A HISTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE 



with supplement, 

 Mosley, D.C.L., 



The bibliography of Staffordshire birds, or list of books containing 

 references thereto, commences with the year 1676 and is as follows : 



1676. Ornithologia (London), Francis Willoughby. 



1678. English translation of same (London), John Ray. 



1686. Natural History of Staffordshire (Oxford), Dr. Robert Plot, LL.D. 



1798. History and Antiquities of Staffordshire (London), Stebbing Shaw, containing 



sketch of Zoology of Staffordshire by John H. Dickenson. 

 1836. British Song Birds (London), Neville Wood. 

 1836. The Ornithologist's Text Book (London), Neville Wood. 

 1 844. Natural History of the County of Stafford, Robert Garner, 



i860. 

 1863. The Natural History of Tutbury (London), Sir Oswald 



including the Fauna of Burton-on-Trent, Edwin Brown. 

 1865 to 1903. Papers and Notes in Reports of the North Staffordshire Field Club, by 



Dr. McAldowie, Ernest W. H. Blagg, M.B.O.U., John R. B. Masefield, M.A., 



W. Wells Bladen and others. 



1878. Scientific Rambles around Macclesfield, J. D. Sainter. 

 1879. 'Birds and their Habits,' pt. I, Midland Naturalist (London and Birmingham), 



H. G. Xomlinson. 



1880. ' Birds and their habits,' pt. 2, Burton-on-Trent Natural History Society Report. 

 1 88 1. 'Our Summer Migrants,' Midland Naturalist. 

 1892. Birds of Derbyshire (London and Derby), F. B. Whitlock. 

 1893. Birds of Staffordshire (Stoke-on-Trent), A. M. McAldowie, M.D., F.R.S.Ed. 



To the Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain our thanks are especially due for 

 his invaluable assistance and for many notes and additions to the following 

 list of Staffordshire birds. 



1. Mistle-Thrush. Turdus viscivorus, Linn. 



Locally, Shrite, Stormcock (Garner), Thrice- 

 cock. 



A common resident, nesting in woods, 

 copses and orchards, and migrating south in 

 severe weather. 



2. Sons-Thrush. Turdus musicus. Linn. 



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Locally, Throstle. 



Common and partly migratory in winter. 

 Pied varieties have occurred at Xhickbroom 

 in 1842 and Swythamley in 1859 (Birds of 

 Staffordshire, p. 36). 



3. Redwing. Turdus iliacus, Linn. 



A winter visitor in flocks to our meadows, 

 arriving in October and roosting in sheltered 

 woods or thick shrubberies, where they are 

 frequently followed and preyed upon by the 

 sparrow-hawk. 



4. Fieldfare. Turdus pilaris, Linn. 



A winter visitor in flocks, feeding upon 

 holly berries, hips and haws, and occasionally 

 remaining till May. A somewhat shyer bird 

 than the redwing. Mr. E. Brown (' Fauna 

 of Burton-on-Trent,' p. 94 in Sir O. Mosley's 

 Nat. Hist, of Tutbury) asserts that a nest was 

 obtained by Mr. Allen at Longcroft a few 

 years ago. 



5. Blackbird. Turdus merula, Linn. 



Very common. Many migrate south in 

 severe weather. Albino, pied and cream or 

 buff varieties are not uncommon. 



6. Ring-Ouzel. Turdus torquatus, Linn. 



A regular summer visitant to the high 

 moorland districts in the north of the county, 

 where it nests regularly, assembling in flocks 

 prior to migration in autumn. The berries of 

 the mountain ash (Pyrus aucuparia) are a 

 favourite food of this bird. 



7. Wheatear. Saxicola cenanthe (Linn.) 



A summer visitor to our heaths and moor- 

 lands,even frequenting disused colliery mounds, 

 but has diminished in numbers of late years. 



8. Whinchat. Pratincola rubetra (Linn.) 



Locally, Utic. 



A common summer visitant to heaths and 

 meadows. 



9. Stonechat. Pratincola rubicola (Linn.) 

 Formerly a common resident, but now only 



occasionally seen and its nest rarely found. 



I o. Redstart. Ruticilla phaenicurus (Linn.) 



Locally, Firetail. 

 A summer migrant, generally distributed, 



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