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 THE BIRDS OF BARDSEY ISLAND. 



BY 



N. F. TICEHURST, m.a.. m.b.o.u., etc. 



{Continued from p . io6.) 

 PART 4. 



The Redstart {Phcenicurus ph. phcenicurus) . 



Once recorded from the light, several on September 4th/5th, 



1913- 



In S'iptember 1913 single birds were seen, mostly on the 

 gorse-topped walls on the southern shoulder of the mountain, 

 on the 3rd, 6th, 7th and 12th, and two on the 5th and 9th. 

 Those on the 5th, 9th and 12th were new-comers. 



The British Redbreast {Erithacus rubecula melophilus). 



No spring records from the light. 



An autumn passage migrant in small numbers, between the 

 end of August and the end of October. 



As a summer resident not always present, as it was not seen 

 either by Mr. Aplin or by Mr. Coward. 



In June 1913 a single bird inhabited the garden of one of 

 the farms and probably had a nest and young there, but so 

 sUent and skulking was it, that it eluded identification for 

 ten days. 



In September 1913 none were seen until the 9th, when 

 there were quite a few scattered about the island, even on the 

 tidal rocks ; nearly all these had disappeared by the 12th, and 

 the one or two left stayed until they were joined by a good 

 number on the night of the i5th/i6th, and these remained at 

 any rate^up to the 21st. 



The British Hedge-Sparrow {Prunella modularis occi- 



dentalis) . 



Unrecorded from the lighthouse. Certainly an occasional 

 passage migrant in autumn. Summer resident. 



Recorded by Mr. Aplin as " pretty common in the lower 

 parts, " and also by Mr. Coward. 



In 1913 it was quite common along the line of the farms 

 and extending about half way up the side of the mountain, 

 especially at the southern end, where cover is more abundant. 

 Present also all over the cultivated area, but in scattered pairs 

 only. Very bright, clean-looking birds, and the males singing 

 all day ; indeed, it may be regarded as the warbler of the island. 

 Fledged young were out of the nest on June 12th, but with 



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