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Ornith. Miscellany^ vol. iii. p. 229; J. Whitaker, Notes on Birds of Notts ; Zool, p. 4440. 
Now it is plentiful and breeds on every lake of suitable character, notably Newstead, 
Clumber, Welbeck, Rufford, Rainsworth, and Annesley Park, where I have recently seen it 
in numbers. Notts seems to have been the distributing centre from which the birds spread 
throughout the Midland Counties of England. A great increase and distribution took place 
soon after the passage of the Wild Birds Protection Act in 1886. 
Lancashire. — There are only a few records of nests (see H. O. Forbes, Vict. Hist. 
Co. of Lancaster). 
Northtimberland. — Saunders {Manual, p. 441) records it as breeding in this county. 
Mr. Maurice Portal informs me (June i, 191 2) that several pairs of Tufted are now 
breeding on the High Loch at Netherwitton Hall, W.N.W. of Morpeth, and have done so 
for some years. On May 24 five pairs were observed, and later only males were seen, as 
the females were sitting. On nearly every suitable lake (Chapman, Bird Life of the 
Borders, p. 92). H. B. Tristram {Vict. Hist, of Durham) says it does not breed in Durham. 
Lord William Percy at Alnwick, and Mr. Maurice Portal at Hexham, have reared numbers 
from the egg. 
Norfolk. — Probably bred as early as 1823 (Saunders), and now breeds freely throughout 
S.W. Norfolk {Vict. Hist, of Norfolk). 
Sussex. — Borrer records it as breeding at Coulhurst, in Sussex, in 1853. Curiously 
enough, no Tufted Ducks have been seen on this lake during the last twenty years, but it 
breeds occasionally at Knepp, Burton Park, and a few other lakes in the county (see also 
Vict. Hist, of Sussex, J. G. Millais). It is a regular visitor at Warnham Pond, but so far 
has not bred there. 
Hants. — First recorded as breeding in 1890. It has increased rapidly, and now breeds 
in six or seven places. (See Kelsall and Munn, Birds of Hants, p. 233); also Zool, 1891, 
P- 357- 
Dorset. — Saunders (p. 447) mentions it as breeding in this county, also Professor 
Newton. (See also Field, March 10, p, 776, and Birds of Dorset, p. 158.) 
Somerset.— \\, is considered to breed on Blagdon Reservoir (F. L. Blathwayt, ZooL, 
1908, p. 114; British Birds, vol. iv. p. 366). 
Bucks.— W breeds at Wester Turville. (See Hartert and Rothschild, Vict. Hist, of 
Co. Bucks, i. p. 146.) 
Derby. — Mr. F. C. R. Jourdain informs me that it breeds regularly in the south-west 
of the county, especially at Osmaston, and is spreading. (See also Zool., 1899, p. 476 ; 
1900, p. 429, and Jourdain, Vict. Hist, of Derby, i. p. 141.) 
Stafford.— S'mcQ 1880 it has bred at Weston Park (H. G. Forrest, Zool, 1900, 
p. 506), also on the east side of this county, at Calwick, since 1906 (F. C. R. Jourdain, 
British Birds, ii. p. 83), and regularly at Patshull, as well as occasionally in other localities, 
Cheadle (1886), Ashton (1879), Willoughbridge (1892), and Four Ashes. (Cf. Vict. Hist, of 
Stafford.) 
Salop. — A pair or two have bred at Beaumer, near Condover (1879), and probably do so 
to-day; breed at Weston, near Whitchurch, and near Shifnal (H. E. Forrest, Zool, 1900, 
p. 506). I have seen them on the lake at Hawkestone, but the species does not breed there. 
It breeds regularly at Patshull, on the borders of the county. With regard to the species 
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