A HISTORY OF SURREY 



27. Reed - Warbler. Acrocephalus streperus 



(Vieillot). 



A fairly common summer visitor, but being 

 restricted by its fondness for high reeds and 

 water is to that extent local in its distribution. 

 It is found on the Thames, Wey, Mole and 

 several other smaller streams, and occasionally 

 on the rushy margins of the local lakes. 



28. Marsh -Warbler. Acrocephalus palustris 



(Bechstein). 



It is doubtful if this species has been cor- 

 rectly recorded from the county. The late 

 Mr. Edward Blyth believed that he had dis- 

 covered it in Battersea Park, but his account 

 is not wholly satisfactory (Bucknill, p. 44). 



29. Great Reed-Warbler. Acrocephalus tur- 



doTdes (Meyer). 



Said to have occurred at least once in the 

 county. The Charterhouse collection con- 

 tains a specimen shot in 1858, near Godal- 

 ming (Bucknill, p. 41). 



30. Sedge-Warbler. Acrocephalus phragmitis 



(Bechstein). 



An abundant summer visitor, but is nearly 

 always found somewhere near water, and is 

 to that degree local. Arrives towards the 

 latter end of April. 



31. Grasshopper- Warbler. Locustella tiievia 



(Boddaert). 



A regular summer visitor of rather local 

 distribution, occurring tolerably frequently 

 on many of the furze commons and heath 

 lands of the country districts. It is of wary 

 and retiring habits and secretes its nest with 

 great care. 



32. Hedge - Sparrow. Accentor modularis 



(Linn.). 



A common and familiar resident through- 

 out the county. 



33. Alpine Accentor. Accentor collaris (Sco- 



poli). 



This species has occurred once in Surrey, 

 at Milford, near Godalming, in 1841 (Buck- 

 mil, p. 30). 



34. Dipper. Cinclus aquaticus, Bechstein. 



A very rare straggler to the county which 

 offers it no attractions. It has only been 

 recorded on two or three occasions (Bucknill, 

 pp. 62-64). 



35. Bearded Reedling. Panurus biarmlcus 



(Linn.). 



The bearded tit may have nested within 

 the county many years ago, and if so pro- 

 bably on the border of the Thames. It is 



doubtful however if it should be regarded as 

 a resident in any other part of the county, 

 and it is quite certain that it has not bred in 

 Surrey for over half a century if at all. At 

 the present day it has entirely ceased to exist, 

 and no record of even its occurrence as a 

 straggler has been published for very many 

 years. It has also become extinct in all parts 

 of England with the exception of one or two 

 localities in the Eastern provinces (Bucknill, 

 pp. 57-60). 



36. Long - tailed Tit. Acredula caudata 



(Linn.). 



A fairly common resident, and in the rural 

 districts tolerably abundant. 



37. Great Tit. Parus major, Linn. 



A common resident, more abundant in 

 Surrey than any of the Paridse, except the 

 blue tit. 



38. Coal-Tit. Parus ater, Linn. 

 Another resident, not so common as the 



two preceding species, but nevertheless of 

 general distribution throughout the county. 

 In common with all the Paridae it is more 

 often seen near London in the winter months 

 than in the nesting season. 



39. Marsh-Tit. Parus palustris, Linn. 



A fairly common resident, but more local 

 in its distribution, and generally less abundant 

 than the former three species. 



40. Blue Tit. Parus ctgruleus, Linn. 



A familiar and abundant resident, usually 

 known as the 'Tom tit.' The commonest 

 tit found in Surrey. 



41. Crested Tit. Parus cristatus, Linn. 



A straggler of great rarity. It is doubtful 

 if the county can claim more than one well- 

 authenticated example, although it has been 

 recorded on two or three occasions (Bucknill, 

 P- 56). 



42. Nuthatch. Sitta ctesia, Wolf. 



A fairly common resident, frequenting 

 chiefly those districts where there is large 

 timber. Often popularly known by the 

 name 'woodpecker.' 



43. Wren. Troglodytes parvulus, Koch. 



A common and well-known resident, often 

 found in places quite close to the metropolis. 



44. Tree-Creeper. Certhia familiaris, Linn. 

 Like the nuthatch, a fairly abundant resi- 

 dent in Surrey, which offers to both species 

 by its thickly-wooded character a very con- 

 genial home. From its dull colour and feeble 

 note it is less often observed than the pre- 

 ceding species. 



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