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THE CUCKOO (Cuculus canorus). 



The autumn passage of this species began in in id- July, single birds 

 being taken at tbe Chicken Rock Light (Isle of Man) on the lltli/12th 

 and at Morecambe Bay Light-vessel (Lancashire) and Anvil Point Light 

 (Dorsetshire) on the 17th/18th. Young birds were noted on passage 

 in the Forth area from the 19th of July, and in Skye from the 23rd of 

 July to the end of August. 



From the 2nd to the 21st of August Cuckoos were noted at Spurn Head 

 Light (Yorkshire) on six days and once at night flying to the south- 

 west in numbers of from two to eight, and several were picked up there 

 under telegraph-wires. Single birds were seen on passage on the Suffolk 

 coast on the 27th of July, the 19th of August and the 7th of September, 

 a passage of young birds was noted at Lerwick (Shetland) on the 27th 

 of August and a single young one was taken at Bardsey Light (Car- 

 narvonshire) on the 0th/7th. 



Cuckoos were last seen in Denbighshire on the 2nd of September, in 

 Suffolk on the 7th, in Shropshire on the 14th, in Carnarvonshire and 

 Kent on the 15th, in Northumberland on the 22nd and in Essex on 

 the 29th, while one was still being followed by its foster parents (Pied 

 Wagtails) in Staffordshire on the 3rd of October. 



"GREY GEESE." 



Brankston (W. Fife), a large skein flew over about 

 mid-day going N.W. 



Holkham (Norfolk), Pink-footed arrived. 



Yorkshire, some arrived. 



Dee Estuary (Cheshire), forty (Pink-footed). 



Wigtown, one (Grey-Lag). 



Cumberland, seventy to south, thirty to west, and more 

 heard passing at 8 p.m. ; Morton Loch (Fife), Pink- 

 footed arrived from N. 



Dee Estuary, Pink-footed arriving. 



Cardigan, six flying- high to N.E. 



Overbury (Worcester), sixty or seventy to S. at 

 10.30 A.M. 



Balgray Dam (Clyde), thirteen (Bean) seen. 



Stanwix (Cumberland), heard passing 10 p.m. 



Cumrew (Cumberland), two hundred to W. 



Lincoln (N.E. coast), several large flocks to S. 



Lauder (Berwick), about one hundred flew over the 

 town. 

 Note. — Lincoln (N.E. coast), some arrived at the beginning 

 of October ; Barra (Outer Hebrides), large numbers 

 (White-fronted) going S. in the third week ; Tiree 

 (Argyll), several hundred (White-fronted) arrived 

 about the end of the month. 



