Among the Birds in Northern Shires

by Charles Dixon

Nests:—
Accentor, Hedge, [286].
Dipper, [22], [23].
Divers, [97], [98].
Duck, Tufted, [200].
Fulmar, [258].
Gannet, [247]-[249].
Goose, Gray-lag, [73].
Grebe, Little, [195].
Grouse, Red, [44].
Gull, Black-headed, [129].
—— Lesser Black-backed, [219].
Kingfisher, [204].
Owl, Short-eared, [124], [125].
Petrel, Fork-tailed, [254]-[255].
Pipit, Meadow, [48].
Plover, Golden, [70].
Ptarmigan, [81].
Puffin, [227].
Robin, [286].
Shearwater, Manx, [256].
Sheldrake, [215], [216].
Swan, [198].
Twite, [50].
Wagtail, Gray, [26], [27].
Wheatear, [51].
Whinchat, [175].
Wood-lark, [115].
Newstead, [198].
Newstead Abbey, [201].
Newton, Professor, on the Dipper, [18];
on the Garden Warbler, [183];
on the Kingfisher, [203].
Night-crow, [109].
Night-hawk, [106].
Nightingale, [155].
Nightjar, [106], [107] fig., [108]-[113], [140], [154], [256], [288];
evil repute, [106], [107];
names, [106]-[109];
migration, [109], [110], [268];
note, [111];
colour, [111], [112];
nesting, [288];
eggs, [112].
Norfolk, [117], [280].
Norfolk Plover, [119].
North Sea, [272]-[274].
Northumberland, [213].
Norton Lees, [159].
Norway, [50].
Nottinghamshire, [114], [134], [198], [200], [208].
November, bird-life in, [291].
Nuthatch, [154].

October, bird-life in, [290].
Orkneys, [52], [71], [83], [99], [209], [240].
Osprey, [94], [95].
Ouzel, Mountain, [52].
—— Ring-, [34], [52], [53] fig., [54]-[57], [59], [171], [184];
flocking, [289];
migration, [53], [54], [267], [271], [290];
nesting, [288];
song, [55].
—— Tor, [52].
—— Water, [18].
Ouzels, [287].
Owl, Barn, [184].
—— Churn, [108].
—— Fern, [108].
—— Long-eared, [137].
—— Short-eared, [122], [123] fig., [124], [125];
migration, [265], [269], [277], [278];
nest, [124], [125];
eggs, [125].
—— Tawny, [144].
Owls, [20], [110], [112], [140], [144], [151], [185], [256];
migration, [278].
Owler Bar, [53].
Oyster-catcher, [104], [210], [218], [226].

Partridge, English, [121].
—— Red-legged, [121].
Partridges, [43], [107], [181].
Passeres, [16], [132], [154].
Passerines, [46], [115], [127].
Peak District, [13], [34], [52], [82], [236], [238].
Pennine chain, [52].
Pentland Firth, [240].
Penzance, [49].
Peregrine, [59], [76]-[78], [85], [86], [239], [250].
Petrel, Fork-tailed, [232], [254], [255] fig., [280];
nest, [254]-[255];
eggs, [255], [256].
—— Stormy, [193], [232], [256], [280].
Petrels, [232], [233], [258], [260].
Pettichaps, [183].
Peveril Castle, [237].
Phalarope, Red-necked, [93], [99], [100];
migration, [268].
Pheasant, [43], [107], [121], [132], [135], [142], [145], [148], [149], [151], [288], [291].
Picidæ, [154].
Pigeon, [82], [148].
Pinnacles, [240], [243].
Pipit, Meadow, [46]-[48], [59], [127], [284], [290];
flocking, [289];
migration, [46], [47], [282];
nesting, [47], [48];
song, [47].
—— Rock, [213], [226].
—— Tree, [114], [175], [287], [289];
migration, [268].
Pipits, [181], [187];
migration, [290].
Plover, Golden, [69], [70];
migration, [264], [279];
nest, [70];
eggs, [70].
—— Gray, migration, [265], [266].
—— Norfolk, [119].
—— Ringed, [104], [193], [206], [207], [210], [211] fig., [212], [218], [225];
migration, [266];
eggs, [212].
—— Stone, [119].
—— Thick-kneed, [119].
Plovers, [34], [59], [66]-[68], [93], [94], [293];
migration, [265], [269], [278], [282];
nesting, [288].
Pochard, [201], [207].
Pool, By River and, [186].
Protection of birds, [38].
Protective coloration:——
Curlew, Stone, [117], [118], [120], [121];
Grouse, Red, [43], [79];
Grouse, Willow, [80];
Gull, Lesser Black-backed, [220];
Plover, [212];
Ptarmigan, [76]-[79];
Tern, Lesser, [211];
Tern, Sandwich, [223].
Ptarmigan, [42], [75], [76], [78], [80], [81], [83];
protective coloration, [76], [78];
note, [81];
nest, [81];
eggs, [81].
Puckeridge, [109].
Puffin, [218], [226], [227], [231], [242], [244], [250], [254];
nest, [227].

Quail, migration, [268].

Rail, Land, [176]-[178];
migration, [268].
—— Water, [125], [126], [193], [197].
Raptores, [61], [65].
Raven, [66], [76], [77] fig., [87], [88], [236].
Rawlinson, [134].
Ray, [183].
Razorbill, [103], [231], [240], [241] fig., [242], [250], [254].
Redcar, [194], [273].
Redmires, [30], [139].
Redpole, [33], [189], [190], [290].
—— Lesser, [168], [169], [170], [291].
Redshank, [33], [72], [94], [126];
migration, [264], [269], [278].
Redstart, [155], [183], [239], [287];
migration, [267].
Redwing, [127], [141], [166], [172], [173], [182], [286], [293];
migration, [166], [172], [263], [265], [269], [279], [290].
Ribble, [206].
Rivelin, [14], [21].
Rivelin Valley, [48], [52], [53], [54], [59], [132], [138], [146], [154], [238], [275].
River and Pool, By, [186].
Robin, [141], [182], [183], [285], [291];
song, [19], [289], [291], [293];
perennial song, [19], [283];
nest, [286];
migration, [263], [266], [268], [269].
Robin Hood, [143].
Rockier, [148].
Rocky Mountains, [17].
Rodd, [50].
Rook, [127], [129], [141], [144], [159], [160], [161] fig., [162], [196], [290];
service to farmers, [160];
flocking, [289];
migration, [264], [269];
nesting, [284], [285].
Ross-shire, [94], [99].
Rough, meaning of, [35] note.
Roughs, Moorlands and, [35].
Ruff, migration, [266].

Saint Kilda, [87], [89], [90], [209], [240], [251]-[257], [260].
Sanderling, [207];
migration, [265], [266], [269], [278].
Sandpiper, [16], [66], [70], [93], [94];
migration, [271].
—— Common, [28] fig., [29]-[32], [59], [60], [207];
migration, [29], [268];
nesting, [288];
attachment to nesting-place, [29], [30];
eggs, [31];
note, [32].
—— Curlew, [207];
migration, [266].
Sawbill, [101].
Scandinavia, [17].
Scaup, [207], [233];
migration, [269].
Scolopacineæ, [119].
Scoter, [99], [233];
migration, [265], [269], [278].
Scotland, [27], [30], [51], [52], [133], [152].
Scrapire, [257].
Scully, Dr., [63].
Sea and Shore, On, [209].
Sea-cliff, On Crag and, [236].
September, bird-life in, [290].
Shakespeare, on the Kingfisher, [202].
Sheaf, [14], [25].
Shearwater, [232], [258].
—— Manx, [232], [256];
nest, [256];
eggs, [256].
Sheffield, [25], [30], [34], [46], [53], [59], [106], [117], [141], [154]-[156], [159], [171], [183], [187], [189], [275], [283].
Sheldrake, [73], [102], [214], [215] fig., [233];
nest, [215], [216];
eggs, [216].
Sherwood Forest, [99], [106], [122], [132], [142], [146], [156], [198].
Shetlands, [29], [50], [71], [83], [99], [152], [209], [240].
Shore, On Sea and, [209].
Shoveler, [200].
Shrike, Great Gray, migration, [280].
Siberia, [273].
Siskin, [33], [167], [170], [189]-[191].
Skua, [228];
migration, [266].
—— Buffon’s, migration, [266].
Sky-lark, [19], [52], [114], [115], [127], [178];
migration, [178], [264], [269], [273], [276], [279];
song, [114], [115], [284]-[286], [291], [293].
Skye, [26], [31], [33], [64], [76], [83], [86], [102].
Sligachan, [87].
Snipe, [34], [70], [71], [147];
drumming, [71];
migration, [264].
—— Common, [126];
migration, [269].
—— Jack, [127], [181], [291];
migration, [181], [265].
—— Summer, [28], [30].
Soay, [253], [256].
Solway, [206].
Somerset, [52].
Song note:—
Accentor, Hedge, [283], [286], [293].
Blackbird, [285], [286], [289].
Blackcap, [289].
Bunting, Reed, [171].
—— Yellow, [281], [286].
Chaffinch, [164], [285].
Chiffchaff, [290].
Cuckoo, [286], [288].
Curlew, [71].
Dipper, [19], [24], [286].
Greenfinch, [286].
Kingfisher, [205].
Nightjar, [111].
Ouzel, Ring-, [55].
Pipit, Meadow, [47].
Ptarmigan, [81].
Robin, [19], [289], [291], [293];
perennial, [19], [283].
Sandpiper, [32].
Sky-lark, [114], [115], [284]-[286], [291], [293].
Starling, [163], [177], [284], [290], [291], [293].
Thrush, Missel-, [284], [290], [291], [293].
—— Song, [285].
Twite, [48].
Wagtail, Gray, [26], [27].
Warbler, Garden, [183], [184].
—— Grasshopper, [116].
—— Sedge, [127].
Wheatear, [51].
Whitethroat, [289].
Wood-lark, [113], [114].
Wren, [286], [290], [291], [293];
perennial, [283].
Sparrow, in August, [289];
in September, [290];
nest in January, [284];
in February, [285].
Sparrow, Hedge, migration, [266].
—— House, [163], [170], [291];
migration, [263]-[264] note;
voracity, [163], [170].
—— Tree, [167];
migration, [263], [269].
Sparrow-hawk, [61], [65], [66], [133], [136]-[138], [164], [184];
migration, [264];
nesting, [288].
Speeton, [240].
Spurn, [213], [272], [274], [275].
Stack Armin, [253].
Stanage Edge, [53].
Starling, [16], [127], [143], [162], [184], [205], [238], [290];
flocking, [289];
migration, [264], [265], [268], [269];
pairing, [284], [285];
song, [163], [177], [284], [290], [291], [293].
Stint, Little, migration, [266].
Stints, [207].
Stonechat, [52], [116];
migration, [265], [269], [291].
Stone-clatter, [51].
Stone Curlew, [117], [118] fig., [119]-[121];
protective coloration, [117], [118], [120], [121];
local names, [118], [119];
migration, [120], [268];
eggs, [120].
Stone Plover, [119].
Storer, [203].
Stormcock, [56], [172].
Strome Ferry, [33], [94].
Sturnus, [16].
Suffolk, [117].
Sunderland, [214].
Sussex Downs, [57].
Sutherland, [99], [240].
Swallow, [29], [51], [180], [192], [196], [197], [287];
migration, [192], [266], [268], [271], [277], [290].
Swan, [192], [198], [208], [215];
nest, [198];
eggs, [198];
migration, [264].
Swan, Bewick’s, [192], [208].
Swift, [185], [196], [239], [288];
migration, [260], [271], [289].

Talisker, [86], [88].
Teal, [73], [99], [193], [197], [200];
migration, [265], [269].
Tees, [208].
Tern, [73], [102], [206], [218], [228], [229] fig., [230];
migration, [271].
—— Arctic, [103], [206], [221], [223];
eggs, [224].
—— Common, [103], [206], [221], [224];
eggs, [225].
—— Lesser, [206], [210], [211] fig., [212];
eggs, [211].
—— Roseate, [221].
—— Sandwich, [206], [221]-[223];
eggs, [223].
Thick-knee, [117], [119].
Thorne, [127].
Thrush, [16], [54], [55], [57], [141], [171], [177], [181].
—— Missel-, [24], [55], [120], [124], [146], [147], [172], [285], [286], [290];
migration, [269]-[291];
song, [284], [290], [291], [293].
—— Song, [19], [23], [172], [173], [289], [290];
migration, [263], [264], [268], [269], [291];
nest, [286];
song, [285].
Tit, [191];
flocking, [289].
—— Crested, [154].
Titlark, [34].
Titmice, [34], [141], [154], [183], [190] fig., [191], [284], [291];
migration, [265], [266], [269], [275], [291];
pairing, [285].
Titmouse, [292] fig.
—— Bearded, [154].
Torquay, [87].
Totani, [71].
Totley, [132].
Tringa merula aquatica, [16].
Tunstall, on the Dipper, [18].
Turnstone, migration, [269].
Twigmoor, [127].
Twite, [34], [48], [49] fig., [50], [51], [59], [168], [169];
flocking, [289];
migration, [282], [290];
nest, [50];
nesting, [280];
note, [48];
eggs, [50].
Tyne, [206].

Upland Streams, By, [11].

Vieillot, [255].

Waders, migration, [265], [289].
Wagtail, Gray, [24], [25] fig., [26]-[28], [30], [180], [189], [194]-[195], [201], [286];
migration, [24];
nest, [26], [27];
song, [26], [27];
attachment to breeding-place, [27].
—— Pied, [178], [180], [192], [194]-[195], [286], [291]-[292];
migration, [265], [266], [268], [269].
—— Yellow, [178], [179] fig., [180], [286].
Wagtails, [187].
Wainfleet, [280].
Wales, [52], [58], [133].
Walton Hall, [196].
—— Park, [193].
Warbler, Dartford, [116], [117].
—— Garden, [183];
migration, [268];
song, [183], [184].
—— Grasshopper, [111], [116];
migration, [268];
song, [116].
—— Reed, [127], [195];
migration, [267].
—— Sedge, [127], [155], [195];
migration, [268], [271];
song, [127].
Warblers, [141], [181];
migration, [290].
Wash, [208], [210], [235], [272], [275]-[277], [280].
Water-crow, [18], [31].
Water-ouzel, [18].
Water-rail, [125], [126], [193], [197].
Waterton, Charles, [193], [283].
Western Isles, [19].
Wharncliffe, [236].
—— Crags, [106].
—— Woods, [132], [149].
Wheatear, [51], [155], [239], [286], [287] fig.;
migration, [51], [267], [268], [271];
nest, [51];
note [51].
Wheel-bird, [109].
Whimbrel, [71], [207];
migration, [266].
Whinchat, [173], [174] fig.;
migration, [267], [271];
nest, [175];
eggs, [175].
Whitby, [274].
White, Gilbert, [57].
Whitethroat, [115], [268], [287];
migration, [267], [271];
song, [289].
—— Lesser, migration, [267].
Whoopers, [208].
Wigeon, [73], [193], [197], [233];
migration, [265], [269], [278].
Wight, Isle of, [82].
Willow Grouse, [43], [80].
Willughby, [183].
Woodcock, [144], [145] fig., [181], [291];
migration, [264]-[266], [269], [277], [278].
Wood-lark, [113]-[115];
nest, [115];
song, [113], [114].
Woodpecker, [132], [151], [154];
absent from Ireland and Scotland, [152].
—— Greater Spotted, [152], [153] fig.
—— Green, [151], [152].
—— Lesser Spotted, [152].
Wren, [16], [22], [47], [141], [182], [183], [251], [252];
migration, [265], [266], [268], [269];
song, [286], [290], [291], [293];
perennial songster, [283].
—— Willow, [155]-[157], [287];
migration, [267], [271].
—— Wood, [156], [157], [288];
migration, [268].
Writing Lark, [171].
Wryneck, [153], [154];
migration, [267].
Wye, [14], [25].
Wyming Brook, [14], [30], [138].