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Jan. 25th. Rostherne (Chesbire), about fifty. 

 Feb. 2nd. Ilostlierne, two seen. 



„ 9th & 23id. Tatton Mere (Cheshire), about fifty seen. 



,, 27th. Near Cambridge, a single bird. 

 Mar. 5th & 9th. Agecroft (Lancashire), single birds seen. 



„ 9th. Romney Marsh (Kent), five seen. 



„ 10th. Rostherne, one seen. 



„ 20th. Dungeness (Kent), hve flying S.W. 



,, 2l.-t. Roniney Marsh, about fifty seen. 



., 30th. Tatton Mere, about three only left. 

 April 7th. Silveidale (Lancashire), some going N. by night. 



,, 8th. Silverdale, some resting for the day. 



„ 12th. Marbury (Cheshire), a pair. 



„ 14th. Hornsea Mere (Yorkshire), a big flock; Tatton Mere, 

 one. 



,, 17th. Ilostlierne, one. 



„ 23rd. Sutton Coldfield, one. 



,, 20th & 27th. Roniney Marsh, six seen each day. 



THE WATER-RAIL {liah'us aquaticus). 



Jan. 21st & 22nd. Felsted (Essex), one seen. 

 Mar. 24th/25th. Bardsey Lt. (Carnarvon), three. 



„ 29th/30th. Bardsey Lt., fifty seen, font-teen killed ; Skerries Lt. 

 (Anglesey), twelve seen, eight killed. 

 April 1st. North Sea, one taken on a boat, 22 miles from Lowestoft 

 (Suffolk). 



„ 3rd/4th. Bardsey Lt., one. 



,, 7th. Lowestoft, one brought in from North Sea. 



,, 8th/9th. Longsand Lt.-v. (Essex), one. 



„ lOth/llth. Spurn Head Lt. (Yorkshire), two. 



„ 24th/25th. St. Catherine's Lt. (Hampshire), one. 



„ 27th. Wells (Somerset), only a few of winter-residents left. 



THE STONE-CURLEW ((Edicnemus scolopax) 



March 11th. Great Fakenham (Suffolk), first seen. 



„ 18th. Warminster (Wiltshire), one seen. 



,, 24th. Mildenhall (Suffolk), three pairs seen. 



„ 25th. Buckholt (Hampshire), pair seen. 



„ 30th. Leiston (Suffolk), two seen ; Hollington (Sussex), two 

 passing. 

 April 3rd. Hollesley (Suffolk), first heard. 



„ 12th. Aldringham (Suffolk), first heard ; Sudbourne (Suffolk), 

 several seen. 



„ 13th. Mildenhall, egg found. 



