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Blackbird Rook 



Hedgesparrow Jackdaw 



Eobin Magpie 



Golden-crested Regulus Creeper 



Great Tit Wren 



Blue Tit Kingfisher 



Cole Tit Ringdove 



Marsh Tit Pheasant 



Long-tailed Tit Black Grouse 



Yellowhammer Red Grouse 



Chaffinch Partridge 



House Sparrow Heron 



Greenfinch Snipe 



Common Linnet Moorhen 



Bullfinch Coot 



Carrion Crow Wild Duck 



Of birds of prey the Kestrel and Sparrow Hawk are the only com- 

 mon and widely dispersed species. 



The Hen Harrier and Common Buzzard occur rarely and occasi- 

 onally. An example of the latter bird was shot near Edgaston, in this 

 neighbourhood, two or three years ago, and was considered a great 

 rarity. It is said to be of more frequent occurrence in the vicinity of 

 the Cheviot Hills. 



The Barn Owl is rather common, haunting the old oak woods and 

 scaurs on the banks of the river Jed. 



Note. — None of the shrikes have occurred in this district as far as 

 I am aware. 



The Dipper is abundant by all our rivers and burns. 



The Blackbird is the only species of the genus Turdus that can be 

 called a resident, as both the song thrush and the missel thrush leave 

 us for a time in winter. 



The Hedgesparrow and Robin Redbreast are common and plen- 

 tiful. 



The Golden-crested Regulus is also common, especially in Scotch- 

 fir plantations, and is seen even in the depth of winter. This bird 

 has a feeble, little song in spring. 



Of the Titmice, the Great Tit, Blue Tit, Cole Tit and Long-tailed 

 Tit, are common and abundant. The Marsh Tit is much less com- 

 mon, though I generally see some examples of it every year. 



The Yellowhammer is common and plentiful. 



Note. — The common bunting is not found in Roxburghshire, which 

 is rather unaccountable. Neither have I observed it in the adjoining 



