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the Wren resented the intrusion, for she closed up the 

 opening, and made a fresh entrance to the nest on the 

 opposite side, where she could not be overlooked ! 



TREE CREEPER J5. Not at all uncommon, but so quiet 

 Ccrthia familiaris. in its motions that it generally passes 

 unnoticed. It is abundant in the 

 Quarry, Shrewsbury. (Photo p. 177). 



PIED WAGTAIL B. Provincial name, Water Wagtail. 

 Motacilla lugubris. Common in Summer, and nests here 

 regularly. The numbers are less in 

 winter owing, doubtless, to emigration. 



White Wagtail. Closely resembles the last, but has a larger patch 



M. alba. f white on the sides of the neck, reaching 



almost to the shoulders, and a grey, instead 



of black, back. It has been observed several times by Mr. Paddock 

 near Newport, but no specimen has yet been obtained for identifi- 

 cation. 



GREY WAGTAIL B. More common in Winter than 

 M . melanope. Summer ; breeds in hilly country, near 



small streams. Its nest has been found 

 at Church Stretton, Oswestry, and other places. 



Yellow Wagtail B. A Summer migrant, pretty generally 



M. Raii. distributed through the County. Often 



Apl. ii. Sept. in. follows cattle to feed on the insects 



disturbed by their feet from the long 



meadow grass. 



Tree Pipit B. Common in Summer, but less plentiful 



Anthus tnvialis. than the Meadow Pipit. It gets its 



Apl. ii. Sept. in. name from its habits of constantly 



perching on trees, though the nest is 



