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In November, Curlews were passing in Lancashire on tlie 8th. The 

 light-records were as follows : — Winterton Light (Norfolk), a flock 

 arrived from over the sea on the 17th; Bardsey Light, a flock on the 

 island on the 8th ; Spurn Head Light two on the llth/12th, and Dudgeon 

 Light-vessel (Norfolk), many on the lOth/lTth. 



In Scotland migratory movements were recorded from the coasts and 

 islands all through July and August and up to the 24th of September, 

 and some smaller movements at the Shetlands and Outer Hebrides 

 between the 13th of October and the 9th of November. 



THE WHIMBREL {Numenius phasopus). 



July 8th. Breydon (Norfolk), some arrived. 



,, 12th. Breydon, several. 



,, 16th. Breydon, increase. 



„ 15th to 31st. Pentland Skerries and Tarbatness ( E. Ross-shire), one 

 or two at frequent intervals. 



Aug. 1st. Sussex, eleven passing on the coast. 



„ 3rd. Cambridge, nine passing. 



„ 5th. Breydon, increase. 



„ 6th. Largo Bay (Fife), passing. 



„ 7th. Edenmouth (Fife), passing. 



„ 9th. Suffolk, passing at night. 



„ 14th. Worcester, passing at night. 



„ 16th & 17th. Yorkshire, stragglers on the coast. 



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



„ 22nd. Isle of Man, one ; Norfolk, five to the south. 



„ 24th. Oxford, some going west at 8 p.m. 



„ 24th & 25th. Suffolk, one passing on coast. 



„ 20th. Shropshire, a small flock to north. 



Sept. 1st. Isle of Man, one ; Suffolk, one to the south on the coast. 



,, 3rd. Suffolk, one to the south on the coast. 



„ 6th. Northumberland, several flocks to the north. 



„ 6th & 7th. Yorkshire, six or eight passing ; Suffolk, passing at 

 night on the coast. 



„ 10th. Northumberland, four to the south. 



„ 23rd. Devon, three. 



Oct. 4th. Shropshire, heard at night. 



„ 10th. Northumberland, one caught. 



,, 17th. Girdlene. s (Kincardine), one. 



,, 19th. Fairlie (Ayr), one. 



„ 27th. Barnsness, (Berwick) one. 



N.B. At Sule Skerry (W. of Orkney), the Flannan Isles (Outer 

 Hebrides) and Bell Bock (Tay), Wbimbrels were constantly passing 

 in small numbers between the 7th of August and the 4th of October. 



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