408 THE BIRDS OF KENT 



the nest of this species in many parts of Kent, and 

 have carefully watched the birds, bat they never remained 

 for any length of time in one locality. The breeding 

 haunts of the Common Sandpiper must be looked for 

 on higher altitudes than are to be found in Kent and 

 Sussex." 



There is no record at present of the occurrence of the 

 nesting of this Sandpiper in Kent. 



SPOTTED SANDPIPEE. 



Tringoides macularius (Linntens). H>.N., i., p. 249 



(1766). 



Mr. J. L. Bonhote, at a meeting of the British 

 Ornithologists' Club, exhibited on behalf of Dr. N. F. 

 Ticehurst, a pair of the Spotted Sandpiper {Tringoides 

 macularius), v^^hich had been shot on May 5, 1904, in a 

 ditch between Lydd and Brooklands, in Eomney Marsh. 

 The birds were examined in the flesh, when still perfectly 

 fresh, by Dr. Ticehurst, on May 7. This was the first 

 properly authenticated record of the species in the county 

 of Kent" (Bulletin of the B.O.C., vol. xiv., pp. 84-85.). 



Genus HELODROMUS, Kaup. 

 GEEEN SANDPIPEE. 



Helodromus ocJiropus (Linnaeus). S.N., i., p. 250 



(1766). 



The Green Sandpiper appears to be rather an erratic 

 visitor to the county, but the greatest numbers arrive 

 during the autumn migration. From observations made 



