. Bodley Head natural history. Natural history; Birds. 46 GOLDEN CRESTED WREN. another uttering his insect-like " ; His voice is weak, but he uses it incessantly on fine days. He is sociable, and frequently hunts in company with tits as well as his own species, particularly in winter. It is in autumn that the Gold Crest attracts most notice. The migrating hosts sometimes appear on our shores in early August, but the usual time of arrival is from September to October. A memor- able year was 1882; the "migration wave" began on the 6th August and continued for 92 days
. Bodley Head natural history. Natural history; Birds. 46 GOLDEN CRESTED WREN. another uttering his insect-like " ; His voice is weak, but he uses it incessantly on fine days. He is sociable, and frequently hunts in company with tits as well as his own species, particularly in winter. It is in autumn that the Gold Crest attracts most notice. The migrating hosts sometimes appear on our shores in early August, but the usual time of arrival is from September to October. A memor- able year was 1882; the "migration wave" began on the 6th August and continued for 92 days reaching from the Channel to the Faroes. In 1892, after it had been blowing half a gale from the east from the early morning of 14th Oct. to the morning. 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 Cuming, E. D. (Edward William Dirom), 1862-1941. London ; New York : Lane
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