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199. Oyster-Catcher. Htematopus ostralegus, 



Linn. 



A casual visitor, recorded on less than a 

 dozen occasions (Bucknill, p. 288). 



200. Avocet. Recurvirostra avocetta, Linn. 



Appears to have occurred in Surrey two or 

 three times only (Bucknill, p. 290). 



201. Black-winged Stilt. Himantopus candi- 



dusy Bonnaterre. 



A small flock of six occurred on Frensham 

 Pond in 1779, another single bird at the same 

 place in 1 832, and a third instance at Vachery 

 in 1848. These are the only county records 

 (Bucknill, pp. 290-292). 



202. Grey Phalarope. Phalaropus fulicarlus 



(Linn.). 



An irregular straggler to the county, where 

 it has been obtained on more than a score of 

 occasions. In some winters large immigra- 

 tions of this species occur in this country, and 

 it is during such periods that the bulk of the 

 county specimens have been taken (Bucknill, 

 pp. 292-295). 



203. Red - necked Phalarope. Phalaropus 



hyperboreus (Linn.). 



A very rare straggler, there being only three 

 definite local records (Bucknill, p. 295). 



204. Woodcock. Scolopax rusticula. Linn. 



A common enough winter visitor, and in 

 former years a tolerably common breeding 

 species, but as such now very rare. 



205. Great Snipe. Gallinago major (Gmelin). 



Recorded on some few occasions, but un- 

 fortunately on incomplete evidence (Bucknill, 

 p. 298). 



206. Common Snipe. Gallinago ccelestis 



(Frenzel). 



A common winter visitor, and rather local, 

 though not extremely uncommon, as a nesting 

 species. Formerly bred quite freely in the 

 then secluded, low-lying open grounds of the 

 county. The melanism known as Sabine's 

 snipe has been taken locally once or twice. 



207. Jack Snipe. Gallinago gallinula (Linn.). 



A regular winter visitor, but not common, 

 except on the rough marshy grounds of con- 

 siderable extent, where it can find suitable 

 feed ing- places. 



208. Dunlin. Tringa alpina. Linn. 



Another spring and autumn migrant of 

 occasional occurrence. Has been recorded on 

 five or six occasions, but is not, perhaps, so 

 rare as it would appear (Budnil/, p. 305). 



209. Little Stint. Tringa minuta, Leisler. 

 Only once definitely recorded, but probably 



a rare visitor on migration (Bucknill, p. 307). 



210. Curlew-Sandpiper. Tringa subarquata 



(Gttldenstadt). 



Another rare migrant, only noticed in the 

 county once or twice (Bucknill, p. 304). 



211. Purple Sandpiper. Tringa striata, Linn. 

 Twice shot in Surrey. A rare straggler 



(Bucknill, p. 306). 



212. Knot. Tringa canutus, Linn. 



A straggler on migration. Three or four 

 have been shot at different times (Bucknill, p. 

 35)- 



213. Sanderling. Calidris arenaria (Linn.). 

 A rare visitor on migration ; has been shot 



locally on a few occasions (Bucknill, p. 303). 



214. Ruff. Machetes pugnax (Linn.). 



An accidental straggler to the county. 

 Some were taken near Godalming in 1836, 

 and others in 1 840 at the same place ; but 

 there is no recent local record (Bucknill, p. 307). 



215. Common Sandpiper. Tetanus hypoleucus 



(Linn.). 



A regular and fairly common visitor in 

 spring and autumn, frequenting the ponds and 

 streams in the rural districts. Possibly has 

 bred occasionally in the county (Bucknill, p. 



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216. Wood - Sandpiper. Totanus glareola 



(Gmelin). 



A rare visitor on its vernal and autumnal 

 migration. Recorded on about half a dozen 

 occasions (Bucknill, p. 310). 



217. Green Sandpiper. Totanus ochropus 



(Linn.). 



A spring and autumn migrant, but not 

 common. Reported to have nested in the 

 county, but on unsatisfactory evidence. May 

 not infrequently be observed on the Mole, 

 Wey and Thames, and the margins of the 

 large lakes. 



2 1 8. Redshank. Totanus calidris (Linn.). 



An occasional spring and autumn migrant ; 

 observed and shot on several occasions (Bucknill, 

 p. 312). 



219. Spotted Redshank. Totanus foscus (Linn.). 

 Once obtained at Godalming in 1855 



(Bucknill, p. 313). 



220. Greenshank. Totanus canescens (Gmelin). 

 An occasional migrant in spring and autumn ; 



shot and observed in the county about a dozen 

 times (Bucknill, p. 314). 



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