Falco Buteo,

Buzzard,

Haughmond Hill; Grinshill; Wrekin.

— Milvus,

Kite,

Bomere Pool.

— cyaneus,

Hen Harrier,

meadows about Berwick.

— Pygargus,

Ringtail,

Westfelton Moors.

— Tinnunculus,

Kestrel,

Shrewsbury; Wrekin.

— Nisus,

Sparrow-hawk,

near Castle Foregate; Old Heath.

Strix Otus,

Long-eared Owl,

Westfelton, but rarely.

— flammea,

Yellow Owl,

meadows;—Shrewsbury.

— stridula,

Tawny Owl,

very common.

Lanius Excubitor,

Ash-coloured Shrike,

Babin’s Wood, near Whittington.

— Collurio,

Red-backed Shrike,

Wolf’s Head; Shottaton; Lowe Bank.

Corvus Corax,

Raven,

Wrekin; Aston.

— Corone,

Crow,

every where.

— Cornix,

Hooded Crow,

Weston Lullingfield.

— frugilegus,

Rook,

common;—Whittington Castle.

— Monedula,

Jack-daw,

common;—Nesscliffe.

— Pica,

Magpie,

common.

— glandarius,

Jay,

Almond Park; Berwick.

Ampelis Garrulus,

Chatterer,

nr. Oswestry, occasionally.

Sturnus vulgaris,

Starling,

common; Westfelton.

Turdus viscivorus,

Missel Thrush,

Shrewsbury Castle.

— musicus,

Throstle,

common.

— pilaris,

Fieldfare,

common.

— iliacus,

Redwing,

common.

— Merula,

Blackbird,

common.

— torquatus,

Ring Ouzel,

Breidden Mountains.

Cuculus canorus,

Cuckoo,

common:—Fairyland, Westfelton.

Yunx Torquilla,

Wryneck,

Shrewsbury Quarry and Meole Brace.

(on the authority of Robert Griffith Temple, Esq. Barrister at Law.)

Picus viridis,

Green Woodpecker,

common.

— major and medius,

Pied Woodpecker,

Shrewsbury Quarry, occasionally.

— minor,

Barred Woodpecker,

Shrewsbury Quarry and Westfelton.

Sitta europÆa,

Nuthatch,

Shrewsbury Quarry.

Upupa Epops,

Hoopoe,

Rednall, a pair, only once seen.

Certhia familiaris,

Creeper,

Shrewsbury Quarry.

Loxia curvirostra,

Cross-bill,

on larch trees, occasional visitors.

— Coccothraustes,

Grosbeak,

farm-yards; at Nesscliffe, in company with sparrows.

— Enucleator,

Pine Grosbeak,

Nesscliffe Hill.

— Chloris,

Green Grosbeak

common in gardens.

— Pyrrhula,

Bullfinch,

common in gardens.

Emberiza Miliaria

Bunting,

hedges and lanes, common.

— Citrinella,

Yellow Bunting

common in high-roads.

— Schoeniclus,

Black-headed Bunting,

Raven Meadow; Dorsett’s Barn, Shrewsbury.

Fringilla domestica,

Sparrow,

every where.

— cÆlebs,

Chaffinch,

common in gardens.

— Carduelis,

Goldfinch,

common in fields.

— Spinus,

Siskin,

Westfelton, in flights, but rarely.

— cannabina,

Greater Red-pole.

near mountains;—Pimhill.

Fringilla linaria,

Lesser Redpole,

on gravel walks.

— linota,

Linnet,

not uncommon.

Muscicapa Atricapilla,

Pied Flycatcher

Westfelton; one pair, annually.

— Grisola,

Spotted Flycatcher

very common; about houses.

Alauda arvensis,

Lark,

very common in fields.

— pratensis,

Titlark,

common in fields.

— arborea,

Woodlark,

common; Westfelton.

Motacilla alba,

Pied Wagtail

pools and brooks.

— Boarula,

Grey Wagtail,

farm-yards.

— flava,

Yellow Wagtail

rather common; ploughed fields.

— Luscinia,

Nightingale,

Sutton Spa; and Westfelton once.

— Rubecula,

Redbreast,

every where.

— Phoenicurus,

Redstart,

common; orchards and farm-steads.

Sylvia hortensis,

Garden Warbler Ruckler,

common in high leafy-sycamores.

Motacilla passerina,

Passerine Warbler,

gardens.

— modularis,

Hedge Warbler,

every where; near houses.

— Salicaria,

Reed Warbler,

New Inn, near Dorsett’s Barn.

— Atricapilla,

Black-cap

common;—low bushes and gardens.

— Sylvia,

White-throat,

common;—woods.

— Trochilus,

Yellow Wren,

Almond Park.

—

Willow Wren, (Bewick, vol. i. p. 257, 6th ed.)

common.

Motacilla,

Chiff Caff, (Bewick, vol. i. p. 258, 6th ed.)

common, and generally the first arrival.

Trochilus minor,

Least Willow Wren,

Marsh Hall.

Motacilla Regulus,

Golden-crested Wren,

not uncommon;—firs and yews.

— Troglodytes,

Wren,

common;—out-buildings.

— Oenanthe,

Wheatear,

Haughmond Hill and Dovaston.

— Rubetra,

Whinchat,

common on gorse bushes.

— Rubicola,

Stonechat,

Sharpstones Hill.

Parus major,

Greater Titmouse,

very common.

— cÆruleus,

Blue Titmouse,

very common.

— ater,

Coal Titmouse,

not uncommon.

— caudatus,

Long-tailed Titmouse,

hedges and bushes.

— palustris,

Marsh Titmouse

near Shrewsbury.

Hirundo rustica,

Swallow,

common;—chimneys.

— urbica.

Martin,

common;—churches.

— riparia,

Sand Martin,

common;—Shelton rough

— Apus,

Swift,

common;—eaves.

Caprimulgus europÆus,

Night-jar,

Nesscliffe;—Haughmond Hill.

Columba Palumbus,

Ring Dove,

Almond Park; Berwick; Shelton.

— Turtur,

Turtle Dove,

nr. Preston Boats; Westfelton.

Phasianus Colchicus,

Pheasant,

woods, parks;—Aston.

Tetrao Perdix,

Partridge,

stubble fields.

— Coturnix,

Quail,

Shotton and Sandford.

Charadius Pluvialis,

Golden Plover,

very rare; once at Westfelton.

Ardea major,

Heron,

Isle: Sandford Pool.

— stellaris,

Bittern,

Sandford Pool; and on Vyrnwy River.

Scolopax Arquata,

Curlew,

Source of the Morda, above Oswestry, in summer.

— Rusticola

Woodcock,

woods;—Treflach.

— Gallinago,

Snipe,

wet bogs and springs.

— Gallmula,

Judcock,

bogs and wet meadows.

Tringa Vanellus,

Lapwing,

Ensdon; Twyford Vownog.

— Hypoleucos,

Common Sandpiper,

occasionally on the margins of large pools.

HÆmatopus Ostrolegus,

Oyster-catcher,

near Oswestry, occasionally in the winter.

Sturnus Cinclus,

Water Ouzel,

Meole brook and Morda.

Alcedo Ispida,

Kingfisher,

Meole brook; Ellesmere Canal.

Rallus aquaticus,

Water Rail,

very uncommon.

Gallinula Crex,

Land-rail,

in long growing hay & corn.

— chloropus,

Common Gallinule,

pools, common.

Fulica atra,

Coot,

large pools: Sandford.

Podiceps minor,

Little Grebe,

weedy pools, not uncommon.

Larus canus,

Common Gull,

occasionally in flight.

Procellaria pelagica,

Stormy Petrel,

Prees—found dead.

Anas Anser ferus,

Grey Lag Goose,

large waters: Baggymore.

— Boschas,

Mallard,

pools; Woodhouse.

— Penelope,

Wigeon,

pools: Halston.

— Crecca,

Teal,

river Severn.

Pelecanus Carbo,

Cormorant,

Isle; Montford Bridge.