28 FAUNA OF NORTH WALES 



Mr S G Cummings observed large numbers near the Barmouth 

 coast 'in August-September, 1912. On 12th April, 1911, Mr. 

 H King observed an albino feeding with Sparrows on the shore 

 at Cemmaes, Anglesey. Mr. G. M. Furley has observed that it 

 is absent from Llangollen in winter but returns m sprmg. 



38,_WHITE WAGTAIL. Motacilla alba alba L. 



Regular migrant along the west coast in spring and autumn ; fare else- 

 whlre, exclpt a few migrants on the north coast m April : breeds 

 occasionally. 



The following are additional records. In Anglesey an adult 

 male was seen by Mr. C. K. Siddall in Bull Bay, 28th September, 

 1909 and two near Beaumaris by the writer, 14th May, IJIU. 

 In Lleyn Mr C. Oldliam noted three at Aberdaron, three at 

 Abersoch, and two on Bardsey during the first week of October, 

 1914 • these were doubtless on the return migration. Mr. 

 C K Siddall watched a male on the Dee at Berwyn m J^iiy' 

 1909_possibly one of a breeding pair, whilst Rev. Leo O Hea 

 saw several at Prestatyn, 24th April, 1913. In September 

 1913 Dr N F Ticehurst noted numbers of Pied and White 

 Wagtails' migrating across Bardsey. In the larger move- 

 ments White Wagtails predominated. They arrived generally 

 from the N.W. and, passing along the W. side of the island, 

 continued their flight to the south. A few also arrived on the 

 southern tip of the island and crossed to the mainland ma 

 NE direction. It is evident that this species does use the 

 west coast route on the autumn migration, so the statement 

 on p. LXIX. of the Fauna N. Wales to the contrary is incorrect. 



39,_GREY WAGTAIL. Motacilla cinerea cinerea Tunst. 



Re«!ident or oartial migrant ; common on hill streams in summer but 

 resorts to lU'S ground-in wikter ; in Anglesey and Lleyn occurs mamly 

 as a migrant. 



Mr C. Oldham observes that in Lleyn and Anglesey the Grey 

 Wagtail is more generally diffused in autumn than in summer : 

 he s?w some on Bardsey in October, 1914. Dr. N F. '^cehurst, 

 however, in 1913 found a pair nesting withm 200 yards of the 

 sea in the N.W. corner of Aberdaron Bay-about as far west 

 as they could go. Mr. S. G. Cummings noted a female on 

 Malldraeth, Anglesey, 14th June, 1915, and one on ^ ^mal 

 brook at Pentraeth, Red Wharf Bay, 26th May, 1910. Th 

 August, 1916, he saw several birds of the year, and on ^rcl 

 September, 1917, one at Llandwrog Caa-narvon, while m 

 A^fgust 1918, he noted several at Morfa Dmlle, Carnarvon. 



