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Pochard, Fuligula ferina, Winter visitant. 



Tufted Duck, F cristata, Winter visitant. 



Scaup-Duck, F. marila, twice observed. 



Ring-Dove, Columba palumbus, resident. Local name 

 " Wood Quest." 



Stock-Dove, C. cenas, resident in small numbers. 



Turtle-Dove, Turtur communis, one shot May, 1904. 



Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, resident. 



Partridge, Perdix cinerea, now almost extinct here. 



Quail, Coturnix communis, Summer visitant. Local name 

 " Wet my foot." 



Land- Rail, Crex pratensis, Summer visitant, one shot Feb- 

 ruary, 1905. Local name "Corncrake." 



Water-Rail, Rallus aquaticus, resident. 



Moor-Hen, Gallinula chloropus, resident. Local name 

 "Water-Hen." 



Coot, Fulka aim, resident. Local name " Bald Coot." 



Golden Plover, Charadrius pluvialis, Winter visitant. Local 

 name " Whistling Plover." 



Lapwing, Vanellus vulgaris, resident. Local name "Pee-wit." 



Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola, resident. 



Snipe, Gallinago ccelestis, resident. 



Jack Snipe, G. gallinula, Winter visitant. 



Common Sandpiper, Totanus hypoleucus, Summer visitant. 



Redshank, T. calidris, nests in the district. 



Curlew, Numenius arquata, frequently observed. 



Common Tern, Sterna fluviatilis, Summer visitant. 



Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus, large flocks in Winter, 

 but a few usually seen throughout the year. 



Common Gull, L. canus, occasionally in Winter. 

 Herring-Gull, L. argentatus, common in Winter and Spring, 



occasionally at other seasons. 

 Lesser Black-backed Gull, L. fuscus, only twice noted. 



