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Devon, decrease. 



Lancashire, passing in varying numbers. 



Northumberland, two to the north ; Sussex const, 



decrease. 

 Devon, increase. 

 Sussex coast, increase. 

 Dee Estuary (Cheshire), a few score. 

 Northumberland, large flocks to the south at 8.30 p.m. 

 Oct. 1st and 2nd. Yorkshire, a good many on the coast. 

 „ 1st to 13th. Lancashire, passing in varying- numbers. 

 ,, 2nd. Suffolk, increase. 



,, 14th to 25th. Anglesey, great numbers. 

 „ 27th. Lancashire, about forty. 

 Nov. 12th to 19th. Northumberland, stragglers passing. 



THE CURLEW {Numenius arquata). 



Three Curlews were reported from Spurn Head Light (Yorkshire) on 

 the night of 30th June/lst July. 



In July a flock of twenty-three, coming from inland, were observed at 

 the Mull of Galloway (Wigtown) flying high in the air out to sea in a 

 south-westerly direction and some were passing on the coast of Suffolk 

 on the 22nd and 23rd. 



In August passing birds were noted in Northumberland on various 

 dates, especially on the 10th and 12th, when flocks varying from ten to 

 thirty were recorded as flying over Wooler (Northumberland) on the 

 evenings of those days. About a hundred appeared on the coast of 

 Sussex on the 2nd and large numbers at Breydon (Norfolk) during the 

 whole month, and were reported tbere as arriving in scores on the 5th 

 and 11th, to the number of two or three hundreds on the 16th, many 

 on the 24th, very many on the 27th and in hundreds on the 31st. In 

 Yorkshire a great movement from north to south took place on the 10th 

 and 17th ; about thirty arrived at Sule Skerry (W. of Orkney) on the 

 14th and fifteen were on passage in Shropshire on the 28th. 



The light-records for August were : — Outer Dowsing Light-vessel 

 (Lincolnshire), fourteen to west-south-west on the 9th; Smith's Knoll 

 Light-vessel (Norfolk), one on the 18th ; Chicken Dock Light (Isle of 

 Man), four on the 24th/25th. 



In Sep! ember hve were going south on the coast of Suffolk on the 1st, 

 and a flock in the same direction on the 29th. Large numbers going 

 south-east were observed in Devonshire on the 11th. 



In October a good many were noted on the coast of Yorkshire on the 

 1st and 2nd, and a flock of twenty to the south on the coast of Hamp- 

 shire on the 25th. At Bardsey Light (Carnarvonshire) many were on 

 passage on the night of the 21st/22nd. 



