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    A Guide to the Nests and Eggs of British Nesting Birds - With Detailed Descriptions of Nests, Eggs, and Where to Look for Them
    A Guide to the Nests and Eggs of British Nesting Birds - With Detailed Descriptions of Nests, Eggs, and Where to Look for Them
    A Guide to the Nests and Eggs of British Nesting Birds - With Detailed Descriptions of Nests, Eggs, and Where to Look for Them
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    A Guide to the Nests and Eggs of British Nesting Birds - With Detailed Descriptions of Nests, Eggs, and Where to Look for Them

    By Charles A. Hall

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    This vintage book contains a detailed guide to nests and eggs of British nesting birds, with detailed descriptions of nests, eggs, and where to look for them. Written in clear, plain language and full of interesting facts and useful information, this volume will appeal to modern bird watchers, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. The chapters of this book include: “Bird Watching”, “Descriptions of Nests and Eggs”, “Mistle Thrush”, “Song Thrush”, “Blackbird”, “Ring Ouzel”, “Wheatear”, “Wingchat”, “Stonechat”, “Redbreast”, “Nightingale”, “Whitethroat”, “Lesser Whitethroat”, “Blackcap”, etcetera. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on aviculture.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateMar 6, 2013
    ISBN9781447489627
    A Guide to the Nests and Eggs of British Nesting Birds - With Detailed Descriptions of Nests, Eggs, and Where to Look for Them

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      A Guide to the Nests and Eggs of British Nesting Birds - With Detailed Descriptions of Nests, Eggs, and Where to Look for Them - Charles A. Hall

      DESCRIPTION OF NESTS AND EGGS

      WE shall now proceed with the description of the nests and eggs of British nesting birds, adding notes about any outstanding peculiarities where deemed necessary. The order in which the subjects are described will be that of the commonly accepted classification.

      MISSEL THRUSH (Turdus viscivorus).—A British resident. Also known as the Storm-Cock, and by many local names. Nests from February-April in the fork of a horizontal branch of a tree, at a distance from the trunk and ten feet or so above ground. Rarely found in a bush. Nest a rather bulky structure composed of dry grass, small twigs, roots and moss, bound together with mud, with a lining of grass and root fibres. Four or five, occasionally six, eggs are laid; these are of a bluish-ground colour, variably spotted and blotched with reddish-brown, and grey or violet under-tones. Size about 1 1/6 inches by over 3/4 inch.

      SONG THRUSH (Turdus musicus).—Also known as the Mavis or Throstle. British resident. Nests from February or March onwards, producing two or three broods. Site, thick bushes, forks of trees, among ivy, etc. Nesting material: hay, twigs, rootlets, moss. Nest interiorly bowl-shaped and lined with a plaster or stucco of mud, dung or rotten wood. Lays from four to six greenish-blue eggs, variably spotted with black and deep brown. Size of eggs about 1 1/10 inches by somewhat over 3/4 inch. (Plate 9.)

      BLACKBIRD (Turdus merula).—Also called Black-Thrush and Merle. Partially migrant; large numbers leave Britain in the autumn, but many remain. Nests from March-April onwards and produces two or three broods. Nesting sites similar to those of Song Thrush. Nest material also similar, but a lining of mud has a lining of dried grass imposed on it. Eggs, four to five; bluish, blotched with grey and brown; about the same size as those of Thrush. (Plate 9.)

      RING OUZEL (Turdus torquatus).—A bird of passage. Visits hilly districts in summer. Nests April or May; sometimes produces two broods. Nest much like a Blackbird’s, located on ground among rocks, hidden by gorse or heather, or in holes in banks; rarely in low bushes. Four or five eggs laid; bluish-green, mottled and spotted with ruddy brown; resembling those of Blackbird, but markings bolder. Size, slightly longer than eggs of Blackbird.

      WHEATEAR (Saxicola œnanthe).—A migrant. Arrives from Africa, Persia or North India about end of March. Haunts moors, mountains and solitary places. Nests April or May in burrows, crevices in walls, under stones and clods. Material used: moss, grass, wool, feathers and other easily available stuff. The nest is loosely built. Five or six, sometimes seven, eggs of a uniform pale blue colour, occasionally speckled with ruddy brown, are laid; there may be two broods. Several pairs may nest in close proximity. Egg about 3/4 by 3/5 inch.

      WHINCHAT (Pratincola rubetra).—Also known as Furze Chat, and by other local names. Migrant, arriving from North Africa, April-May. Some may remain through the winter in mild places, but most leave us before October. Haunts heaths, commons and meadows, especially where there are patches of gorse. Nests in May-June, on ground, under gorse bush or clod. Nest composed of grass, moss, rootlets, with lining of hair or fine grass. Five or six eggs laid; greenish-blue, not unlike those of Hedge Accentor, but often slightly speckled with red-brown. Size, about 3/4 by 1/2 inch. (Plate 10.)

      STONECHAT (Pratincola rubicola).—A resident. Haunts rough commons and waste places, where it uses gorse and tangled brambles as cover. Nest loosely built on or near ground under gorse bush or among heather. Material: grass, moss, rootlets, with lining of fine grass and hair. Five or six bluish-green eggs, speckled with rusty brown at larger end. Size of eggs about 3/4 by somewhat over 1/2 inch. Nesting-time April-May. Often two broods. (Plate 14.)

      REDSTART (Ruticilla phœnicurus).—Migrant. Winters in North Africa. Arrives early April. Haunts woodlands, gardens, orchards, parks. Nests May-July. Two broods. Builds in holes in trees, crevices in walls, deserted sheds, etc., using grass, rootlets, moss as material, and a lining of hair and feathers. Five or six eggs are laid, sometimes seven. They are pale greenish-blue, occasionally slightly spotted with red-brown. Size, somewhat over 3/4 by 1/2 inch. (Plate 10.) The Black Redstart (R. titys) is occasionally seen in our South-Western Counties. Doubtful if it has ever nested with us.

      REDBREAST (Erithacus rubecula).—Our resident Robin, common throughout the country. Haunts gardens. Nests in banks, outhouses, holes in walls, amongst ivy, in old flower-pots and cans, etc. Nest composed of grass, moss, dry leaves, roots, with lining of hair, fine grass and a few feathers. Breeding continues from March-July and even later. Several broods. Five or six eggs; white, with pinkish tinge, spotted with red-brown. Size, somewhat over 3/4 by 3/5 inch. (Plate 11.)

      NIGHTINGALE (Daulias luscinia).—The Philomel of the poets. A migrant. Spends winter in Africa. Arrives here in April. Its range is restricted chiefly to Midland

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