SCRITCH
Etymology 1
Noun
scritch (plural scritches)
(obsolete) a screech
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A thrush.
Verb
scritch (third-person singular simple present scritches, present participle scritching, simple past and past participle scritched)
(obsolete) To screech.
Etymology 2
Verb
scritch (third-person singular simple present scritches, present participle scritching, simple past and past participle scritched)
To make a light scratching sound, like a small animal burrowing.
To scratch so as to relieve an itch or irritation.
Noun
scritch (plural scritches)
A light scratching sound, like a small animal burrowing.
The act of scratching an itch.
Source: Wiktionary
Scritch, n.
Definition: A screech. [R.]
Perhaps it is the owlet's scritch. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition