98 The Birds of Cambridgeshire 



T. glareola (J. F. Gmelin). Wood-Sandpiper. A rare autumn 



visitor. 

 T. ockropus (Linn.). Green Sandpiper. A rare spring and 



autumn visitor. 

 T. calidris (Linn.). Common Redshank. Not uncommon, 



but local. 

 T. fusc-us (Linn.). Spotted or Dusky Redshank. A rare autumn 



visitor, generally seen singly, but exceptionally in company. 

 T. canescens (J. F. Gmelin). Greenshank. An uncommon 



autumn visitor. 

 Limosa lapponica (Linn.). Bar-tailed Godwit. An autumn 



and spring visitor, not common. 



L. belgica (J. F. Gmelin). Black-tailed Godwit. See above. 

 Numenius arquata (Linn.). Common Curlew. Apparently a 



rare visitor towards autumn ; but it may be more common 



than is supposed towards the Wash. 

 N. phaeopus (Linn.). Whimbrel. ,, 



Hydrochelidon nigra (Linn.). Black Tern. See above. 

 Sterna fluviatilis, Naumann. Common Tern. A straggler. 

 S. macrura, Naumann. Arctic Tern. Recorded from Foul- 

 mire by Jenyns (Fauna Cantabrigiensis MS. in the 



University Museum of Zoology). Other species of the 



genus probably occur in the county, but need recording. 

 Xema sabinii (Joseph Sabine). Sabine's Gull. A single 



specimen has been recorded. (See Yarrell's Brit. Birds, 



ed. i. m. p. 423.) 

 Larus minutus, Pallas. Little Gull. Recorded from Wisbech 



by Jenyns (Fauna Cantabrigiensis MS. in the University 



Museum of Zoology). 

 Larus ridibundus, Linn. Black-headed Gull. Frequently 



observed, as a rule towards winter. 

 L. canus, Linn. Common Gull. ,, ,, 



L. argentatus, J. F. Gmelin. Herring-Gull. Occurs occasionally. 

 L.fuscus, Linn. Lesser Black-backed Gull. ,, 

 L. marinus, Linn. Great Black-backed Gull. ,, 

 L. glaucus, 0. Fabricius. Glaucous Gull. 



Rissa tridactyla (Linn.). Kittiwake. Usually occurs in hard 



winters, but is never common. 



