BIRDS 



221. Red-breasted 'Snipe.' Aiacrorhamphus 



griseus (Gmelin). 



One was shot at Battersea about 1860. 

 The only record to which Surrey can lay any 

 claim at all (Bucknill, p. 303). 



222. Bar-tailed Godwit. Limosa lapponica 



(Linn.). 



A rare straggler, having only occurred thrice 

 in Surrey (Bucknill, p. 315). 



223. Black-tailed Godwit. Limosa belgica 



(Gmelin). 



Another rare straggler which has only been 

 noticed on two or three occasions (Bucknill y 

 p. 316). 



224. Common Curlew. Numenius arquata 



(Linn.). 



An occasional visitor, which may perhaps 

 have nested sometimes in the county. Not 

 uncommonly seen high overhead, but only 

 comparatively seldom drops from its migrations 

 to feed on the quiet lakes and moors of Surrey. 

 Has, however, been shot on numerous occa- 

 sions. 



225. Whimbrel. Numenius pheeopus (Linn.). 

 Crosses the county, but seldom alights, on 



its spring and autumn migrations. Occasion- 

 ally shot, but far more often noticed in the air 

 (Bucknill, p. 419). 



226. Black Tern. Hydrocbelidon nigra (Linn.). 

 An occasional visitor on migration to the 



county waters, on which it has been recorded 

 on many occasions. 



227. Sandwich Tern. Sterna cantiaca, Gmelin. 



Once or twice noticed in Surrey. A rare 

 visitor (Bucknill, p. 321). 



228. Roseate Tern. Sterna dougalli, Montagu. 



Stated to have been shot once at Frensham 

 and once at Vachery Pond (Bucknill, p. 322). 



229. Common Tern. Sterna fluviatilis, Nau- 



mann. 



A regular visitor in winter to the Thames, 

 and often appears on the large inland waters 

 of the county. By far the commonest tern 

 which shows itself in Surrey. 



230. Arctic Tern. Sterna macrura, Naumann. 



Rather a rare winter visitor to the Thames, 

 and in Surrey has only been specifically re- 

 corded once or twice (Bucknill, p. 322). 



231. Little Tern. Sterna minuta, Linn. 



Not very common on the Thames in win- 

 ter, and has been recorded on our local lakes 

 only with some degree of scarcity, but it is 

 not very rare (Bucknill, p. 324). 



232. Little Gull. Larus minutus, Pallas. 



A rare visitor to Surrey, but occurs some- 

 times on the Thames ; recorded about a dozen 

 times (Bucknill, p. 325). 



233. Black-headed or Brown-headed Gull. 



Larus ridibundus^ Linn. 



A very abundant winter visitor to the 

 Thames, whence it strays occasionally to the 

 inland county lakes. 



234. Common Gull. Larus canus, Linn. 



Fairly common as a winter visitor to the 

 Thames, and sometimes finds its way inland. 



235. Herring-Gull. Larus argentatus, Gmelin. 



Not an uncommon spring, autumn and 

 winter visitor to the Thames, and occurs in- 

 land in Surrey not infrequently. 



236. Lesser Black-backed Gull. Larus fiiscus, 



Linn. 



Another fairly common visitor to the 

 Thames, and is sometimes observed off the 

 river. 



237. Great Black-backed Gull. Larus mari- 



nus, Linn. 



A rare winter visitor to the river, and only 

 recorded from Surrey upon a few occasions 

 (Bucknill y p. 330). 



238. Glaucous Gull. Larus g/aucus, Fabricius. 



A specimen is stated to have been shot at 

 Newark Mill on the Wey. It is the only 

 county record (Bucknill, p. 331). 



239. Kittiwake. Rissa tridactyla (Linn.). 



A common winter visitor to the river, and 

 often is found inland on our smaller streams 

 and larger lakes. 



240. Arctic or Richardson's Skua. Sterccrarius 



crepidatus (Gmelin). 



A very rare visitor, only recorded four or 

 five times in the county (Bucknill, p. 333). 



241. Razorbill. A lea torda. Linn. 



A vagrant from the coast, being like all the 

 Alcidie which have occurred in Surrey a storm- 

 driven visitor. Has been observed on four or 

 five occasions at Cobham, Shalford, Cranleigh 

 and other places (Bucknill, p. 335). 



242. Guillemot. Uria troile (Linn.). 



An accidental straggler to the metropolitan 

 waters of the Thames, and has once been 

 recorded inland at Milford near Godalming 

 (Bucknill, p. 335). 



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