring Fenland made an ideal training-ground for a naturalist". This enthusiasm Newton shared with his younger brother Edward: the two carried out bird observation when they were together and corresponded when they were apart. In 1846 Newton went to a tutor in Biggleswade for a few months,
Barugh (Great and Little) Barugh (Great and Little) Barugh (Great and Little) () is a civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, covering Great Barugh and Little Barugh. Great Barugh is located at a junction on the road between Malton and Kirkbymoorside. Barugh is about 15 miles west of Scarborough. Between 1870 and 1872 Barugh was described as The name "Barugh" means 'rise of the land' which has its origins in Anglo-Saxon. The name was first recorded as "Berg" and "Berch" in 1086 and comes from Old English "beorg" 'hill.' The pub in Great Barugh, which dates back to 1632, is