FALCONID: 19 
152. Fauco canpicans, Gmel. Greenland Falcon. 
One in the Strickland collection was trapped in 1826 at Twigmoor, in 
North Lincolnshire. A large white falcon was seen off the bird cliffs at 
Flamborough, many years since, by Leng, the bird shooter, who shot it, 
but did not recover the bird from the cliff foot. Stonehouse, in his 
“History of the Isle of Axholme,” speaks of the Gyr-falcon as sailing 
over the wastes, and taking hares and the stork, the heron and the crane. 
158. Fanco 1isuanpus, Gmel. Iceland Falcon. 
October 4th, 1864. Filey Brigg, a pair, one shot [‘ Birds of York- 
shire,’ p. 10], W. E. Clarke. 
154, Fauco prerEeGrinus, Tunstall. Peregrine. 
Not an uncommon immigrant in September and October, both old 
and young birds. I have seen three together in the autumn beating 
along the coast near the Spurn, and disturbing all the shore birds. A 
few remain in the district during the winter, chiefly near the coast. 
There is a return migration in March. In 1867 two pairs nested at 
Flamborough, and in 1875 a pair near Filey, four eggs being taken from 
the cliffs [‘ Zool.,’ 1876, p. 5040]. 
155. Fauco suspuTEo, Linn. Hobby. 
A summer visitor, and formerly nesting very regularly in Lincolnshire 
woods, and I have no doubt, although becoming rare, a few pairs con- 
_ tinue to do so. Is occasionally seen in the winter months. 
156. Fauco vespertinus, Linn. Sed-footed Falcon. 
One, a female, was captured on board a vessel, near the Humber 
mouth, in November, 1864 [‘ Zool.,’ 1865, p. 9415]. A mature female 
shot at Bempton Cliffs, July 6th, 1865, and another, a male, at the same 
place on June 18th, 1869. Three also have been obtained near Scar- 
borough [‘ Hand. Yorks, Vert.,’ p. 48]. 
157. Fatco msaton, Tunstall. Merlin. 
Not uncommon in the autumn and winter, more particularly along 
the coast. The eggs were taken from nests on ground in long heather 
on Manton Common in 1862 and 1875. I saw eggs that were taken from 
a nest on the moors above Hackness, Scarborough, in 1896. There is a 
return migration in March. 
158. Fanco TiInNuNcULUS, Linn. Kestrel. 
Resident, common and nesting. Very considerable numbers arrive 
in the east coast districts in autumn, during September, on migration. 
159. Fanco cencHris, Naumann. Lesser Kestrel. 
November 5th, 1880, when on horseback, at this date, in Riby Park, 
I saw a beautiful adult male beating above a hedge, watching its 
movements for some time at a short distance. 
160. PanpioN HALIAETUS (Linn.). Osprey. 
During the last thirty-five years numerous occurrences in the autumn 
and on return in the spring. Ospreys come with the great stream of 
raptorial immigrants in September and October. In 1888 I have notes 
of eight in the district in these months. 
