The Birds of Pembrokeshire. li. 
teristic small birds. The Cuckoo and the Nightjar rejoice in the 
wilder parts of the county, where they are exceptionally plentiful. 
The Red Linnet, the Yellow-hammer, and the Chaffinch are very 
abundant. The Chiffchaff and the Sedge Warbler are by far the 
best represented among the soft-billed summer migrants ; the former 
occasionally passes the winter with us, and we have ourselves seen it 
in January at Stone Hall. The Common Snipe breeds throughout 
the county ; a walk in the spring across any common will be en- 
livened by its strange “drumming” in the air. In the summer, 
some of the cliffs along the coast, and most of the islands, are 
thronged with innumerable birds ; among them the Gannet and Manx 
Shearwater are remarkable, as they have nesting stations in but few 
other places in the kingdom, 
(XI.) Species nesting in the county. 
Dr. Propert, of St. David’s, has supplied us with a list of the 
birds that, according to his experience as an oologist, nest within 
the county, comprising a total of 81 species. Several are absent 
that could not be expected to breed in his treeless district which, 
nevertheless, have their nesting stations in the woods and copses 
inland, or in the south of the county ; while others can be added 
that are to be met with on the Precelly Mountains. According to 
our census we atrive at a total of 113 nesting birds ; that is made up 
of :— 
Residents soe 409 ane abe an ong Yi) 
Summer Visitors a ae ins Aas seo) 
Winter Visitor (Short-eared Owl) tue ae od 
Occasional Visitor (Montagu’s Harrier) as eee AL 
Introduced Species (Mute Swan and Pheasant) ie G2 
110 
To these we believe that we may add three others that 
are probably residents in small numbers, Teal, 
Golden Plover, and Dunlin is an sf = 
