. Recreations of a naturalist . Natural history. BIRD LIFE ON THE BROADS 207 running, its mud-coloured back harmonising so well with the natural surroundings that when at rest it is almost invisible, unless the eye has first detected it while in motion. This is the Common Sandpiper or Summer Snipe, as it is often called. On taking flight it skims out over the water with quick pulsations of the wing, returning in a semi-. THB BEARDED TIT. circle to the shore some distance away as it utters a sharp note and oft-repeated " weet, weet, ; From the side of a marsh drain we may often s
. Recreations of a naturalist . Natural history. BIRD LIFE ON THE BROADS 207 running, its mud-coloured back harmonising so well with the natural surroundings that when at rest it is almost invisible, unless the eye has first detected it while in motion. This is the Common Sandpiper or Summer Snipe, as it is often called. On taking flight it skims out over the water with quick pulsations of the wing, returning in a semi-. THB BEARDED TIT. circle to the shore some distance away as it utters a sharp note and oft-repeated " weet, weet, ; From the side of a marsh drain we may often see a larger and darker Sandpiper spring up with a louder whistle, " tui, tui, tui,"and take the air like a Snipe, flying not unlike one, but looking somewhat smaller, blacker, and with a white rump, which may be seen at a considerable distance, as in the case of. 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 Harting, James Edmund, 1841-1928. London : T. Fisher Unwin
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