1921.] Birds of Alderney. 427 



think few have occurred since the severe winter of 1916- 

 1917j when there were so many casualties. 



Parus major newtoni. The British Great Tit. 



A common resident breeding here, but more numerous 

 outside the breeding-season and especially in winter. Like 

 so many of the other residents, and doubtless owing to the 

 restricted area of the island, the majority are absent from the 

 island durino- the breedino-season, Throuo-hout the whole 

 of the autumn and winter of 1919-1920 there was a (juite 

 abnormal numl)er of these birds al)out, and a few were nt^arly 

 always in sight, in fact it must have been almost the com- 

 monest bird on the island, but nc^arly all departed on the 

 approach of spring. 



Parus caeruleus obscurus. Th(^ British Blue Tit. 

 A scarce resident. Its numbers are not noticeably affected 

 by migration. 



Lanius excubitor. The Great Grey Shrike. 



L. shot one of these birds on the island in 1888, and has it 

 in his collection. This is, I think, the only record of this 

 bird for the island. 



Ampelis garrulus. The Waxwing. 



Mr. A. C Tourgisj of Les Chevaliers, Alderney, has one of 

 these birds in his collection. He shot it at Rose Farm, 

 Alderney, in the autumn of 1897. 



Sylvia communis. The Whitethroat. 



A common summer visitor, and bird of passage. Con- 

 siderable numbers remained to breed in 1920. 



Sylvia curruca. The Lesser Whitethroat. 



I have only noticed this bird in small numbers as a bird of 

 passage. Doubtless it occasionally remains to breed, as there 

 are many suitable places for it. 



Sylvia simplex. The Garden-Warbler. 



Not uncommon during migration, especially in some 

 years. I have not found it breeding here, nor have I seen 

 it during the summer months. 



