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THE BIRDS OF BARDSEY ISLAND, WITH ADDI- 

 TIONAL NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF LLEYN. 



By O. V. Aplin, F.L.S. 



(Concluded from p. 17.) 



I have added the following to my list of the birds of Lleyn : — 



Dipper. — One in the river at Afon Wen, May 29th, 1901. 



Coal- Tit.— Llanbedrogg, May 27th, 1901. 



Turtle-Dove. — Bardsey. 



Redshank. — A pair flew over my head when I was at the Afon Wen 

 meres ; they were going to another part of the meres, which cover a 

 good deal of ground, and they may possibly breed there. 



Coot. — I counted forty-one old birds on one of the large reedy 

 meres at Afon Wen on May 29th. Messrs. T. A. Coward and Charles 

 Oldham, who were in Lleyn for a few days after I had left, found three 

 or four pairs of Coots at Llyn Glas fryn, near Pwllheli. 



Little Grebe. — To judge from the chattering cries which came 

 from the reeds, this bird is common at the Afon Wen meres. I saw 

 one adult on the open water. These meres presented quite a pleasing 

 scene of bird-life ; besides the Coots and Dabchicks, there were numer- 

 ous Wild Ducks with young broods, Moor-hens, and a pair of Swans. 

 A sandy spit running out into the water was occupied by a pair of 

 Oystereatchers, a Ringed Plover, and a Common Sandpiper ; while 

 pair of Redshanks and a calling Whimbrel flew low overhead. Numer- 

 ous members of the Swallow tribe skimmed over the water, and Sedge- 

 Warblers rattled away in the reeds. A prolonged search might reveal 

 Water-Rails, and perhaps other species. Messrs. Coward and Oldham 

 saw one pair of Dabchicks with young, and at least one other bird at 

 Llyn Glas fryn. 



Goldcrest. — Messrs. Coward and Oldham heard one singing in a 

 small wood at Boduan. 



Gannet. — In my former papers I omitted to include the Gannet. 

 Mr. Coward saw an adult bird off Llanbedrogg Head on June 9th, 

 1887, and others off Nevin. I have several times seen adult Gannets 

 on the other side of Tremadoc Bay in May ; they doubtless come from 

 Grassholme to feed. 



