. Pictures of bird life : on woodland meadow, mountain and marsh . )e verycommon. Here I saw a Marsh-liarrier for the first time,disturbin(( it from a dead and withered tree wliicli overhungtlie stream. A Sandpiper was also seen, which I took to be the GreenSandpiper: and a Kinofisher—the only one 1 saw in Spain. The Author. throughout my visit. .Vccordini> to Chapman, it is •• mostnumerous in winter. A Blue Tit was noticed iiestiiii;- in abirch-tree at the waterside. Unfortunately I did not seethe Crested Tit. wliich is to be found in the nci(>hbouih()Teen,was wonderfully inconspicuous
. Pictures of bird life : on woodland meadow, mountain and marsh . )e verycommon. Here I saw a Marsh-liarrier for the first time,disturbin(( it from a dead and withered tree wliicli overhungtlie stream. A Sandpiper was also seen, which I took to be the GreenSandpiper: and a Kinofisher—the only one 1 saw in Spain. The Author. throughout my visit. .Vccordini> to Chapman, it is •• mostnumerous in winter. A Blue Tit was noticed iiestiiii;- in abirch-tree at the waterside. Unfortunately I did not seethe Crested Tit. wliich is to be found in the nci(>hbouih()Teen,was wonderfully inconspicuous amid the leaves. Afterwatchiufj and photographing it, I gave it a sliglit touch-up,and tlic tiling vanished into tlie next busli witli a Hying leap,nor could a close search detect it again. ^V pair of the inevitable guardas were occupants of mycarriaoe on the way l)ack : and on arriving at the termiiuisI was requested to move, and then saw for the first timethat my next-door neighbour was a prisoner, chained handand foot, so that h
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