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The Manx Shearwater is not included in Professor Ansted's list, and there is no specimen in the Museum. FULMAR PETREL. Fulmarus glacialis, Linnaeus. French, "Petrel fulmar."
The Blacktailed Godwit is also included in Professor Ansted's list, but I have never seen the bird in the Islands or been able to glean any information concerning it, and there is no specimen in the Museum. GREENSHANK. Totanus canescens, Gmelin. French, "Chevalier gris," "Chevalier aboyeur." The Greenshank can only be considered a rare occasional visitant.
I do not remember having seen it in Alderney, and the almost entire absence of trees would probably prevent it being anything more than an occasional visitant to that Island. It is included in Professor Ansted's list, but marked as only occurring in Guernsey; and there are two specimens in the Museum. LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER. Picus minor, Linnaeus. French, "Pie épeichette."
De Putron afterwards confirmed this; they can only breed there occasionally, however, as there were certainly none breeding there in 1878, when I was there. The Little Grebe is included in Professor Ansted's list, and marked by him as occurring in Guernsey only. There are two specimens in the Museum and some eggs, which were said to be Guernsey, and probably were so, perhaps from the Vale Pond.
The Curlew is mentioned in Professor Ansted's list, but only marked as occurring in Guernsey and Sark. There are two specimens in the Museum. WHIMBREL. Numenius phaeopus, Linnaeus. French, "Courlis corlieu."
The birds, however, certainly resemble each other to a certain extent, but the young Lanner in which state it would be most likely to occur, may always be distinguished from the young Peregrine by its whiter head, and the adult has more brown on the head and neck. The Peregrine is included in Professor Ansted's list, but only marked as occurring in Guernsey and Sark.
I have never seen it take to the rocks near the sea, like the Wren. It is mentioned in Professor Ansted's list, and marked as occurring in Guernsey and Sark. There is no specimen in the Museum. GREAT TIT. Parus major, Linnaeus. French, "Mésange Charbonnière."
It is, however, included in Professor Ansted's list, and marked as occurring in Guernsey, probably on the authority of one of the earlier specimens mentioned by Mr. MacCulloch. There is no specimen at present in the Museum. SQUACCO HERON. Ardeola cornuta, Pallas. French, "Heron crabier." I have in my collection a Guernsey-killed specimen of the Squacco Heron, which Mr.
These are all the places in which I have been able to find the Reed Warbler in Guernsey. I have not found it myself in Alderney, but Mr. Gallienne, in his remarks published with Professor Ansted's list, says: "I have put the Reed Wren as doubtful for Guernsey, but I have seen the nest of this bird found at Alderney." In the list itself it is marked as belonging to Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark.
The Rook is mentioned in Professor Ansted's list as occurring in Guernsey only, and there are two specimens in the Museum, both probably Guernsey killed. MAGPIE. Pica rustica, Scopoli. French, "Pie", "Pie ordinaire." The Magpie is resident and tolerably common in Guernsey, breeding in several parts of the Island; it is also resident, but I think not quite so common, in Sark.
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