. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ACCENTORIN/E. 93. THE HEDGE-SPARROW. Accentor modularis (Linnoeus). The Hedge-Sparrow is resident and generally distributed through- out the British Islands : the exceptions being the bleakest of the Outer Hebrides and the Shetlands, for in the Orkneys it has bred since 1887, and is increasing. In Sutherland and Caithness it is extending its range wherever plantations are springing up ; while in winter it comes nearer to houses, where a more plentiful supply of food is attainable. On the east coast it is a regular migrant, extraordinary numbers  - Stock Image
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