BIRDS 



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203. Curlew Sandpiper. Tringa subarquata H. Bayly ; a second was obtained in Notting- 



(Gttldenstadt) 



A rare straggler. One was shot on the 

 Trent near Newark, and two on the side of 

 Mansfield reservoir about 1870. I have seen 

 one on the side of the pond at Ramsdale. 



killed by James May, keeper, on the side of 

 Mansfield reservoir in August 1884. The 

 last is a nice specimen, and is now in 

 collection. 



my 



204. Purple Sandpiper. Tringa striata, Linn. 



The winter is the usual time when this 

 species pays its visits, but curiously enough 

 one was shot on the side of the Trent near 

 Wilford Ferry in the summer of 1864 by 

 Mr. G. Price. Another was picked up by a 

 tramp under some telegraph wires near Larch 

 farm, Blidworth, and brought to me when 

 shooting ; it was still quite warm, and the 

 man told me there were six or seven more in 

 the flock. 



205. Knot. Tringa canutus. Linn. 



I have notes of two occurrences only one 

 shot by Mr. Besley on the side of the Trent 

 near Nottingham, and another in full breed- 

 ing plumage shot by the late Sir Arthur Need 

 on the side of a pond at Fountain Dale. The 

 latter is now in my collection. 



206. Sanderling. Calidris arenaria (Linn.) 



The only record of this bird in the county 

 is one killed by the Rev. R. Sutton near 

 Newark in 1850. 



207. Ruff. Machetes pugnax (Linn.) 



A rare bird. Two were shot on the side 

 of the Trent near Newark ; one was obtained 

 in 1870 at Clipstone ; and James May, keeper, 

 killed a female on the side of the reservoir at 

 Mansfield in August 1892. 



208. Common Sandpiper. Totanus hypoleucus 



(Linn.) 



The common sandpiper is a spring and 

 autumn visitor, but though one or two have 

 remained more than once all the summer on 

 the side of the reservoir at Lamb Close its 

 nest has never been found. It is said to have 

 nested on the side of the Trent. 



209. American Spotted Sandpiper. Totanus 



macularius (Linn.) 



In March 1848 John Eyre, then head- 

 keeper at Thoresby, flushed and shot one of 

 these very rare birds. It was feeding on the 

 side of a shallow stream at Budby just on the 

 outskirts of Thoresby Park. 



210. Wood Sandpiper. Totanus glareola 



(J. F. Gmelin) 



Has only been obtained three times in 

 Notts. One was shot at Kirklington by Mr. 



211. Green Sandpiper. Totanus ochropus 



(Linn.) 



An occasional visitor to this county, and 

 has been seen and shot on the side of the 

 Trent and also on Mansfield reservoir. I 

 have obtained two and seen several at Rain- 

 worth. 



212. Redshank. Totanus calidris (Linn.) 



This species is oftener seen in the spring 

 than at any other time of the year, and, I am 

 glad to say, breeds in fair numbers in mea- 

 dows near Rolleston, also near Newark-on- 

 Trent, Retford and Bawtry. It has been 

 shot near Mansfield in winter. 



213. Spotted Redshank. Totanus fuscus 



(Linn.) 



Only two specimens are known to have 

 been found in this county. One was shot on 

 the side of a pond at Halloughton near South- 

 well, and the other, now in my collection, 

 was killed on the side of a small pond in 

 Bestwood Park on 3 September 1872. There 

 were a pair, but one escaped. 



214. Greenshank. Totanus canescens (J. F. 



Gmelin) 



Several of these birds have been shot on 

 the Trent near Newark. One was killed 

 near Ollerton, another on the side of the 

 Trent near Muskham in September 1844, 

 and one at Beeston in August 1871. The 

 last of which I have heard was obtained on 

 the side of the reservoir at Lamb Close in 

 September 1873. 



215. American Yellowshank. Totanus flavi- 



pes (J. F. Gmelin) 



This very rare visitor to Britain has once 

 been obtained ; it was killed at Misson in 

 Nottinghamshire in the winter of 1854-5. 



2 1 6. Bar-tailed Godwit. Limosa lapponica 



(Linn.) 



Has been obtained several times both in 

 spring and autumn, on two occasions near 

 Newark-on-Trent. In May 1846 a flock 

 was seen and several killed near Nottingham ; 

 and in September 1874 a flock of about 

 thirty flew over some partridge shooters near 

 Farnsfield and four were killed. 



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