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The records fi-om tlic lalc of Man arc [)articul:irly interostino;. 

 Swallows were first observed on the island on April the 14th 

 and a few were occasionally seen between the 18th and 27th, 

 all being noted as on passage. None were seen from April 

 the 28th till May the 4th inclusive, but the next week, 

 May 5th-13th, a few were seen to arrive at the lighthouse 

 and pass over the island. The following week the residents 

 arrived and, almost immediately, began to build, and no 

 further records were received showiuij; changes in number. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



March 27. Leicester, Denbigh. 



„ 28. Leicester. 



„ 29. Cornwall. 



„ 30. Mcntgomery, S. Yorkshire, Dumfries. 



,, 31. Hants, Berks, Lancashire, Dumfries (many), 

 April 1. Cornwall, Herts. 



„ 2. Dorset lights, Oxford, Cheshire. 



„ 3. Dorset, Kent, Somerset. 



,, 4. Hants. 



„ 5. Dorset (few), Somerset. 



„ 6. Devon, Dorset (few), Somerset, Denbigh. 



,, 7. Devon (few), Dorset (decrease), Surrey, Staf- 



fordshire. 



,, 8. Devon (decrease), Hants (increase). 



„ 10. Hants lights, Shropsliire, Leicester, Lancashire. 



„ 12. Cornwall lights, Bucks, Glamorgan, 



„ 13. Devon (increase), Wilts, Essex, Glamorgan, 

 Worcester, Denbigh. 



„ 14. Cornwall (slight increase), Devon (decrease), 

 Hants, Sussex, Somerset, Wilts, Surrey, Essex, 

 Berks, W^orcester (increase), Cardigan, Merio- 

 neth, Derby, Isle of Man, Yorkshire. 



^. 15. Dorset, Hants and Sussex lights, Hants, Kent, 

 Somerset and Wilts (decrease), Berks and 

 Bucks (slight increase), Herts, Bedford, Suf- 

 folk. Norfolk, Glamorgan, Cardigan. 



