UPPER NIDDERDALE AND ITS FAUNA. 



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Lesser Bedpoll. Linota rufescens. A resident, breeding sparingly 

 at Brimham and Guyscliffe. Common in winter, when large 

 flocks may be seen feeding on the alders fringing the Nidd. 

 Local name : 'chevy linnet.' 



Twite. Linota flavirostris. A resident, breeding sparingly on the 

 moorlands. Large flocks visit the lower lands in the autumn 

 and winter. 



Bullfinch. Pyrrhnla europsea. A resident, but not common. 

 Crossbill. Loxia curvirostra. Probably a resident. A few have 



been noted in recent years in the fir woods near Pateley ; 



several observed there during the winter of 1885, again in 



January 1886. 



Common Bunting. Emberiza miliaria. A common resident. 

 Yellow Bunting. Emberiza citrinella. A very common resident. 

 Beed Bunting. Emberiza schceniclus. Resident, but not common. 

 Snow Bunting. Plectrophanes nivalis. A common winter visitant, 



chiefly to the moorlands, where large flocks, composed mostly 



of young birds, are observed. 

 Skylark. Alauda arvensis. A common resident; observed at 



Angram, at 1,000 feet, and on Greenhow, 1,400 feet. 

 Starling. Sturnus vulgaris. A common resident. John Sinclair, 



aged 76, remembers when there were only one or two pairs of 



this now most numerous species in and around Pateley. Local 



name : ' sheep starling.' 

 Jay. Garrulus glandarius. Resident, but in limited numbers, and 



fast becoming rarer, owing to persecution by the gamekeepers. 

 . Its haunts are chiefly the woods at Brimham and Guyscliffe. Not 



known to nest above Ramsgill. Local name : 'jinny jay.' 

 Magpie. Pica caudata. Resident, and subject to the same remarks 



as the Jay. Local name : ' nanpie.' 

 Jackdaw. Corvus monedula. Resident and common, especially at 



Guyscliffe. 



Carrion Crow. Corvus corone. Resident in limited numbers through- 

 out the dale. Locally known as the ' ket crow.' 



Hooded Crow. Corvus cornix. A common winter visitant, locally 

 known as the 'Norway crow.' 



Book. Corvus frugilegus. A very common resident, known as 

 the 'crow.' 



Baven. Corvus corax. A rare visitor. Formerly resident, and 

 breeding. A pied specimen, in the collection at Bevverley Hall, 

 was shot in the dale several years ago. 



Swift. Cypselus apus. A common summer visitant, but not occur- 

 ring above Ramsgill. Local name : ' devil screamer.' 



July 1886. 



