f Mareca penelope IVigeon 

 f Clangula glaucion Golden-eye 

 Fuligina ferina Pochard 



One shot at Woodhall, 1891 (N.). 

 Two shot, 1891 (N.). 

 Several shot, 1890-1 (N.). Wild geese 

 and swans seen (N. ). 



Order Columbae. Fam. Columbidae 

 f Columba palumbus Ri'ig Dove 

 , , oenas Siock Dove 



Turtur communis Turtle Dove 



Order Pterocletes. Fam. Pteroclidae 



Very common. In a good acorn year 



come in thousands (V. ). 

 Not so common as preceding (V.). 



Nests at Woodhall (H.). 

 Ditto ( v.). 



Syrrhaptes 



paradoxus 



Pallas s Sand Grouse Two shot near here, May, 1888 (H. 



Order Gallinae. Fam. Phasianidae. 



Phasianus colchicus Pheasant Very common (V.). 



Perdix cinerea Partridge In the immediate neighbourhood 



Caccabis rufa Red-legged Partridge decreasing in numbers (V. ). 



jCoturnix communis Quail 



f Crex pratensis 



Order Fulicariae. 

 Corn Crake 



f Rallus aquaticus Water Rail 

 jGallinula chloropus Moorhen 

 fFulica atra Coot 



Very rare. Probably bred in a field near 

 Hailey House wood in 1901 (V. ). 



Fam. Rallidae. 



Not so common as formerly. Many 

 of its old haunts are now covered 

 with houses (V. ). 



Rare. Common near Woodhall (H.). 



Common (V.). 



Saw one behind Tewin Mill, May, 

 1899 (V. ). At Woodhall (N. ). 



Order LiMicoLAE. Fam. Charadriadae. 



f Charadrius pluvialis Golden Plover 



Nothing like as common as was the 

 case twenty years ago. Nazing 

 Common is a great haunt, and it 

 often comes there as early as the 

 second week in October. Very big 

 flock seen there March 15, 1899 (V.). 

 Often in fields east of Heath village 

 (H.). 



