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NOTES TO THE 
26. Jay, common. 
27. Nuthatch, common. 
28. Wryneck, frequent in spring. 
29. Creeper, common. 
30. Green Woodpecker, frequent ; 
breed in the park here every year. 
31. Great Spotted Woodpecker, 
frequent ; breed in the park here 
every year. 
32. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 
rare ; seen this and last year. 
33. Cuckoo, common, 
34. Nightjar, occasional. 
/'Abundant usu- 
35. Swift, '^^^y^ ^''^ 
36. Swallow, J y^^^^ '^''y, ^7' 
...H- Tv/r \owmg no doubt 
3/. Martin, | , ,1*= , 
..o o 1 i.- I to the extraor- 
38. Sand-martm, ^^.^^^^ ^^^^^.^^ 
tof insects. 
39. Pied Wagtail, frequent (few 
this year). 
40. Grey Wagtail, frequent (few 
• this year). 
41. Yellow Wagtail, not common. 
42. Greenfinch, abundant. 
43. Hawfinch, occasional ; a pair 
nested here this spring. 
44. Bramble-finch, a good many in 
the winter of 1873. 
45. Goldfinch, not many. 
46. Siskin, occasional flocks. 
47. Linnet, numerous. 
48. Eedpole, occasional ; but I 
have not observed whether common. 
49. Bullfinch, abundant. 
50. Dipper has been seen — the 
eggs found two years ago. 
51. Starling, very numerous. 
52. Missel Thrush, very numerous. 
53. Fieldfare, very numerous. 
54. Redwing, very numerous. 
55. Thrush, very numerous. 
56. Blackbird, very numerous. 
57. Redstart, frequent. 
58. Nightingale, abundant ; many 
breed here. 
59. Dunnock, very common. 
60. Blackcap I have seen, but am 
not sure whether it is frequent. 
61. Wren, abundant. 
62. Goldcrest, common. 
63. Woodlark, occasional. 
64. Skylark, abundant. 
65. Bunting, common. 
66. Snow Bunting, seen occasion- 
ally. 
67. Yellowhammer, common. 
68. Chaffinch, abundant. 
69. Redbreast, abundant. 
70. Woodpigeon, abundant. 
71. Stockdove, common. 
72. Turtledove, common ; many 
breed here. 
73. Pheasant, common. 
74. Partridge, common. 
75. Red-legged Partridge, com- 
mon. 
76. Quail, rare ; a nest here three 
or four years ago. 
77. Golden Plover, occasional 
flocks. 
78. Peewit, flocks in winter, a 
few breed. 
79. Heron, a small heronry here, 
nine or ten nests. * 
80. Common Sandpiper, occa- 
sional. 
81. Green Sandpiper, occasion- 
ally seen. 
82. Woodcock, a few ; a nest 
hatched off in 1872. 
83. Great Snipe, two years ago I 
saw a pair. 
84. Common Snipe, a few breed 
here. 
85. Jack Snipe, the numbers of 
this and the common snipe much 
diminished by draining. 
86. Landrail, occasional, fewer 
than formerly. 
87. Spotted Crake, rare. 
88. Water-rail, much less fre- 
quent than formerly. 
89. Coot, occasional. 
90. Moorhen, abundant. 
91. Grey Lag Goose, occasionally, 
but much rarer than formerly. 
92. Pink-footed Goose, have seen 
one. 
93. Egyptian Goose, once or 
twice. 
94. Canada Goose, kept tame, 
breed freely. 
95. Hoopoe, occasionally in hard 
winters ; two years ago a small flock 
(five) stayed late into spring. My 
keeper said they got quite tame, and 
he thought at one time they would 
stay and breed. 
