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took place on the 9th, 10th and JSth. The light-records for October 

 were as follows: — Cromer Light, six passing - on the 5th and twenty 

 to the north on the 22nd; Outer Dowsing Light-vessel (Lincolnshire 



several on the 1 8th/ i 9th ; Bardsey Light (Carnarvonshire), many on 

 the 21st/22nd. 



In November small numbers arrived in Sussex from the 1st to the 4th, 

 on the 6th there was a great decrease, which was followed by an increase 

 on the 7th and further arrivals on the 11th. Hundreds were reported 

 daily in Yorkshire between the 2nd and 25th, the numbers decreasing 

 to forty or fifty between the 20th and 30th. On the Suffolk coast two 

 flocks arrived from the east on the 4th and large numbers also came in 

 from the sea on the 16th. Great numbers were passing over at mid- 

 night in Cheshire on the 5th and 6th and many large flocks were 

 passing in a S.S.W. direction on the afternoon of the 23rd. In Norfolk, 

 Lapwings were heard passing over Hunstanton from 6.15 to 11 p.m. 

 on the 6th and numbers were coasting south between 7 a.m. and 

 12.30 p.m. and a few between 2 and 4 p.m. on the 7th. At the Pentland 

 Skerries twentv-two were passing south on the 8th, a few arrived on 

 the coast of Lincolnshire on the 16th and an immense flock was seen 

 in Devonshire on the 22nd. At the end of the month a strong local 

 movement took place in E. Ross-shire and E. Fife, caused by a 

 spell of hard weather. There were many reports from the lights in 

 November, viz. : — Cromer Light, many to the north from dawn to 

 10 a.m. on the 4th and during the whole day on the 5th ; Chicken Rock 

 Light (Isle of Man), one on the 4th/5th ; Bardsey Light, ten on the 

 5th/6th and a flock on the island on the 8th ; Outer Dowsing Light- 

 vessel, several on the 6th/7th; Dudgeon Light-ves-el (Norfolk), six on 

 the 6th/7th and one on the 8th/9th ; Kentish Knock Light-vessel 

 (Essex), several on the 6th/7th; Spurn Head Light (Yorkshire), a flock 

 on the 11th, 12th, several on the 19th/20th and a flock on the 20th/21st. 



In December very large flocks were observed in Cheshire on the 1st 

 and flocks were passing over at midnight on the 5th and 6th. Numbers 

 flying west were noted in Denbighshire on the 1st, large passing flocks 

 in Suffolk on the 8th and 30th, and a large number in Yorkshire on the 

 19th. 



THE TURNSTONE (StrepsL'as wterprea). 



July 12th. Pentland Skerries, eight arrived. 



„ 18th. Dee Estuary (Cheshire), many. 



„ 21st. Dee Estuary, almost all gone. 



„ 26th. Pentland Skerries, almost all gone. 



Aug. 3rd. Breydon (Norfolk), some arrived. 



„ 10th. Tarbatness (E. Ross-shire), great numbers; Dorset, 

 four or five. 



