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BIRDS' EGGS 



birds should not be taken in arjy district 

 until it has been ascertained that it is there 

 permissible to do so : 



Bullfinch 



Buzzard 



Chough 



Crossbill 



Dipper 



Dotterel 



Eider Duck 



Goldfinch 



Great-crested Grebe 



Gull, Common 



Hawfinch 



Jay 



Kestrel 



Mallard 



Merlin 



Nightjar 



Osprey 



Owl, Barn 



Owl, Long-eared 



Owl, Short-eared 



Owl, Tawny 



Oyster Catcher 



Peregrine Falcon 



Plover, Golden 



Plover, Ringed 



Pochard 



Quail 



Raven 



Sheld Duck 



Shoveller 



Siskin 



Skylark 



Snipe 



Teal 



Tern, Common 



Tern, Little 



Tern, Sandwich 



Tufted Duck 



Widgeon 



Woodcock 



Woodpecker, Great Spotted 



The taking or destroying the eggs of 

 the Lapwing (Vanellus vulgaris) is generally 

 prohibited after April 15. 



My second rule is based on the general 

 principle that if one or two eggs be carefully 

 removed from a nest, the hen bird will lay 

 others hi their place, and so the number 

 will be made up. Some collectors think it 



