836 THE BIRDS OF KENT 



A pair of these birds, obtained in March at Shoreham, 

 Kent, from Mv. H. Seebohni's collection, are in the 

 British Musemn. 



Mr. W. Prentis records " a pair of Garganey that were 

 shot on one of the island marshes at Rainham on 

 INIarch 7, 1874, and three immature birds were shot on 

 one of the creeks, August, 1893." 



It is also noticed by Mr. W. Oxenden Hammond at 

 Wingham, the Rev. B. Austen at Walmer, and Mr. 

 II. Ullyett at Folkestone. 



TEAL. 



Querquedida crecca (Linnaeus). S.N., i., p. 204 



(1766). 



This handsome little Duck is a resident species in 

 Kent, and breeds in most of the wooded districts. After 

 rearing their brood they wander over the country to the 

 most suitable feeding grounds, returning to their nesting 

 haunts in the spring. 



Boys records it in his Birds of SandivicJi, 1792. The 

 Kev. J. Pemberton Bartlett, in 1844, says it is " common 

 in Romne}^ Marsh." 



Mr. AV. H. Power, in his Birds Observed at BainJiam, 

 1865, states : "I saw a large flock of Teal on September 

 15 ; a few days later my brother killed a single bird 

 that rose out of one of the creeks. As a rule, very few 

 ducks are seen before hard w^eather sets in." Captain 

 J. D. Cameron adds it to the birds of Bethersden. Mr. G. 

 Dowker says it is common in the Stourmouth district. 



It occasionally breeds in the woods at Orlestone. On 

 March 13, 1902, three were seen, and others have been 



