196



Allen Silver,



Song-thrush.


Redwing.


Missel-thrush.


Blackbird.


Fieldfare.


Green Woodpecker

Greater Spotted Wood

pecker.


Lesser Spotted Wood

pecker.


Red-backed Shrike.

s.F. Woodchat Shrike.

Swallow.


House Martin.


Sand Martin.


Swift.


Skylark.


F.o. Woodlark.


Crested Lark.


Meadow Pipit.

Kingfisher.



b.o. Water Ouzel.

Cuckoo.

Wryneck.

s.F. Hoopoe.

Nightjar.

Tree-creeper.

Nuthatch.

Starling


G.o. Golden Oriole.

Carrion Crow.

Hooded Crow.

Jackdaw.


Jay.


Magpie.


Rook.


Sparrowhawk.


Kestrel.


b.o. Hen Harrier.

Buzzard.


AVhite Owl.

Tawny Owl.



Little Owl.

f.o. Short-eared Owl.

Pheasant.


Partridge Grey.

Partridge Red-legged.

f.o. Quail.


Woodpigeon.


Turtle-dove.


Wild-duck.


F.o. Woodcock.


Heron.


Moorhen.


F.o. Coot.


Landrail.


Lapwing.

b.o. Little Grebe.

f.o. Ringed Plover.

f o. Black-headed Gull.

f.o. Herring Gull,

o.o. Sandpiper.



BIRD-LIFE IN 1918.


By Allen Silver,


Crows.


Raven .-—Saw several isolated examples in North Wales (July).

Have not been in Westmorland and Cumberland this season.


Carrion Crow— Plentiful in all suitable localities. Many pairs

bred in suburban London.


Hooded Crow .—Have visited no breeding quarters, but saw

winter passage birds in usual numbers. Flanders “ reeked ” with

them in the line in 1916-17 winter.


Chough .—One naturalist friend reported their appearance, but

have not been that way.


Rook .—Needs no comment. Still clings to certain places in

Suburbia, and has apparently never varied in my lifetime except

when May droughts have made it difficult for them to feed their young-


Jackdaw .—Excessively prevalent where I have been. This

season reared large broods in townships and villages as apart from

woodland colonies.


Magpie .—Young and old pretty numerous in Monmouthshire

and South Wales, and heard good accounts from other localities.



