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1921 .] Birds of Alderney. 
migratory, but not numerous on the north coast of France, 
so it is very probable that it may yet occur .’ 5 Mr. Smith’s 
prophecy has been realised after a lapse of thirty-four years. 
Plectrophenax nivalis. The Snow-Bunting. 
Mr. Cecil Smith states : “ Captain Hubbach writes me 
word that he shot three out of a flock of five in Alderney in 
January I 860 .” 
Alauda arvensis. The Sky-Lark. 
A common resident. Its numbers are, however, augmented 
during the winter months by migration. 
Motacilla alba. The White Wagtail. 
Four birds of this species settled in my garden on the 
evening of the 15th of March, 1919, having evidently just 
arrived from overseas. They were fairly numerous on the 
24th of March, 1919, after which I saw none until the 6 th of 
April, when I observed a single individual. It is a bird of 
passage. 
Motacilla lugubris. The Pied Wagtail. 
I have met with this bird at rare intervals in both summer 
and winter, so 1 think it must be looked upon as a scarce 
resident, although I have not found it nesting here. As a 
bird of passage it is not uncommon. Mr. Eagle Clarke 
found it quite common in September 1898. 
Motacilla cinerea. The Grey Wagtail. 
As a winter visitor this bird is not uncommon, and during 
this period single individuals can almost always be met with 
if searched for along the numerous small streams. I have 
never seen it here in the summer. 
Motacilla raii. The Yellow Wagtail. 
Is very common as a bird of passage, especially during the 
spring migration, but is also a summer visitor, a few pairs 
remaining to breed every year, more having remained this 
year (1920), I think, than usual. During the spring of 
1919 the migration of all birds was much delayed by bad 
weather, and a flock of these birds -passed over the island, 
going north, as late as the 7th of May. 
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