104 



COUNTRY RAMBLES. 



legged), Petrels (Eork-tailed, Fulmar, and Stormy), Phalarope (Red 

 necked), Pheasant, Pipits (Meadow, Rock, and Tree), Plovers (Golden, 

 Kentish, and Ringed), Pochard, Ptarmigan, Puffin, Quail, Rail (Water), 

 Raven, Razor-bill, Redbreast, Redpoll (Lesser), Redshank, Redstart, 

 Rook, Sandpiper (Common), Scoter (Common), Shag, Shearwater (Manx), 

 Sheldrake (Common), Shoveler, Shrike (Red-backed), Siskin, Skuas 

 (Common and Richardson's), Skylark, Snipe (Common), Sparrows 

 (Hedge, House, and Tree), Starling, Stonechat, Swallow, Swan (Mute), 

 Swift, Teal (Common), Terns (Arctic, Common, Lesser, Roseate, and 



BLACKBIRD'S NEST. 



An unusual place for a Blackbird's nest, being placed on the edge of an old shed. 



Sandwich), Thrushes (Mistle and Song), Titmice (Bearded, Blue, Coal, 

 Crested, Great, Long-tailed, and Marsh), Twite, Wagtails (Grey. Pied, 

 and Yellow), Warblers (Dartford, Garden, Grasshopper, Marsh, Reed, 

 Sedge, Willow, and Wood), Wheatear, Whimbrel, Whinchat, White- 

 throat (Greater and Lesser), Wigeon, Woodcock, Woodlark, Wood- 

 peckers (Great Spotted, Green, and Lesser Spotted), Wrens (Common 

 and Golden-crested), Wryneck. Total, 177. 



5th. A lovely day. There are a good many young Rooks about 

 now, looking quite strong and healthy. Heard the Chiff Chaff, 



