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year on the strength of a single example obtained (ZooL, 

 1894, p. 267). Since then I have ascertained that it is more 

 frequent in the county than was supposed and I hope later 

 to give further details. I may add that on the night previous 

 to the capture of the bird above mentioned there had been a 

 strong gale from the west, which may have accounted for 

 its being driven inland. J. Wiglesworth. 



DOTTEREL IN NORTH WALES. 



As there are but few records of the Dotterel {Charadrius 

 morinellus) in North Wales, it may be worth noting that in 

 August 1916, I picked up the desiccated remains of one on 

 Morfa Dinlle, Carnarvonshire. It was an adult, but the 

 plumage was much damaged and a good deal of it missing. 

 The bird had probably been killed by flying against a telephone 

 wire which ran near the spot where I found the remains. 



S. G. Ctjmmings. 



BLACK-TAILED GODWIT AND OTHER WADERS 

 IN CARNARVONSHIRE. 



On August 28th, 1916, while watching birds in Foryd Bay — 

 a wide expanse of salt-marsh, mudbanks and sand at low 

 tide, and a favourite resort for waders and other water-fowl 

 — about three miles south of Carnarvon, I had a good view 

 through a telescope of a Black-tailed Godwit {Limosa limosa) 

 in almost complete summer plumage, standing at the edge of 

 the water at high tide in company with Redshanlis. It was 

 not feeding, but now and again moved its position as the 

 J water rose, or preened its feathers and occasionally stood on 

 one leg with head over its back and eye closed. So far as 

 I know, this is the first recorded occurrence of the bird in 

 Carnarvonshire. 



On this same estuary, amongst other birds, I also saw a 

 party of ten Grey Plover (Squatarola squatarola) — three males 

 were in their full conspicuous breeding plumage — twelve 

 Greenshanks {Tringa nebularia) in scattered parties of twos 

 and threes, Curlew-Sandpipers {EroUa ferruginea) and Golden 

 Plover {Charadrius apricarius), apparently aU birds of the 

 year. These last arrive in this locality about the first week 

 in September, the Grey Plover being the first to arrive of the 

 two ; their average date is, I make it, August 10th. A few 

 Whimbrel {Numenius phceopus) were seen in the district, a 

 pair flying over on August 1st. S. G. Cummings. 



