A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



5. Siberian Thrush. Turdus sibiricus, Pallas. 1 8. Blackcap. Sylvia atricapilla (Linn.). 



Seen by the writer in his garden in Liverpool A summer immigrant and lowland wood- 

 many occasions during the severe winter of lander, only very occasionally wintering in the 



county. 



19. Garden-Warbler. Sylvia hortensis (Bech- 



1895. 



6. Blackbird. Turdus merula, Linn. 

 Abundant. 



7. Ring-Ousel. Turdus torquatus, Linn. 



A summer immigrant, nesting more abun- 2Q QoUrfgct 

 dantly in the Fells than elsewhere. 



8. Wheatear. Saxicola atnanthe (Linn.). 



Locally, Stone-chack, Wall-chack, White-rump 



stein). 



A common summer migrant, often seen late 

 in autumn in gardens and orchards. 



Regulus cristatus. K. L. Koch. 

 A fairly common resident, more conspicuous 

 after the close of the breeding season, when it 

 occurs in small companies. 

 A summer resident, arriving at the end of 2 i. Firecrest. Regulus ignicapillus (Brehm). 

 March or early in April. Common on the low- Qne of twQ occurrences of this species are 

 lands and sandy hnks near the coast. recorded, but none of them appear absolutely 



9. Black-throated Wheatear. Saxicola stapazina, authentic; the record (Zoologist, 1903, p. 455) 

 Vieillot. f tne finding of a male specimen near South- 



A specimen taken at Bury, 8 May, 1875, P rt > in Ct ber '93> P roved erroneous. 

 was the first record in the British Islands. 22. Chiffchaff. Phylloscopus rufus (Bechstein). 

 (P. Z. S. 1878, pp. 881-997). Figured in Ivty, Petty-chaps. 



Saunders' Manual, p. 23, and by Dresser, Birds A ^ summer ^.^ arrjving ear , y jn April> 



of Europe, under the name of Saxicola rufa (Hart- 

 ing, Handbook of British Birds, p. 353). 



10. Whinchat. Pratincola rubetra (Linn.). 



A summer visitor to all our wastes, moor- 

 lands, and low-lying open country. 



11. Stonechat. Pratincola rubicola (Linn.). 

 Locally, Stone-chack, Flick-tail. 



A resident, frequenting commons and furzy 

 wastes. Irregularly distributed. 



1 2. Redstart. Ruticilla pboenicurus (Linn.). 

 Locally, Jennie Red-tail. 



An early spring immigrant and summer resi- 

 dent, sparingly distributed. 



13. Black Redstart. Ruticilla titys (Scopoli). 

 A rare autumn and winter visitant. 



14. Robin or Redbreast. Erithacus rubecula 



(Linn.). 

 Abundant. 



15. Nightingale. Daulias luscinia (Linn.). 

 The majority of the records of the occurrence 



of the nightingale in this county are insufficiently 



23. Willow - Warbler. Phylloscopus trochilus 



(Linn.). 



Locally, White Wren, Peggy Whitethroat. 

 A quite common summer visitor. 



24. Wood- Warbler. Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bech- 



stein). 



Locally, Fell Peggy. 



A summer immigrant, especially frequent in 

 the more wooded districts among the Fells. 



25. Reed- Warbler. Acrocephalus streperus (Vie- 



illot). 



A summer immigrant, local and not uncom- 

 mon by the margins of our meres and osier 

 thickets. 



26. Sedge - Warbler. Acrocephalus phragmitis 



(Bechstein). 

 Locally, Water Nanny. 



A summer visitor, common on meres and 

 reedy swamps. 



27. Grasshopper - Warbler. Locustella neevia 



(Boddaert). 

 A generally distributed species, arriving early 



authenticated, but its presence in the Irwell ; n M ~ a nd' spending the summer with us in 



valley seems worthy of respect. No authentic { numbers than usually supposed, 

 nest has ever been taken. The writer may 



mention here that he saw it at close quarters in 28. Hedge-Sparrow. Accentor modulans (Linn.), 

 his garden at Hoylake, in Cheshire, in 1900. Locally, Hedge-dunny, Dunnock, Dykey. 



, .... . , c , /TJ L \ A resident common throughout the county 



1 6. Whitethroat. Sykta cmerea (Bechstem). ^ ^ ^^ 



Locally, Peggy Whitethroat. 

 A common summer immigrant. 



17. Lesser Whitethroat. Sylvia carruca (Linn.). 

 Locally, Hazel-linnet. 



An occasional summer visitor. 



29. Dipper. Cine/us aquaticus, Bechstein. 



Locally, Bessy Ducker, Water-Ouzel, Betty 



Dowker. 



Numerous in all streams, especially in the 

 higher parts of the county. 



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