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Case 225 — continued. 



MARSH HARRIER (Circus ceruginosus). 

 A casual visitor. For eggs see Case 231, drawer 8. 



HEN HARRIER {Circus cyaneus). 



The Hen Harrier is a British resident and a winter visitor, and nests 

 from time to time among the fells. For eggs see Case 231, drawer 8. 



HOBBY {Falco subbuteo). 



A summer visitor in the British Islands, but rare locally. For eggs 

 see Case 231, drawer 8. 



GOSHAWK {Astur palumbarius) . 

 A rare vagrant ; there are only two local records. For eggs see 

 Case 231, drawer B. 



SCOPS OWL (Scops giu). 



A casual straggler to the British Islands. The two local area 

 records are Boggart Clough about 1850 (this specimen is now in the 

 Peel Park Museum) (Mitchell, " Birds of Lancashire," p. 105) and 

 Cardon Park in 1868 (Coward, " Birds of Cheshire," p. 126). For eggs 

 see Case 231, drawer 29. 



TENGMALM'S OWL (Nyctala tengmalmi). 



Tengmalm's Owl has its home in the far north and has occasionally 

 straggled to the British Islands in very cold winters. A specimen is 

 recorded as having been taken near Preston, which is now in the 

 Nottingham Museum (Mitchell, " Birds of Lancashire," p. 104). For 

 eggs see Case 231, drawer 29. 



LITTLE OWL (Athene noctua). 



The Little Owl is now resident as an introduced bird. There are 

 about twenty early recorded examples which may have been genuine 

 vagrants (Dr. Hartert). Locally there is one record by Mr. T. Williams, 

 of Ormskirk, in 1863, at Bathwood, Ormskirk. For eggs see Case 231, 

 drawer 7. 



SNOWY OWL (Nyctea scandiaca). 



A rare winter visitor. There are no local records. For eggs see 

 Case 231, drawer 7. 



SHORT-EARED OWL (Asio accipitrinus). 



Resident and a winter visitor. It is now only a winter visitor to 

 the local area. For eggs see Case 231, drawer 7. 



