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Ley at Slapton, which had been omitted through want of infor- 
mation. There can be no doubt that the Pochard and the 
Shoveller both breed occasionally in the close neighbourhood of 
the Ley; and the fact that several pairs of Wigeon remain every 
year during the spring and summer, and that young Wigeon have 
been shot there early in August, leads to the supposition that 
this northern species may actually nest so far to the south. 
Another bird, not believed to breed in the county, may yet be 
ascertained to do so, as a few pairs of the Common Gull frequent 
the ridge of shingle between Slapton Ley and the sea during the 
breeding-season. Then the very young Red-necked Grebe which 
was shot close to Kingsbridge on August Ist, 1890, is in such an 
immature state that it seems improbable that it could have 
wandered far from where it had been hatched. 
Additions may yet be expected to the list of Devon Birds. It 
may well happen that among the Warblers arriving from the 
South there are occasional strangers that escape the notice of the 
ordinary observer, and some of these may even be discovered 
nesting in the S.W. counties. More chance visitors from America 
may yet find their way to the Devon and Cornish coasts. 
Changes, too, may be looked for, as certain species are known to 
be extending further towards the west, as the Nightingale, Red- 
start, Reed-Warbler, Hawfinch, and Stock-Dove have already 
done, not to omit the Starling; and there is reason to believe that 
the Shore-Lark, at present one of our rarest casual visitors, may 
be soon amongst us as a regular winter migrant. 
Some changes are necessary in our Faunistic Lists of Species :— 
The Ruddy Sheldrake, bracketed as of doubtful occurrence in a 
genuine wild state, may now be removed to the list of accidental 
visitors, inasmuch as our county had part in the visit paid by 
these birds to the British Islands im the summer of 1892, and 
three specimens were secured at Braunton. The Pink-footed 
Goose, also included in the lst of doubtful species, is entitled 
to rank among the casual visitors, as a well-authenticated example 
has been obtained near Kingsbridge. The Sanderling is more 
correctly a ‘ passing visitor’ than a “ winter visitor,” as it is 
principally met with in spring and autumn, though occurring in 
nearly every month of the year. The Fire-crest, the Crested Tit, 
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