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Muscicapa grisola, Spotted Flycatcher, Bu., &c., End of haystack, in old wall, or 
low tree. #.m., Roots, dry grass, wool, and feathers. Rather numerous in 
nesting season. 
M. atricapilla, Pied Flycatcher, W., M., In holes in trees. %.m., Dry grass, wool, 
and feathers. Very rare, one seen in June, 1868, at Redvales. 
Cinclus aquaticus, Dipper, Bu., W., &c., Under bridges, and on sides of stones near 
streams. 1.m., Large nest like Wren’s, of moss and leaves. Shy in breeding 
season, and nest very difficult to find. 
Turdus viscivorus, Missel Thrush, Bv., &c., On trees in orchards and woods. m., 
Large nest of dry grass, and twigs. Nests easily found and often robbed. 
T. musicus, Song Thrush, Bu., &c., In fences, hollies, or young trees. .m., Dry 
grass and moss, with lining of mud and cowdung, worked smooth, and when 
dry quite watertight. 
T. merula, Blackbird, Bu., &c., On the side of steep banks, under tree roots, in stacks 
of timber, and sometimes in fences and young trees. .m.—Dry grass and 
roots, then a layer of mud, with lining of finer grass and roots. Commonest in 
orchards and gardens. 
T. torquatus, Ring Ouzel, Bu., T., Has., On ground on moors, in quarries, stone 
walls, &c. ».m.—Large nest of twigs, heather, mud, moss, and sheep's wool. 
Local, confined to particular moors. 
Accentor modularis, Hedge Sparrow, Bu., &c., In thick hedges, sometimes close to 
the ground. #.m.—Twigs, moss, and hair. Nests most frequently in gardens. 
Sylvia Rubecula, Robin Redbreast, Bu., &c., On sides of hedge bankings. .m.— 
Dry leaves and grass, hair, and fine roots. 
S. pheenicurus, Redstart, Bu., T., W., Holes in rocks, trees, or buildings, tim- 
ber stacks, under tree roots, &c. .m.—Moss, dead leaves, hair, feathers, and 
small fibres. Nests often inaccessible, and rarely robbed. 
Saxicola rubicola, Stonechat, Bu., T., Has., In heather on hill sides, under furze 
bushes, on hedge sides. .m.—Roots, grass, hair, sheep’s wool, and feathers. 
Nests bad to find, the birds will decoy intruders away. 
S, rubetra, Whinchat, Bu., &c., Under furze bushes, on hedge sides, on ground in 
meadows. #.m.—Dry grass, with lining of finer grass. Nests throughout 
South Lancashire. 
S. cnanthe, Wheatear, Bu., T., Has., B., In stone walls, stone quarries, dry drains, 
old rabbit burrows. .m.—Scanty nest of dry grass. Nests bad to find, the 
birds will decoy intruders successfully away. 
Sylvia locustella, Grasshopper Warbler, Bu., M., At the bottom of thick underwood 
in woods, commons, &. .m.—Grassand moss. Nests rarely found, though 
the birds may be often heard and seen. 
§. phragmitis, Sedge Warbler, Bu., &c., In bushes on banks of pits and brooks. 
n.m.—Roots, long stems of grass, and moss. Breeds plentifully in the southern 
and western parts of district. 
S. arundinacea, Reed Warbler, Bu., Har., Amongst reeds on banks of rivers. .m. 
—Deep nests of reeds and grasses. Very rarely nests in the north. 
8. atricapilla, Black-cap Warbler, M., W., Brambles or tall herbage. _.m.— Loose 
nest of roots and grass. Very seldom nests in the neighbourhood. 
§. hortensis, Garden Warbler, M., In herbage on banks in woods and orchards. 
n.m.—Loose nest of roots, grass, and fibres. Not common in breeding season ; 
more so in south. 
§. cinerea, Whitethroat, Bu., &c., In thickets or herbage near the ground. 2.m.— 
Flattish nest of long stems of grass and hair. Common in the southern and 
western parts of district. 
8. Curruca, Lesser Whitethroat, M., Herbage on ground or hedgerows. .m.— 
Grasses and hair. Very seldom breeds. 
S. sylvicola, Wood Warbler, Bu., &c., On the ground in woods. 2.m—Domed 
nest of moss, hair, and feathers. Nests where tall trees abound. 
8. trochilus, Willow Wren, Bv., &c. On the ground or the bankings of hedges. .m., 
Dry grass, lined with a profusion of feathers; the nest is entered from the side, 
Very plentifully distributed in breeding season, 
