down any fresh bird that has made its appearance in my garden. Several of my correspondents have adopted my plan, and we have exchanged lists to our mutual benefit.
List No. I.—Bishop's Lydeard, West Somerset.
Birds observed in the Vicarage grounds at Bishop 's Lydeard,
West Somerset, between 1870 and 1880.
Bishop's Lydeard, at hardly any elevation above the sea, is situated at the western end of Taunton Dene, a celebrated breadth of rich meadow and pasture. Immediately to the north-west of the village the Quantock Hills rise some 1200 feet, opposing a barrier in the direction of the Bristol Channel about twelve miles distant. The Vicarage gardens, with a meadow adjoining, contain about eight acres; a warm ditch at one side was seldom without a Snipe in frosty weather, and enabled such species as Woodcock and Green Sandpiper to be included in the list. There was no large wood near, and the village brook was half a mile to the south.
B, after a species, signifies that its nest was observed.
| Mistle Thrush, b. | Red-backed Shrike, b. | Green Woodpecker. |
| Song Thrush, b. | Spotted Flycatcher, b. | Kingfisher. |
| Redwing. | Swallow, b. | Cuckoo. |
| Fieldfare. | House Martin, b. | White Owl. |
| Blackbird, b. | Sand Martin. | Tawny Owl. |
| Wheatear. | Greenfinch, b. | Sparrow Hawk. |
| Redstart, b. | Hawfinch. | Peregrine Falcon, pass- |
| Black Redstart. | Goldfinch, b. | ing over. |
| Redbreast, b. | Siskin. | Kestrel. |
| Whitethroat, b. | House Sparrow, b. | Heron, passing over. |
| Blackcap, b. | Chaffinch, b. | Mute Swan, ditto. |
| Golden-crested Wren. | Brambling. | Wild Duck, ditto. |
| Chiffchaff, b. | Linnet, b. | Ring Dove, b. |
| Willow Wren, b. | Lesser Redpoll. | Turtle Dove. |
| Hedge Sparrow, b. | Bullfinch. | Pheasant. |
| Long-tailed Tit. | Corn Bunting. | Partridge. |
| Great Tit, b. | Yellow Bunting, b. | Land Rail, b. |
| Coal Tit. | Reed Bunting. | Water Rail. |
| Marsh Tit. | Starling, b. | Moor Hen.[over. |
| Blue Tit, b. | Jay. | Golden Plover, passing |
| Nuthatch, b. | Magpie. | Lapwing, ditto. |
| Wren, b. | Jackdaw. | Woodcock. |
| Tree Creeper. | Raven, passing over. | Snipe. |
| Pied Wagtail, b. | Carrion Crow. | Jack Snipe. |
| Grey Wagtail. | Rook. | Green Sandpiper. |
| Tree Pipit. | Sky Lark. | Curlew, passing over. |
| Meadow Pipit. | Swift. | Common Gull, ditto. |
Total birds observed, 80; total birds nesting, 28.
