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The ItEKD-WARiiLER (Acrocejihalus streperus). Decrease at Marbury 



Mere (Cliesbire), September 3rd; last seen, Haj-ling Island 



(Hants), 8th; one at Marbury Mere, ]7th; one passing, N.E. 



Suffolk coast, 23rd. 



The Grassiioi'per-Waruler {Locustella ncci-ia). Three seen and one 



killed, S. liishop Lt. (Pembroke), August 20th/21st. 

 The IIedge-Sparrow {Accentor modularis). Single birds seen, Isle 

 of May (Fife), September 17th, 18th, 25th and 29th; a few on 

 Isle of May, September 30th to October Gth and from October 

 19th to 21st ; one shot, Isle of May, October 10th ; abundant for 

 first time in coast hedges N.E. Lincoln, October oth ; small 

 numbers on passage, October Gth to 16th (increase on 9th), Spurn 

 Head (Yorkshire) ; three arrived. Cape Wrath (Sutherland), 

 October 14th; one killed, Dungeness Lt. (Kent), October 

 lGth/17th ; two arrived, Pentland Skerries (Orkney), October 

 19th. All those examined from the Isle of May and the Dunge- 

 ness bird belong to the British race. One obtained at Spurn on 

 October 9lh belongs to the Continental race. 

 The Scandinavian Dipper {Cinclus cinclus). One shot, near Brid- 

 lington (Yorkshire), December 16th. 

 The Great Titmouse {Pants major). One, N.E. Lincoln coast, 

 October 6th; one, CuUercoats (Northumberland coast), October 

 22nd. 

 The Blue Titmouse (Panes ca-ruleus). Numerous on coast-hedges. 

 North Cotes and Marshchapel (Lincoln), October Gth ; a few, S. 

 Yorkshire coast, October Gth to IGth ; numbers arrived on coast, 

 CuUercoats (Northumberland), October 31st, two on sea-banks, 

 November 1st and one on the 11th. 

 The British Coal-Titmouse {Parus britanniciis). One passing, N.E. 



Suffolk coast, October 3rd. 

 The Willow-Titmouse {Parus kleinschmidti). One shot, Marshchapel 



(Lincoln coast), September 12th. 

 The Red-throated Pipit {Anthus cervhius). One shot, St. Kilda, 



October 8th. 

 Richard's Pipit (Anthus ricliardi). Two seen (one shot). Fair Isle 



(Shetland), October Gth and 7th. 

 The Golden Oriolk (Oriolus ynlhula). Male seen, near Scarborough 

 ( Yoi-kshire), July 9th; one observed during summer at Cusop 

 (Hereford) was last seen on August 28th. 

 The Great Grey Shrike {Lanius ercubitor). Single birds were 

 reported as seen or shot in October at Spurn Head (Yorkshire), 

 Gth and 7tii, Ilalmyro, West Linton (Peebles) IGth, Fair Isle 

 (Shetliiiid) and Gorkston (Suffolk) 23rd, Golspie (Sutherland) 

 2.jth, Beverley (Yorkshire) 27th, while two others were shot in 

 Berwickshire (dates unrecorded). One was procured in Orkney 



