54 Peacock: Lincolnshire Naturalists at Horncastle. 



Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Marsh Tit, 

 Nuthatch, Wren, Tree-Creeper, Pied Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, 

 Tree-Pipit, Meadow-Pipit, Great Grey Shrike (at Stowe by 

 Lincoln), Red-backed Shrike, Waxwing, Spotted Flycatcher, 

 Swallow, Martin, Sand Martin, Greenfinch, Hawfinch, Goldfinch, 

 Siskin, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet, Lesser 

 Redpoll, Bullfinch, Corn Bunting, Yellow Bunting, Reed Bunting, 

 Snow Bunting, Starling, Jay, American Blue Jay (no doubt an 

 escape), Magpie. Jackdaw , C an-ion Crow , Hooded Crow, Rook, 

 Skylark, Woodbrk, Swift, Nightjar, Wryneck, Green Wood- 

 pecker, Greater Woodpecker (by far the rarest i, Lesser Wood- 

 pecker, Kingfisher, Roller (at Gautby), Hoopoe, C uckoo, Barn 

 Owl, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl, 'lawny Owl, Hen 

 Harrier (at Woodhall, and at Hatton in 1899), Common Buzzard, 

 Golden Eagle (in 1854), Bald or White-headed Eagle (Haliaetus 

 albicilla — at Gautby, on 8th November 1890. as it was in the act 

 of chasing a hare ; it is a South-Eastern European species, but 

 may have been an escape), White-tailed Eagle, Sparrow Hawk, 

 Kite, and I can remember when its appearance in the sky 

 was not an uncommon occurrence, Honey Buzzard, Peregrine 

 Falcon (at Gautby 1, Merlin, Kestrel. Common Cormorant, 

 Gannet, Heron (one nest has been known at Woodhall Spa), 

 Common Bittern (at Woodhall, Horsington, and Holbeck), 

 Grey-lag Goose, Bean Goose, Pink-footed Goose. Canada Goose 

 [Bemicla canadensis —no doubt an escape, shot at West Ashby), 

 the Whooper, Mallard, Shoveller, Pintail, Teal, Wigeon, 

 Common Pochard, Surf Scoter (1865, storm-driven into river 

 Bain), Ring-Dove, Stock-Dove, Turtle Dove, Pheasant, Part- 

 ridge, Red-legged Partridge, Quail, Land-Rail, Water-Rail, 

 Moorhen, Coot, Bustard (a male was shot at Addlethorpe, 

 on our coast, and three hen birds were seen afterwards ; when 

 I come across the exact date I will publish it), the Golden Plover, 

 Lapwing, Woodcock, Great Snipe, Common Snipe, Jack Snipe, 

 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Common Curlew ; 

 the Razorbill, Little Auk, and Stormy Petrel were all storm- 

 driven into the district with a number of unnamed Gulls ; the 

 Little Grebe may be seen on the quieter waters of this dis- 

 trict too. 



Reptiles. — Frog, Toad, Common Newt, Grass Snake, Viper, 

 Blind Worm, and Common Lizard. 



The day ended with a most enjoyable entertainment at 

 Langton Rectory, where the President had much more to show 

 than the members had time left to view and examine. 



Naturalist. 



