Birds
of Huddersfield
By E. J. C. Swabey & E. W. Aubrook
Page Nine of Eleven
BIRDS AROUND HUDDERSFIELD
Family PARIDAE – the Tits
Genus Parus L.
GREAT-TIT, Parus major newtoni Prazak
Resident, common.
BLUE-TIT, Parus caeruleus obscurus Prazak
Resident, common.
COAL-TIT, Parus ater britannicus Sharpe and Dresser
Resident, common.
WILLOW-TIT, Parus atricapillus kleinschmidti Hellmayr
Visitor, occasional. Lepton, 7 June 1942; Woodsome Lees,
31 December 1944 (A.N. Sykes)
MARSH-TIT, Parus Palustris dresseri Stejn.
Visitor, occasional; a pair at Fixby, 19 October 1957.
Genus Aegithalos Herm
LONG-TAILED TIT, Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus Mathews
Resident, rare, and occasional visitor. Nested at Shepley,
1949, and Farnley, 1957.
Family CERTHIIDAE – the Creepers
Genus Certhia L.
TREE-CREEPER, Certhia familiaris Britannica Ridgw.
Resident, widely distributed.
Family TROGOLDYTIDAE – the Wrens
Genus Troglodytes Vieill.
WREN, Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes (L.)
Resident, common.
Family CINCLIDAE – the Dippers
Genus Cinclus Borkh.
DIPPER, Cinclus cinclus hibernicus Hart.
Resident, uncommon, upland streams. Bred in the Deanhead
Valley, 1915.
Family TURDIDAE – the Thrushes
Genus Turdis L.
MISTLE-THRUSH, Turdus viscivorus viscivorus L.
Resident common.
FIELDFARE, Turdus Pilaris L.
Winter visitor.
SONG-THRUSH, Turdus ericetorum ericetorum Turton
Resident and winter visitor, common.
REDWING, Turdus musicus musicus L.
Winter visitor.
RING-OUZEL, Turdus torquatus torquatus L.
Summer resident, moorlands. Reared young in Willykay Clough,
Marsden, 1953.
BLACKBIRD, Turdus merula merula L.
Resident and winter visitor, common.
Genus Oenanthe Vieill.
WHEATEAR, Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe (L.)
Summer resident, uplands.
Genus Saxicola Bechst.
STONECHAT, Saxicola torquata hibernana (Hart)
Passage migrant, occasional. Farnley Tyas, 1935 and 1940;
Wessenden Valley, September 1952.
WHINCHAT, Saxicola rubetra rubetra (L.)
Summer resident.
Genus Phoenicurus Forst
REDSTART, Phoenicurus phoenicurus phoenicurus (L.)
Summer resident, thinly distributed locally.
Genus Erithacus Cuvier
REDBREAST, Erithacus rubecula melophilius Hart.
Resident abundant.
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