A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



in association with lesser black-backed gulls. 

 (Macpherson, Fauna of Lakeland, p. 428.) 



241. Lesser Black-backed Gull. Larus fuscus, 

 Linn. 



251. Razor-bill. Alca torda, Linn. 



A resident, but chiefly an off-shore living 

 species, rarely, if ever, breeding in Lancashire, 

 purely through lack of such suitable localities as 

 it finds abundantly on the Isle of Man and in 



Resident, and numerous all the year round ; N> Waks _ Mitchell records evidence of the 



but now its nesting places are confined to small 



colonies ' on the low grounds round the estuary coast 



of the Kent ' (Mitchell) ; also on Walney 



Island and Foulshaw Moss, near Morecambe 252. Guillemot. 



Bay. It formerly bred on Piling and Cockerham 



nesting of this species once on the Furness 



Uria troile (Linn.). 

 The guillemot, being like the razor-bill a 



Mosses, but of late years it has not been observed rock-loving species, does not nest in Lancashi 

 nesting there. It is quite commonly met with a few miles off 



shore. After storms it is very frequently thrown 

 242. Great Black-backed Gull. Larus marinus, Qn the beach dead> 



Linn. 



Locally, Devoke Water Maw. 

 A resident species, frequently seen on the 

 Mersey during winter, and numerous a few 



253. Black Guillemot. Uria grylle (Linn.). 



An extremely rare visitor, and then generally 

 in the winter. It would doubtless find a home 



miles off shore all the year round. It nests on on our coasts if they had been furnished with 

 Piling Moss in numbers, and on the Fells near rock s> whlch thls blrd invariably loves to frequent. 

 Rusland, not far from Morecambe Bay (Mac- 254. Little Auk. Mergulus alle (Linn.), 

 pherson, Fauna of Lakeland, p. 432). -phe little auk is seen mainly on our shores as 



243. Glaucous Gull. Larus glaucus, Fabricius. fl tsam and jetsam after very cold and stormy 



weather. Macpherson records the capture alive 



A very rare visitant. 



244. Iceland Gull. Larus leucopterus, Faber. 

 Seen on Duddon Estuary, 24 October, 18 



(Macpherson, Fauna of Lakeland, p. 437.) 



245. Kittiwake. Rissa tridactyla (Linn.). 



of specimens near Coniston and Windermere 

 (Fauna of Lakeland, p. 446). 



255. Puffin. Fratercula arctica (Linn.). 



Locally, Coulterneb. 



The puffin, like the last species, is generally 

 seen on our shores dead after storms. It would 



A resident, abundant all the year round, but nodoubt nest - n Lancashjre jf there ^ such sites 



as the Welsh coast and the Isle of Man provide. 

 256. Great Northern Diver. Colymbus glacialls, 



because of the absence of rocks it does not nest 

 within our boundaries. 



246. Ivory Gull. Pagophila eburnea (Phipps). 

 This species is said to have been killed o 



Linn. 

 An annual winter 



isitant in small numbers. 



yeral occasions in Morecambe Bay, but none It is occasionally taken in nets set for ducks. 



Colymbus arcticus, 

 Linn. 

 Only a very occasional visitant. 



Podicipes cristatus 



of the records seem quite sufficiently authenti- _. 



cated; Mr. Macpherson, however, vouches for 2 57- Black-throated Diver. 



one taken near Kendal 'within a short flight of 



the sea coast' (Fauna of Lakeland, p. 438). One 



shot on Foulshaw Moss in 1847 is now in the 258. Red-throated Diver. Colymbus septentri- 



collection of Dr. Jackson, of Carnforth. onalh, Linn. 



An annual visitor in winter. 



247. Great Skua. Megalestris catarrhactes 



(Linn.). 



A rare visitant at various seasons of the year ; 

 but as it keeps off-shore its visits are probably 

 not so rare as supposed. 



248. Pomatorhine Skua. Stercorarius pomato- 



rhinus (Temminck). 

 A more frequent visitor than the great Skua. 



249. Arctic or Richardson's Skua. Stercorarius 



crepidatus (J. F. Gmelin). 



A few specimens are observed in most years. 



259. Great Crested Grebe. 



(Linn.). 

 Locally, Diver. 



A resident, and numerous on our inland meres 

 and lakes, nesting annually in suitable localities. 

 In severe weather it frequents estuaries and the 

 sea coast. 



260. Red-necked Grebe. Podicipes griseigena 



(Boddaert). 



Only a very occasional winter visitant, 

 especially in severe weather. 



250. Long-tailed or Buffon's Skua. Stercorarius 261. Slavonian Grebe. Podicipes auritus (Linn.). 



parasiticus (Linn.). 

 A goodly number of occurrences have been 

 recorded, but at long intervals of time. 



Of the occurrence of this species only a few 

 records exist ; but the bird has not been observed 

 during the past twenty-five years. 



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