THE ZOOLOGIST 



No. 795. —September. 1907. 



NOTES ON THE ORNITHOLOGY OF OXFORDSHIRE, 



1905-1906. 



By 0. V. Aplin, F.L.S., M.B.O.U. 



1905. 



January 3rd. — Many Redpolls (quite one hundred) in little 

 parties in the alders between South Newington and Barford, and 

 with them some Goldfinches. 



6th.— Mr. R. W. Calvert saw thirty-three "Grey" Geese fly 

 over Langley House, going due west, at 2.45 p.m. ; they were 

 low down and within shot. 



7th. — Mistle-Thrush singing. Few Song-Thrushes remained 

 after the November frost. A Pied Woodpecker shot at Great Tew 

 this week. 



12th. — Examined a Bittern, shot at Chadlington a few 

 years ago. 



16th. — Bitterly cold, strong S.E. andE.S.E. wind; max. 21°. 

 The most bitterly cold day since January, 1881. About 6 p.m. 

 powdery snow began, and came through between the doors and 

 windows and the frames. Fortunately the temperature changed 

 all at once, and the snow ceased. Froze. 



17th. — A flock of about one hundred Fieldfares, the largest 

 seen this season. A lot of Bramblings and Chaffinches under 

 the Grove beech avenue. 



19th. — Wrens collecting to roost in hole in thatch. 



21st. — Redwings come close to the house, where I never see a 

 Fieldfare. 



Zool. Mh ser. vol. XI., September, 1907. 2 c 



