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and puffins were not abundant. The old birds give you plenty of no- 

 tice, by their harsh cry, when you are in the immediate vicinity of 

 their nest ; and it is not difficult to find the spot selected, the same 

 old arched cavity being occupied every year. In one instance eleven 

 pairs of herons were breeding on the ledges of the rocks, within 150 

 yards of the nest of the peregrine falcon. 



Merlin. Scarce ; although I have had, during a period of fifteen 

 or eighteen years, as many as eight or nine to set up for different gen- 

 tlemen in the county. 



Kestrel. Very common ; breeding in our cliffs, and also in every 

 old castle in the county. 



Sparrow Hawk. Very common. 



Common Buzzard. Used to be very common, but becoming more 

 scarce every year. 



Marsh Harrier. Also used to be more commonly met with than it 

 is now. 



Hen Harrier. Common : breeds on heaths and furzy moors, and 

 pretty generally distributed over the county. 



Long-eared Owl. Not very common. 



Short-eared Owl. Very common some seasons, in the months of 

 October and November, in turnip-fields and warrens ; its stay here 

 very limited. 



White Owl. Very common : breeds in cliffs and old castles. 



Tawny Owl. Not very common. 



Great Gray Shrike. A specimen, taken near Haverfordwest, is in 

 the collection of R. J. Ackland, Esq., of Boulston. 



Red-backed Shrike. Common, and pretty equally distributed in 

 pairs over the county ; leaves us early in September. 



Spotted Flycatcher. Very common ; leaves in October. 



Common Dipper. Tolerably common in the upper or more moun- 

 tainous part of the county. 



Missel Thrush. Very common : breeds early, and has two and 

 sometimes three broods in the year. 



Fieldfare. Very common : arrives early in October and leaves in 

 March. 1 have a note in my journal, " Saw a flock of fieldfares and 

 redwings, Sunday, April 10, 1842." 



Song Thrush. Very common. I do not think any migrate from 

 here, although I think some few come here with the fieldfares and 

 redwings. 



Redwing. Common ; arriving with the fieldfares, and departing 

 with them. 



