. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . M KESTREL. 371 observed to be a resident in the neighbourhood of Barnsleythroughout the year. This district may possibly be thenorthern Hmit of its winter haunts ; and if this is so, in allprobability the Kestrels seen at Barnsley in the winter arenot the same birds which spent the summer there, but arenew comers from the north, taking the place of the otherswhich have moved further south. As a resident throughoutthe year the Kestrel is by no means confined to south York-shire, as Mr. Harting suggests, but i
. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . M KESTREL. 371 observed to be a resident in the neighbourhood of Barnsleythroughout the year. This district may possibly be thenorthern Hmit of its winter haunts ; and if this is so, in allprobability the Kestrels seen at Barnsley in the winter arenot the same birds which spent the summer there, but arenew comers from the north, taking the place of the otherswhich have moved further south. As a resident throughoutthe year the Kestrel is by no means confined to south York-shire, as Mr. Harting suggests, but is generally distributedover the county. Mr. Robert Lee of Thirsk and Mr. JamesBrigham of Slingsby stated (MS.), that in those parts of theNorth Riding, the Kestrel may be found at all seasons. Furthersouth it occurs commonly around Leeds in the winter. Inhigh and exposed districts, the Kestrel is compelled in hardwinters to seek more sheltered quarters, but in milder seasonsremains in its old haunts. The evidence given above onlytends to prove that the Kestrel is not confined in wi
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