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occupants. The beautifully-constructed little nest of the Gold- 

 crest was seen hung at the end of the Spruce branch, in which it 

 had deposited eight tiny eggs. The Goldfinch was also seen 

 during the day. The nests of the Wood Pigeon were very 

 numerous, in some cases two or even three being in one tree. 

 The pellets of the Tawny Owl were found and examined, but 

 the bird itself was not seen. During the few hours at the 

 disposal of the party 46 different kinds of birds were seen, about 

 half of which were nesting ; some of the old birds were sitting 

 so closely that they almost allowed themselves to be handled. 

 Many nests contained young birds, and several young were also 

 seen on the wing. The following is a complete list of the birds 

 seen : — 



Rook. Trypanocorax frugilegns. 

 Carrion Crow. Corone corone. 

 Jackdaw. Coloeus monedula. 

 Magpie. Pica pica. 

 Starling'. Sturmis vulgaris. 

 Greenfinch. Ligurinus chloris. 

 Chaffinch. Fringilla ccelebs. 

 Goldfinch. Carduelis carduelis. 

 Brown Linnet. 



Cannabina cannabina. 

 House Sparrow. Passer domesticus. 

 Reed Bunting. Emberiza schceniclus. 

 Yellow Bunting. Emberiza citrinella. 

 Corn Bunting. Miliaria miliaria. 

 Sky Lark. Alauda arvensis. 

 Pied Wagtail. Motacilla Ingubris. 

 Tree Pipit. Anthus trivialis. 

 Meadow Pipit. Anthus pratensis. 

 Great Tit. Parus major. 

 Blue Tit. Parus c&ruleus. 

 Gold Crest. Regidus regulus. 

 Whitethroat. Sylvia sylvia. 

 Wood Warbler. 



Phylloscopus sibilator. 

 Willow Warbler. 



Phylloscopus trochilus. 



Chiffchaff. Phylloscopus minor. 

 Sedg-e Warbler. 



Acrocephalus phragm His. 

 Reed Warbler. 



Acrocephalus streperus. 

 Blackbird. Merula merula. 

 Song Thrush. Turdus musicus. 

 Mistle Thrush. Turdus viscivorus. 

 Redbreast. Erithacus rubecula. 

 Redstart. Ruticilla phcenicurus. 

 Whin Chat. Pratincola rubetra. 

 Hedge Sparrow. 



Tharrhaleus modidaris. 

 Wren. Anorthura troglodytes. 

 House Martin. Chelido?i urbica. 

 Sand Martin. Clivicola riparia. 

 Swallow. Hirundo rustica. 

 Green Woodpecker. Gecinusviridis. 

 Cuckoo. Cuculus canorus. 

 Swift. Cypselus apus. 

 Lapwing. Vanellus vanellus. 

 Water Hen. Gallinula chloropus. 

 Wood Pigeon. Columba palumbus. 

 Stockdove. Columba cenas. 

 Pheasant. Phasianus colchicus. 

 Partridge. Perdix perdix. 



Only five mammals were seen, viz.: — Fox (Vulpes vulgaris)^ 

 Rabbit (Lepus cunicidus), Hare (Lepus europceus), Mole (Ta/pn 

 europcea), and the Water Vole (Arvicola amphibia). A Fox was 

 observed stalking a fine cock Pheasant, and it occurred to us 

 whilst watching him that were it not for the intercession and 

 bribes of the hunting community the poor fellow would have 

 a warmer time of it than even the Sparrow Hawk, Magpie, or 

 Carrion Crow. 



1902 September 



