CHAPTER VIII

MOVEMENTS OF LONDON BIRDS

Migration as seen in London--Swallows in the parks--Fieldfares--A flock of wild geese--Autumn movements of resident species--Wood-pigeons--A curious habit--Dabchicks and moorhens--Crows and rooks--The Palace daws--Starlings--Robins--A Tower robin and the Tower sparrows--Passage birds in the parks--Small birds wintering in London--Influx of birds during severe frosts--Occasional visitors--The black-headed gull--A winter scene in St. James's Park 129