CORDEAUX: ORNITHOLOGY OF COQUETDALE. 



me that he considers it by no means uncommon in suitable 

 locaHties in South Northumberland. My informants, however, 

 had never seen it in Coquetdale before. 

 Goldfinch, Carduelis elegans L. 



Is rare ; occurs occasionally in the autumn. 

 Lesser Redpole, Linota rufescens Vieill. 



I noticed this species at Harbottle, on alder trees near the 

 river. 



Twite, L. flavirostris L. 



I saw a single pair on the high fells, amongst heather, near the 

 source of the Coquet (Thirlmoor). It appears to be by no means 

 common in the district. 

 Bullfinch, Pyrrhula europsea Vieill. 



Not uncommon. 

 Starling, Sturnus vulgaris L. 



Can scarcely be called numerous. I saw one considerable 

 flock on the fells near Shilmoor. 

 Jay, Garrulus glandarius L. 



The keeper told me the Jay was never seen in the Harbottle 

 Woods. 

 Magpie, Pica rustica Scop. 



On the same authority is very rare. I never saw it. 

 Carrion Crow, Corvus corone L. 



Very numerous ; several pairs evidently nesting in the woods. 

 The nests are exceedingly difficult to discover, as they are 

 invariably placed in the leafy summit of some tall pine, and 

 generally invisible except from just below the tree. The con- 

 sequence is that the young as a rule get off, after which they 

 seem well able to take care of themselves. 

 Hooded Crow, C. cornix L. 



Occasionally in the winter ; frequents the ' haughs ' along the 

 Coquet. 

 Raven, C. corax L. 



Two pairs are known to nest in the neighbourhood. 

 Swift, Cypselus apus L. 



Considerable numbers nest in the ruins of the Castle at Har- 

 bottle, where on summer evenings I have watched them entering 

 and leaving their nests in the crevices between the stones. They 

 appear to dart headlong into the hole in full flight, the instan- 

 taneous closing of the wings was barely perceptible to the eye. 

 Nightjar, Caprimulgus europseus L. 



Very common. v . . 



Dec. 1884. , 



