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were quantities of them, in flocks of from six to thirty, sitting 

 on the sea (it was quite calm) besides single birds flying 

 about I saw several Sooty Shearwaters (P. griseus), and 

 a few Manx Shearwaters (P. anglorum) with them. 



On the 24th, about 10 a.m., we crossed the Bar outside 

 the Gironde in returning. When we were only a few miles 

 from the coast I began to see Great Shearwaters again, and saw 

 them in some numbers all day. It was fairly rough, and they 

 were mostly on the wing. I again saw a few of the other two 

 species, and twice Storm-Petrels in the larger flocks, but the 

 great bulk were Great Shearwaters. Next day (25th) we 

 passed inside Ushant at 8.0 a.m. Soon afterwards I again 

 saw Great Shearwaters, and I noticed a few every time 

 I looked for them until evening, when we were less than 

 two hours from Portland Bill. On this day there were rather 

 more Manx Shearwaters than in the Bay, but no Sooty 

 Shearwaters. 



From this I think it may be that a northward movement 

 had taken place during the month. H. G. Alexander. 



Rare Birds in Ireland. — Mr. W. J. Williams records 

 in the Irish Naturalist (1912, p. 27) the following rarities : — 

 Richard's Pipit {A. richardi). — One was caught in a lark-net 



on October 23rd, 1911, near Howth, co. Dublin. This 



is the second Irish example, and curiously enough was 



caught by the same man who captured the first specimen. 

 AvocET (P. avocetta). — One was shot near Broadway, co. 



Wexford, on November 1st, 1911. 

 Red-necked Phalarope (P. hyperhoreus) . — One was shot 



near Broadway, co. Wexford, on November 10th, 1911. 



There is only one previous winter occurrence recorded 



for Ireland. 

 Great Snipe {G. major). — One Avas shot at Monivea, co. 



Galway, on October 5th, 1911. 

 Sabine's Gull {X. sahinii). — An immature specimen was shot 



at Lough Derg on October 3rd, 1911. 



Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire. — An example of 

 this north European form of the Dipper {Cinclus c. cinclus) 

 is recorded by Mr. F. Boyes [Field, 23.XII.1911, p. 1395) as 

 having been shot near Bridlington, east Yorkshire. The 

 bird was brought for Mr. Boyes's inspection on December 

 16th, 1911. Well authenticated examples of this form have 

 been recorded a good many times from Yorkshire and Norfolk. 



Richard's Pipit at Fair Isle. — The Duchess of Bedford 

 records [Scot. Nat., 1912, p. 15) that two strange Pipits were 



