102 BIRDS OF GUERNSEY. 



fish left in the clear pools formed amongst the rocks 

 by the receding tide ; it is also by no means un- 

 common amongst the more sheltered bays in the 

 high rocky part of the Island ; it is also to be found 

 about the small ponds in various gardens. About 

 those in Candie Garden I have frequently seen 

 Kingfishers, and they breed about the large ponds 

 in the Vale in Mr. De Putron's grounds ; they also 

 occasionally visit the wild rocky islets to the north- 

 ward of Herm, even as far as the Amfrocques, the 

 farthest out of the lot. As well as about the Vale 

 ponds, the Kingfisher breeds in holes in the rocks 

 all round the Island. I have not myself seen it 

 in Alderney, but Captain Hubbach writes me word 

 he saw one there about Christmas, 1862. I think its 

 numbers are slightly increased in the autumn by 

 migrants, as I have certainly seen more specimens 

 in Mr. Couch's shop at that time of year than at 

 any other ; this may perhaps, however, be accounted 

 for, at all events partially, by its being protected by 

 the Sea Bird Act during the summer and in early 

 autumn, where the ' Martin pecheur ' appears as 

 one of the " Oiseaux de Mer." 



It is included in Professor Ansted's list, and only 

 marked as occurring in Guernsey and Sark. There 

 are three specimens now in the Museum. 



86. NIGHTJAR. Caprimulgus europceus, Linnaeus. 

 French, "Engoulevent ordinaire." The Nightjar is a 



