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{Sylvia c. curruca) is reported as having been shot in 

 Herefordshire on December 15th, 1910 — a remarkable 

 record. 



Common Sandpipers {Tringa hypoleuca) were noted as 

 \\ intering in Devonshire. 



A specimen of Ph. trochilus eversmanni was taken at 

 St. Catherine's Light (Isle of Wight) on May 26th, 1911. 

 Continental Song-Thrushes [Turdus p. philomelus) were noted 

 at the same Light in early March, 1911, while on March 30th 

 large numbers, all of this form, were taken there ; large 

 numbers (mixed with the British form) also occurred there 

 on October 14th, 23rd. 24th, 26th, and 28th, 1910, and this 

 information may be added to that given in our Hand-List. 

 Greenland Wheatears ((Enanthe oe. leucorrhoa) were taken 

 in Guernsey so early as April 20th, 1911, and at St. Catherine's 

 on the 22nd and in Pembroke and Guernsey on the 25th. The 

 Wheatears obtained at Lights after May 1st, 1911, were 

 all, except three, of this race, as were all those after 

 September 26th, 1910, on the autumn-migration. Nightingales 

 {Luscinia m. megarhyncha) were considered to be unusually 

 abundant in 1911 in Essex, Suffolk, Worcester, Hereford, 

 Lincoln and Shropshire (c/. B.B., V., p. 23). Although 

 Turtle-Doves (StreptopeUa t. turtur) had eggs in Essex as 

 early as May 1st, 1911, passage-migrants were passing up 

 the east coast as late as June 1st. 



There are a considerable number of Lighthouse records 

 of Water-Rails [Rallus aquaticus) both in spring and autumn 

 and the folloudng from Bardsey Lighthouse (Carnarvon) are 

 especially noteworthy owing to the large numbers noted, 

 viz. March 29th, 1911, " about sixty seen and thirty killed," 

 March 30th, " about fifty seen and thirty killed," April 1st, 

 " about thirty seen and twelve killed " and " many " on 

 the same night at St. Catherine's. These records should 

 be compared with parallel ones from Bardsey in the autumn 

 of 1909 (c/. B.B., v., p. 168). 



Amongst the " Isolated Records " we find the following 

 pre\'iously unrecorded items of imjjortance. A Barred 

 Warbler [Sylvia n. 7iisoria) was killed at the Skerries Light* 

 house (Anglesey) on the night of September 10th, 1910 

 This is a new bird to Wales. A Water-Pipit {Anthus 

 spinoletta) was seen at Pevensey (Sussex) on September 30th, 

 1910. A Blue-headed Wagtail [Motacilla flava) flew on 

 board H.M.S. "Africa" in Knock Deep on June 1st, 1911. 

 Twenty Magpies {Pica p. pica) were seen arriving at Thanet 

 (Kent) from the north-east with Continental Jays on 



