﻿THE 
  COAST 
  BIRDS 
  OF 
  SOMERSET. 
  95 
  

  

  Skomer, 
  off 
  Pembrokeshire, 
  has 
  only 
  been 
  noticed 
  on 
  very 
  rare 
  

   occasions 
  off 
  the 
  coast 
  of 
  Somerset. 
  

  

  This 
  paper 
  on 
  the 
  birds 
  inhabiting 
  the 
  seaboard 
  of 
  Somerset, 
  

   as 
  already 
  stated, 
  is 
  not 
  intended 
  to 
  deal 
  fully 
  with 
  all 
  the 
  species 
  

   found 
  in 
  that 
  district, 
  and 
  several 
  kinds 
  of 
  land-birds 
  have 
  been 
  

   omitted. 
  When 
  treating, 
  however, 
  of 
  the 
  essentially 
  shore-birds, 
  

   such 
  as 
  Ducks, 
  Gulls, 
  and 
  Waders, 
  particular 
  care 
  has 
  been 
  taken 
  

   to 
  note 
  their 
  times 
  of 
  arrival 
  and 
  departure, 
  and 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  

   their 
  stay. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  improbable 
  that 
  if 
  more 
  continued 
  observa- 
  

   tion 
  had 
  been 
  possible 
  these 
  dates 
  would 
  have 
  required 
  some 
  

   modification. 
  I 
  have, 
  however, 
  kept 
  careful 
  records 
  of 
  the 
  

   movements 
  of 
  birds 
  on 
  this 
  coast 
  for 
  the 
  last 
  six 
  years, 
  and 
  so 
  it 
  

   is 
  to 
  be 
  hoped 
  that 
  a 
  fair 
  amount 
  of 
  accuracy 
  has 
  been 
  obtained. 
  

   If 
  any 
  reader 
  acquainted 
  with 
  this 
  district 
  is 
  able 
  to 
  throw 
  light 
  on 
  

   some 
  of 
  the 
  doubtful 
  points 
  mentioned 
  in 
  this 
  sketch, 
  or 
  to 
  add 
  

   further 
  interesting 
  particulars, 
  I 
  shall 
  be 
  very 
  pleased 
  to 
  receive 
  

   communications 
  on 
  the 
  subject. 
  

  

  