ARMISTEAD I BIRDS OF SOLWAY DISTRICT. 



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Herring Gull. Larus argentatus. 



Common ; breeds. 

 Lesser Black-backed Gull. Larus fuscus. 



Common ; breeds. 

 Common Gull. Larus canus. 



Very common in winter; less so in summer, but breeds in 

 fair numbers. 

 Great Black-backed Gull. Larus marinus. 



A fair number of these birds frequent the Frith in winter, but 

 it does not breed here. 

 Black headed Guli. Larus ridibundus. 



Plentiful ; breeds. 

 Pomarine Skua. Stercorarius pomatorhinus. 



An autumnal visitor, occasionally plentiful, but most seasons 

 decidedly rare. 

 Richardson's Skua. Stercorarius crepidatus. 



Much commoner than the last, in autumn. I have seen it on 

 the Frith in May. 

 Buffon's Skua. Stercorarius parasiticus. 



An individual was killed at Allonby in Cumberland, in 

 October, some years ago. 

 Storm Petrel Proceilaria pelagica. 



An occasional storm-struck specimen is to be met with. 

 Fork-tailed Petrel. Proceilaria leucorrhoa. 



One individual I picked up in Sandy Hills Bay, after a heavy 

 gale from the westward, in winter. 

 Manx Shearwater. Puffinus anglorum. 



Often seen on the Frith, and I fancy it may breed sparingly, 

 but have never found its nest. From the cunning manner in 

 which it approaches and leaves its nesting-places it might easily 

 be overlooked. 

 Great Northern Diver. Colymbus glacialis. 



I have frequently seen this bird in winter and late in 

 spring, once as late as June and apparently in full summer 

 plumage. 



Eed-throated Diver. Colymbus septentrionalis. 



Fairly common on the Frith in winter. 

 Sclavonian Grebe. Podiceps auritus. 



I record this bird having once only met with a drowned 

 specimen at sea during very severe frost. 

 Little Grebe. Tachybaptes fluviatilis. 



Resident : rare ; breeds. 



March 1886. 



