E. CHAPMAN: LIST OF WENSLEYDALE BIRDS. 



Cirl Bunting. Rare visitant. I saw two in 1883 in Mr. R. Willis' 

 farmyard, Carperby, and another about in the same place in 

 1870. They were in company with Chaffinches and Yellow 

 Buntings. 



Greenfinch. Resident ; abundant. 



Goldfinch. Twenty years ago were pretty abundant, but now rare. 



This disappearance is puzzling, as we have no bird-catchers in 



the neighbourhood. 

 Siskin. Frequent in winter. 

 Linnet. Rare. 



Lesser Redpoll. Resident ; common. 



Mountain Linnet. Resident ; pretty common, and breeds among 



the heather on the moors. 

 Bullfinch. Resident; common. 



Crossbill. Winter visitant. In 1867 were very abundant in all parts 

 of the valley. Thirty were killed at one shot by Mr. J. Cockburn, 

 near Thornton Rust. 



Starling. Resident; common. 



Dipper. Resident; common. 



Missel Thrush. Resident ; common. 



Fieldfare. Winter visitant. 



Redwing. Winter visitant. 



Thrush. Resident; common. 



Blackbird. Resident ; common. 



Ring Ouzel. Summer visitant ; common on the moors. 

 Hedge Sparrow. Resident; common. 

 Redbreast. Resident ; common. 

 Redstart. Summer visitant ; common. 



Stonechat. Visitant ; comparatively rare. I have known but one 

 nest. 



Whinchat. Summer visitant ; common. 

 Wheatear. Summer visitant ; common. 



Grasshopper Warbler. Summer visitant; breeds in the heather 

 about Locker Tarn, near Carperby. Rarely met with in any 

 other part of the district. 



Sedge Warbler. Summer resident; common. 



Reed Warbler. Summer visitant ; rare. Occasionally met with in 

 Freeholders' Wood, Carperby, and at the Woodhall Pond. 



Blackcap Warbler. Summer visitant ; not unfrequent a few years 

 ago, but rarely met with now. 



Garden Warbler. Summer resident ; breeds frequently, but is very 

 uncertain in its appearance. 



June 1886. 



