Birds of the wave and woodland

by Phil Robinson

The Birds of the Months—Some Rare Birds and some Common—January and the Fieldfare—February and the Rook—March, April, May, with the Thrush, Swallow and Nightingale—The Terrors of Migration—June and the Ring-dove—A Wood-pigeon Problem—The Dotterel—Evening Voices: The Night-jars—July and the Skylark—August, September, with Grouse and Partridge—The Ptarmigan—The old Cock-pheasant—November and the Woodcock—December with its Robin and Wren

CHAPTER II

“Kirchup! Kirchup! among the wheats
Partridge distant partridge greets,
Beckoning hints to those that roam
That guide the squandered cover home.”
Clare.