152 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol, x. 



A Little Gull (Larus trmmtus), an adult caught at 

 Louth, Lincolnshire, and ringed by Mr. J. S. Allison on 

 February 25th, 1915, was found dead in the harbour at 

 Esbjerg, Denmark, on February 3rd, 1916. As it was 

 the only individual of the species ringed under our scheme 

 it is remarkable that it should have been reported. 



A Pied Wagtail ringed by Mr. Masefield as a nestling 

 at Cheadle, StafFordshire, on June 18th, 1915,and reported 

 from Vieira de Leiria, Portugal, by Mi. Tait in Januar}', 

 1916, is a valuable recoid. 



It may be mentioned that we haA^e now had reported 

 several five-year-old Black-headed GuUs, one five-year - 

 old and several four-year-old Lapwings, a five-year-old 

 Common Tern and a Hei'on of five and a half. Of smaller 

 birds, two Starlings of four years and a number of over 

 three years may be mentioned, as well as Greenfinch, 

 Chaffinch, Martin, Blackbird and Song-Thrush of over 

 three years. 



In a future issue I hope to give a summary of the facts 

 so far recorded by means of our ringing scheme concerning 

 the movements or otherwise of some of those species 

 which are considered as partial migrants in this country. 

 The records we have so far obtained concerning such 

 species are exceedingly interesting and valuable, and in 

 many cases sufficiently numerous to make a brief summary 

 of them advisable. It must not be thought, however, 

 that* we have done enough, or nearly enough, to come to 

 any definite conclusions, and I hope that all those 

 interested in the scheme will remember this and will 

 continue to ring the greatest number of birds they can, 

 and especially of those species which yield the best 

 results. I should like to see more of the following species 

 ringed : — -Wagtails, Mistle-Thrush, Ducks, Cormorant, 

 Shag, Gannet, Wood-Pigeon and Doves, and all Waders 

 and Gulls, except the Black-headed Gull. 



As I have already mentioned, the proportion of re- 

 coveries has dropped slightly during the year. The 

 percentage now stands at 2-9, this being calculated on 



