CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



I Children of the Sun (Golden Eagle and Buzzard) 15 



II Partial Migrants (Lapwing, Curlew) . . . . 35 



III The Dusk and The Starlight (Brown, Barn, 



Long-Eared, Short-Eared, Little and Fern 



Owls) 51 



IV Grove and Garden (Missel Thrush, Chaffinch, 



Robin, Rook, Starhng) 73 



V Kings of the Infinite (The Peregrine) . . . . 89 



VI The Pond and The Loch (Moorhen, Coot, 



Water-Rail) . . . . . . . . . . 107 



VII Pine and Heather (Capercaillie, Blackgame) 127 



VIII Royal Blue (Merlin) 139 



IX Stubble and Root Field (The Partridge) . . 153 



X Birds of the Gravel Margins (Dipper and 



Sandpiper) . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 



XI Sable Pirates (Raven,Carrion and Hooded Crows) 177 



XII Fir Wood and Farm Land (Ring, Stock, Rock 



and Turtle Doves) . . . . . . . . 191 



XIII Familiar Hawks (Kestrel and Sparrow Hawk) 205 



XIV The Heron 215 



XV Meadow, Stream and Pasture (Pied, Grey and 



Yellow Wagtails, and Kingfisher) . . . . 229 



XVI The Swamp (Common and Jack Snipe) . . . . 247 



XVII Woodland Thieves and Loafers (Jackdaw, 



Jay, Magpie) 261 



XVIII Stag Moss and Heather (The Red Grouse) . . 277 



