Eynsham

The movements of the kingfisher seem to be only partly understood; but that they do migrate, whether for short or long distances, I have no doubt whatever.

On the Evenlode, another Oxfordshire river, which runs from Moreton-in-the-Marsh to join the Isis at Eynsham, they are rarely to be seen between March and September, or August at the earliest; while I seldom take a walk along the stream in the winter months without seeing one or more of them.

This bird is one of those which owe much to the Wild Birds Act, of which a short account will be found in Note A at the end of this volume.

It may not be shot between March and August; and though it may be slaughtered in the winter with impunity, the gun licence and its own rapid flight give it a fair chance of escape.