BIRDS OF MARLBOROUGH. 



Falco subbuteo. Holly. 



Rare, but has been seen in summer in the neighbour- 

 hood of Aldbourne. 



Falco tinnunculus. Kestrel. 



To be found in almost every plantation of any size, where 

 it generally takes possession of a Magpie's deserted nest in 

 which to rear its young. A nest in a wood near AM- 

 bourne was occupied for three years in succession (1856, 

 1857, 1858) by a Kestrel. 



Falco nisus. Sparrow-Hawk. 



This bird, in most inland districts, is commoner than the 

 Kestrel : at Marlborough the reverse seems to be the case. 

 Found in most large fir-plantations, and (very rarely) in the 

 Forest. 



Otus vnlgaris. Long-eared Owl. 



Bare, but much attached to particular plantations ; found 

 in the fir-woods at Rockley, Martinsell, and Aldbourne. 

 Breeds usually in March. 



Otus brachyotus. Short-eared Owl. 

 Met with occasionally in the autumn in turnip-fields : 

 does not appear to breed here. 



Strix flammea. White Owl. 



Chiefly inhabits old buildings, but has occasionally been 

 known to lay in holes in trees in the Forest. 



