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THE BLUE TIT {Farm cfwuleu!^). 



April 7th, Douglas Head Lt. (Isle of Man). Large iinmigration after 

 south-west wind with snow. 



THE PIED WAGTAIL (Motacilla higubris). 



March 9th, St. Catherine's Lt. (Isle of Wight), one. March 2l3t, 

 Staffordshire, many. March 28th, 29th and 80th, Cheshire and York- 

 shire, many. April lOth to 14th, Merioneth, large immigration. April 

 20th, Yorkshire, many females. May 3rd, Yorkshire, passing OA-er in 

 flocks. 



It appears from the notes that this species continued to arrive from 

 the middle of March to the middle of April, the males being a few 

 days in advance of the females. Many, of course, winter in this 

 counti'v. 



THE GREY W^\GTAIL {Motacilla melanope). 



March 23rd, Cheshire, many in nesting-haunts from which they had 

 been absent during the winter. 



THE MEADOW-PIPIT {Anthus pratmsis), 



March 13th, St. Catherine's Lt. (Isle of Wight), one. March 30th, 

 Cheshire. March 31st, Isle of Man, few. April Ist, 2nd and 3rd, 

 Douglas Head Lt. (Isle of Man), many. April 2nd, E. Goodwin Lt.-v. 

 (Kent) and Outer Gabbard Lt.-v. (Essex), few. April 10th, Merioneth, 

 large migration. April 12th, Lancashire, many passing. April J8th, 

 Yorkshire, many, and Ilanois Lt. (Channel Islands), few. 



[N.B. — This species generally migrates in company with the Pied 

 AVagtail.j 



THE EOCK-PIPIT {Anthus obscurus). 

 March 30th and 31st. Douglas Head (Isle of Man). 



THE GOLDEN ORIOLE {Oriolus galbulu). 



April 22nd and 23rd, Yorkshire (reported). May 7th, Kent, one shot. 

 May 23rd, Hants, one heard. 



THE CHAFFINCH {Frmgilla ccekbs). 



March 21st and 24th, Smith's Knoll Lt.-v. (Essex), few. March 22nd 

 to 28th, Douglas Head Lt. (Isle of Man), numbers. March 26th to April 

 3rd, Leman and Ower Lts. (Norfolk), several. April 18th, Leman and 

 Ower Lts.. few. 



