4780 THE ZooLoGistT—FEBRUARY, 1876. 
and in wisps. I have even flushed and shot both the common 
and jack snipe on the high wolds in turnip-fields, on stony and 
perfectly dry layer. We frequently hear snipe in the evening at 
dusk passing to and fro, when they leave the high land turnip- 
fields and go to the marsh drains and ponds to feed, returning 
without fail to cover during the day. With the first sharp frosts 
we are sure to find them permanently settled at all their usual 
aquatic haunts. 
JoHN CoRDEAUX. 
Great Cotes, Ulceby, Lincolnshire, 
January 4, 1876. 
A few Ornithological Notes from Guernsey. 
By Cecit Smiru, Esq., F.LS. 
As I have been making a short stay in Guernsey, from the 5th 
to the 23rd of November, I send you a few notes on the birds, 
though my experiences were not very interesting. The weather 
the whole time was excessively rough, gale after gale of wind 
varying from S.E. to W. and N.W., and | think in consequence of 
these gales birds—especially shore birds—were unusually scarce, 
for I found few but turnstones and ringed dotterels (which were 
numerous), a few flocks of curlews and one large flock of oyster- 
catchers. As, however, several birds were obtained in the islands 
whilst I was there, all but two of which I saw in the flesh, I think 
it may be worth while shortly to mention them. 
Peregrine Falcon.—A peregrine, a young bird of the year, was 
killed in Alderney a few days before I arrived. 
Merlin.—Two merlins, both young, were shot in the Vale, and 
I saw a third near Cobo. 
Shorteared Owl.—The rough weather seems to have brought an 
unusual number of shorteared owls, as several were brought in to 
Mr. Couch, the birdstuffer, whilst I was there. 
Tithys Redstart.—I\ saw several pair of tithys redstarts, in the 
same sort of places as those I saw last time. (See ‘ Zoologist’ 
for 1872.) 
Snow Bunting.—There were a few small flocks of snow buntings, 
and one, a young bird, which had been killed by a boy with a 
catapult, was brought in to Mr. Couch. 
Nightjav.—On the 12th a nightjar was brought to Mr. Couch. 
