132 McLean: Avifauna of Statthes and Loftus-in-Cleveland. 
Ruticilla titys. Black Redstart. Occasional visitor; I have 
seen it twice, once in mid-winter and once in spring. 
Erithacus rubecula. Redbreast. Common; many near the 
coast amongst the bean fields, etc., in the autumn. 
Dautlias luscinia. Nightingale. No evidence to be depended 
n of its having been heard or seen 
SYLVIINZE. 
Sylvia sylvia. Whitethroat. A ccdeoet visitor, breeding 
plentifully Koso Te distric 
Sylvia curruca. Lesser eee Ta Not nearly so 
common as the preceding, but. generally distributed. 
Sylvia atricapilla. Blackcap. Not by any means common, 
but a few breed every season. Frequently met with in the 
autumn, most likely those which have bred further to the 
north. 
Sylvia hortensis. Garden Warbler. Not common. More 
frequently seen in spring and autumn than in summer. 
Regulus regulus. Goldcrest. Pretty common as a breeder, 
and abundant in the autumn. 
piahactin es cit Chiffchaff. As plentiful as any of the 
Piyitiaamaie noni Willow Warbler. Very numerous. 
Phylloscopus sibilatrix. Wood Warbler. Breeds regularly 
in the district, but is not very numerous. 
Acrocephalus_ streperus. Reed Warbler. Breeds very 
sparingly in the district, but is frequently seen in spring 
and autumn 
Aérocebeiilibe shi seaahceskeia: Sedge Warbier. Fairly abundant, 
chiefly in autumn and spring. Does not breed very freely 
in the neighbourhood. 
Locustella nevia. Grasshopper Warbler. Of rare occur- 
rence as a breeder 
ACCENTORINZ. 
Accentor modularis. Hedge-Sparrow. Abundant; numbers 
increased in autumn. 
SITTIDA. 
Sitta cesia. Nuthatch. Very rarely seen; not known to 
have bred in the district. 
TROGLODYTIDA., 
Troglodytes parvulus. Wren. Very common, numbers 
arriving in the autumn. 
Smee 
Naturalist, 
