. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. LANIID^. ^53 l'pf%k. THE WOODCHAT. Lanius pomeranus, Sparrman. Although a common species during the breeding-season on the opposite shores of the Continent, the Woodchat Shrike only crosses the narrow seas at irregular intervals, and not more than about thirty-five examples are known to have been obtained in England during the last hundred years. The majority of these have been noticed in the southern and eastern districts, and generally at the time of migration ; but there is evidence that the bird has nested twice near Freshwater in the Isle o
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. LANIID^. ^53 l'pf%k. THE WOODCHAT. Lanius pomeranus, Sparrman. Although a common species during the breeding-season on the opposite shores of the Continent, the Woodchat Shrike only crosses the narrow seas at irregular intervals, and not more than about thirty-five examples are known to have been obtained in England during the last hundred years. The majority of these have been noticed in the southern and eastern districts, and generally at the time of migration ; but there is evidence that the bird has nested twice near Freshwater in the Isle of Wight, while westward it has been known to occur as far as Cornwall. Northward, it has been identified on rare occasions up to Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumber- land and Northumberland ; but there is no proof that it has visited Scotland or Ireland. Mr. O. V. Aplin published an excellent summary in 'The Zoologist' for 1892, pp. 345-352. On the Continent the Woodchat breeds from Normandy north- eastward as far as the line of the Baltic and the valley of the Vistula, beyond which it is of accidental occurrence; while southward it is generally distributed throughout Europe, and in the countries. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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