[44 The Field Naturalist" s Quarterly November 



Yellow Hammer 

 Reed Bunting 

 Starling . . . 



Rook 



Jackdaw . . 

 Carrion Crow 



Jay . . 

 Skylark . 

 Swift . 

 Nightjar 



Lesser Spotted 



Woodpecker 

 Green Woodpecker 

 Kingfisher .... 



Cuckoo 



Wood or Brown Owl 



Barn Owl . 

 Kestrel . . 



Heron . . 



Mute Swan 

 Mallard 

 Wood-Pigeon 

 Turtle-Dove 

 Pheasant . 

 Partridge . 



Moorhen . 

 Coot . . . 

 Lapwing 



Not common. 



By the river Crane. 



Common. In winter enormous flocks roost in 



small plantation on Wimbledon Common. 

 Common. In winter all the Rooks round here 



seem to roost in a wood in Richmond Park ; 



they fly there from all parts in company with 



Jackdaws. 

 Common. Generally in company with Rooks. 

 Not uncommon. A pair that breed opposite 



Ham House have a habit of settling on the 



river after the manner of Gulls. 

 Uncommon. Have seen them in Richmond 



Park and near Fulwell. 

 Common. Have heard them singing almost all 



the year round. 

 Many in summer. They stayed this year until 



the end of August. 

 Common in Richmond Park. Have heard them 



utter, besides their " churring," two different 



notes like "qu-ick" and a vibrating "squeak." 

 Not common, but occasionally I hear it " drum- 

 ming." 

 Common. " Laughs" all the year round. 

 Common by river Crane, and I have seen it on 



the Thames. 

 Hear a great many in the spring. 

 Not uncommon. Fly over our garden and call 



" Kee-wick." 

 Have seen them occasionally. 

 Has been common from October to April during 



the last two years. 

 Fairly common. They nest in the woods in 



Richmond Park. 

 Many on the river Thames. 



Common in winter ; a few pairs breed near here. 

 Common. Enormous flocks in winter. 

 In summer we see a few. 

 Common in some parts. 

 Have seen coveys quite close to Twickenham 



Station. 

 Common on almost every piece of water. 

 Not quite so common as the former. 

 Large "wings" of Lapwings frequent the fields 



in the winter months. Arrive about the third 



week in September, and leave us at the end 



of March ; although a few pairs breed near 



Staines and at Sunbury. 



