WOODD: VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF LANGSTROTHDALE. 137 
Fringilla celebs. Chaffinch. Very plentiful. 
Linota cannabina. Linnet. 
Linota flavirostris. Twite. 
Pyrrhula europza. Bullfinch. Infrequent. 
Emberiza citrinella. Yellowhammer. Fairly abundant. 
Alauda arvensis. Skylark. 
Sturnus vulgaris. Starling. Immense flocks are sometimes 
seen in autumn. A white specimen was observed some years 
ago. 
Pica rustica. Magpie. Fairly numerous. 
Corvus monedula. Jackdaw. 
Corvus corone. Carrion Crow. 
Corvus frugilegus. Rook. Rookery at Beckermonds. 
? Garrulus glandarius. Jay. 
Cypselus apus. Swift. Buckden. 
Alcedo ispida. Kingfisher. Only occasionally seen so far up 
as Oughtershaw. 
Cuculus canorus. Cuckoo. Common. A young bird was 
shot above Oughtershaw, some years ago, late in August. 
Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl. Oughtershaw Moss. 
Asio otus. Long-eared Owl. Buckden. 
Circus cyaneus. Hen-Harrier. Not seen within recent years 
B.T.W.). 
Accipiter nisus. Sparrow Hawk. This year a brood was 
reared in the plantation below our house. 
Falco tinnunculus. Kestrel. Plentiful. 
Ardea cinerea. Common Heron. Not so frequently seen at 
Oughtershaw as lower down. 
Botaurus stellaris. Bittern. There is a stuffed specimen in 
the valley which was shot at Semmerwater during a severe winter. 
Querquedula crecca. Common Teal. Frequently found at 
Oughtershaw Tarn (1,800 feet), and near the source of the 
Wharfe. 
Anas boschas. Mallard. Oughtershaw Tarn and source of 
Wharfe 
Columba palumbus. Ring Dove. 
hasianus colchicus. Pheasant. A few have been intro- 
duced into the Buckden Woods, and occasionally wander as far 
up as Oughtershaw. 
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May 1892. 
