. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. l62 THE BIRDS OF ESSEX. Order ACCIPITRES. Family VULTURID^. Egyptian Vulture : Neophronpercnopterus. An accidental straggler to England, where it has only twice been met with—on the second occasion, however, in Essex. Dr. Bree sa3-s (34. 1456 ani 29. Oct. 10, 1S68) :— " On the 28th of Septem- ber last the labourer who had charge of an off-hand farm of Mr. AVoodvvard [not Woollard] of Stanway Hall, situated at Peldon, Essex, had been killing his Micnaelmas Geese. On going some time after in the yard where th
. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. l62 THE BIRDS OF ESSEX. Order ACCIPITRES. Family VULTURID^. Egyptian Vulture : Neophronpercnopterus. An accidental straggler to England, where it has only twice been met with—on the second occasion, however, in Essex. Dr. Bree sa3-s (34. 1456 ani 29. Oct. 10, 1S68) :— " On the 28th of Septem- ber last the labourer who had charge of an off-hand farm of Mr. AVoodvvard [not Woollard] of Stanway Hall, situated at Peldon, Essex, had been killing his Micnaelmas Geese. On going some time after in the yard where the said Geese had been slaugh- tered, he saw a strange bird feeding upon the blood. The bird flew away, and the man loaded his gun. Presently the bird came and hovered over the spot in hopes of another spell at the blood ; but his fate was sealed, and he fell dead to the labourer's shot. I saw the bird next day at the house of Mr. Ambrose [bird- stuffei'] of this place, to whom it had been sent for preservation. Mr. Woodward has since kindly furnished me with the above inlormation * * * Mr. Laver of this town informs me that many 3-ears ago his father, who lived near Burnham, further up the Essex coast than Peldon, had a flock of Vultures for several days among the large trees on his farm. The}' were known by their bare heads, and were most probably the Egyptian \^; Dr. Bree further states that it was immature, and adds a detailed description. He lent the specimen to Mr. Gould, who figured it in his magnificent Birds of Great Britain. Its bones are now in Mr. Harwood's EGYPTI.^N VULTURE, l/g. Family FALCONID^. Marsh Harrier: Circus druglnosus. Locally, " Bald Buz- zard," or "; A rare visitor, though once breeding commonly in the county. It still breeds in some of the more remote corners of the British Isles, but will probably never do so again in Essex. In 1832, Mr. Parsons wrote (il) :— " Frequent in all the marshy
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