534 Lieut. J. N. Kennedy on [Ibis, 



Picus viridis. Green Woodpecker. 



A pollard willow in the marsh below Thiepval had been 

 freshly marked by a Woodpecker on 28 November, but I did 

 not see the bird here until 11 December, when one flew 

 up and alighted on a tree near us, uttering its laughing cry. 

 This particular bird frequented the vicinity all the winter. 



Alcedo ispida. Kingfisher. 



Ouce seen on 15 December near the Passerelle de 

 Magenta. Its cry was heard near tlie same place on several 

 other occasions. 



Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl. 



On 5 November an Owl of this species was flushed from 

 a turnip-field near Englebelmer. It flew ofl: towards the 

 shelter of the nearest trees and was immediately mobbed by 

 Magpies and Rooks. On 13 March one was heard calling 

 near Eehagnies. 



Carine noctua. Little Owl. 



Common. Occasional examples were seen in the daytime 

 perching on trees in the Thiepval marsh and in the orchards 

 near Martinsart. Towards the end of March, when we were 

 at Behagiiies, their somewhat lugubrious but not unmusical 

 whistling notes were frequently heard in the evenings among 

 the trees near the village. It was noticed that they became 

 particularly vocal on moonlight nights. 



Falco peregrinus. Peregine Falcon. 



On the 23rd of October one was seen flying high over the 

 Schwaben Redoubt. 



Falco tinnunculus. Kestrel. 



Very common up till the end of February, when it began 

 to disappear. By the end of March only a few were left. 

 This Falcon was frequently met with in November and 

 December near the front line, especially on the Thiepval 

 Ridge round Schwaben Redoubt, and, latei', at Grandcourt. 

 The birds seen here must have been hunting mice, for no 

 other game remained on the desolate shell-torn stretches 

 of mud. 



