Handbook to the natural history of Carmarthenshire / by T.W. Barker.

  • Barker, T. W.
Date:
[1905?]
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Handbook to the natural history of Carmarthenshire / by T.W. Barker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Rock Pipit: Aiithus obsciiriis. Sea coasts. Great Grev Shrike: Lanins excnbitor. Mr. j Jeffreys has had two or three specimens sent him to be stuffed. Mr. Davidson mentions one having been seen at Ammanford. H Redbacked Shrike: Lanins Collurio. Not an uncommon summer visitor. I generally see a pair every year near Carmarthen Junction, and have also come across it near Kidwelly and in other localities. I found a nest with eggs many years ago in a hedge near Penllwyn Park. K Spotted Flycatcher: Muscicapa grisola. Rather local, but usually common where it is found. We have four or five nests every year at Oaklands. These birds destroy a large number of Butterflies, mostly Meadow Browns, but hardly ever touch the Cabbage Whites. Pied Flycatcher: Mnscicapa atricapilla. Mr. Jeffreys has had several sent to him. I have seen one near Llanwrtyd, but not in this county. Mr. Powell saw one at Carreg Cennen in the spring of 1902. \’’ery abundant among oak, alders, and birches in the upper Towy valley (Dr. Salter). K Swallow: Hiriindo rustica. Common. R Martin: Hirundo iirbica. Common. R Sand iNIartin: Hirimdo riparia. Fairlv com- mon. R Tree Creeper: Certhia familiaris. Common. R Goldfinch: Cardnelis elegans. Much com- moner now than a few years back, in consequence of being protected under the Wild Birds Acts. I have seen large flocks near Oaklands in 1904 and iqo;.