1 74 Among the Birds in Northern Shires. 



parsley, where it sits and utters a sharp double note, 

 resembling the syllables u-tac, at intervals, jerking 

 its tail meanwhile. Its mate may be seen sitting in 



The Whinchat. 



a similar manner on another stem not far away, and 

 when disturbed they flit from stalk to stalk about the 

 field. These birds are only seen in England during 

 summer; they arrive in the southern counties about 

 the middle of April, but do not reach the south 



