BACKHOUSE : AVI-FAUNA OF UPPER TEESDALE. 



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58. Pica rustica. Magpie. 



Resident and breeds, but not abundantly. 



59. Corvus monedula. Jackdaw. 



Found throughout the valley. Breeds near Middleton. 



60. Corvus corone. Carrion Crow. 



Nests in Harwood Plantation and upon Cronkley Scar. 

 6r. Corvus comix. Hooded Crow. 



Common on the fells during winter time. 



62. Corvus frugilegus. Rook. 



There is a colony of these birds near Middleton. Higher in 

 the valley they are also to be met with feeding in the high 

 pastures. 



63. Corvus corax. Raven. 



A species becoming rapidly extinct in the Tees valley, though 

 it still occasionally nests on Falcon Glints or Cronkley Fell. A 

 pair had a nest upon the former crag in 1884, containing six eggs. 



64. Cypselus apus. Swift. 



Summer visitant, occurring throughout the valley from Middleton 

 to Crossfell, and regularly breeding at the former. 



65. Caprimulgus europseus. Nightjar. Local na??ie — Night Hawk. 



Nests not unfrequently among the juniper bushes on the 

 Yorkshire side of the river. 



66. Gecinus viridis. Green Woodpecker. 



Occasionally met with in Park End Wood, and has once been 

 seen in the High Force Wood. 



67. Alcedo ispida. Kingfisher. 



Not uncomm.on in the lower parts of the valley, where it 

 breeds. 



68. Cuculus canorus. Cuckoo. 



Regular summer visitant. In 1884 an extraordinary number 

 made their appearance. Mr. Raine, head-keeper to Mr. Fawcett, 

 observed no fewer than thirteen of these noisy birds during a 

 single walk round Cronkley Scar. 



69. Strix flammea. Barn Owl. 



Occasionally seen in Langdon Beck Plantation. 



70. Asio otus. Long-eared Owl. 



Observed now and again in the plantations. Used formerly 

 to be taken in traps as vermin, but now they are protected. 



71. Asio brachyotus. Short-eared Owl. 



Casual visitant to the upper valley. 



72. Syrnium aluco. Tawny Owl. 



Has been found in Langdon Plantation. 



Oct. 1885. 



