Mistle Thrush. 
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be seen laboriously flapping their rounded wings. I think 
that—apart from its size—perhaps no bird is more easily 
recognisable whilst in flight. It strikes one as an interest- 
ing fact that these birds should go so far afield for their 
food, when quite close to the colony is the Serpentine, 
well-stocked with fish, and within a few hundred yards lie 
the River Dee and the Fish-Pond. Iam glad to say that 
the number of birds breediug at Eaton has increased of 
late years, and at present there are about 50 nests in the 
Heronry. This is especially gratifying when one remembers 
that but one other Heronry is left in the County. 
A surprising number of Gulls pass over from the Dee 
estuary, seeking food on the meadows and pastures along 
the upper reaches of the river; and, occasionally, in the 
winter one sees a few Wild Ducks flying overhead in the 
direction of the Cheshire Meres, which lie to the south- 
east uf this place, and which are noted as the resort of 
innumerable wild fowl. 
Appended is a list of birds mentioned in this article :— 
Turdus viscivorus. | House Martin. Chelidon urbica. 
Song 3 MUsicus, | Greenfinch. Ligurinus chloris. 
Blackbird. merula. Hawfinch. Coccothraustes vulgaris. 
Robin. Erithacus rubecula. House-sparrow. Passer domesticus. 
Whitethroat. Sylvia cinerea. 
Lesser Whitethroat. Sylvia curruca. 
Chiffchaff. Phylloscopus rufus. 
Willow Wren. 
Hedge Sparrow. 
Great Tit. 
trochilus. 
Accentor modularis 
Parus major. 
Marsh ,, » palustris. 
Blue _,, »  caeruleus. 
Wren. Troglodytes parvulus. 
Golden Crested Wren. Regulus cristatus. 
Tree Creeper. Certhia familiaris. 
Spotted Flycatcher. Muscicapa grisola. | 
Swallow. Hirundo rustica. 
if 
ic: 
Chaftinch, 
Bullfinch. 
Yellow Bunting. 
Fringilla celebs. 
Purrhula europea. 
Emberiza citrinella, 
Starling. Sturnus vulgaris. 
Jackdaw. Corvus monedula. 
Rook. 
Skylark. 
Swift. 
Corvus frugileus. 
Alauda arvensis. 
Cypselus apus. 
Cuckoo. Cucculus canorus. 
Barn Owl. Strix flammea. 
Heron, Ardea cinerea. 
Landrail. Crex pratensis. 
Gulls. Larus argentatus, &c. 
KINGSLEY SIDDALL 
All the illustrations are from original Photographs taken by C. K. S. 
A few of the blocks have been kindly lent by the Editors of ‘‘ British Birds” 
and the ‘* Zoologist.” 
