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Inland, however, the woods retain their pristine beauty. 
There are many quiet corners where the homes of beast, bird, 
with. They are full of beautiful scenery, and teem with bird life. 
In many places the north and north-east winds of early spring 
are completely shut out by the many twists and turns of the 
aoe and on these wooded slopes facing the south we may 
fin e primrose and other spring flowers blooming, and the 
hea Thrush, etc., nesting very early. 
ike the wooded valleys on the west of our district we may 
find here many beautiful retired nooks, where the flowers bloom 
unseen, and the birds sing their sweetest songs, heard only by 
their patient sitting mates, or busy feathered neighbours. 
TURDIDAS, 
Turdus viscivorus. Missel-Thrush. Pretty common; breed- 
ing in most parts of the district, and the numbers increased 
by autumn visitors. 
Turdus musicus. Song Thrush. Common. 
Turdus iliacus, Redwing. A regular winter visitor, coming 
; in large quantities, sometimes as early as September. 
Turdus pilaris. Fieldfare. Like the Redwing, coming 
regularly in the autumn months. 
Turdus varius. White’s Thrush. Not seen nearer than 
Danby (Eskdale) by Rev. J. C. Atkinson. 
Turdus merula. Blackbird. Resident and abundant. 
Hundreds of migrants to be seen in the autumn amongst 
the turnips, potatoes, etc., near the coast. 
iia torquatus. Ring-Quzel. Numbers breed on the high 
oor, I have seen them on the banks facing the sea 
in ik Decceber probably some migrants passing southwards. 
Saxicola cenanthe. Wheatear. One of the earliest to make 
its appearance as a spring visitor ; breeds freely, especially 
near the moors 
Pratincola rubetra. Whinchat. Spring visitor, coming in 
April and nesting in most parts of the district. 
Pratincola rubicola. Stonechat. More common than I have 
known it in any other district. 
Ruticilla pheenicurus. Redstart. Fairly common; generally 
distributed as a summer breeder. 
May 1899, 
