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with the farmers of the district, succeeded in rousing much interest 
in the preservation of the birds, and none being shot, the party 
haunted that district the entire summer. 
(c) The English Solway. Much interest attaches to the immi- 
gration of Sand-grouse to this district, from which their presence 
was first reported by that excellent out-door naturalist, Mr. Richard 
Mann. First seen here were a pair of birds seen by Mr. William- 
son, jun., near Allonby, on May 22nd. It is probable, from 
information obtained by Mr. Tom Duckworth and others, that 
about this date Sand-grouse appeared near Bowness and Abbey. 
But the earliest date of any number is May 27th. On the morning 
of that day a flock were seen near Silloth by Mr. Osborn. The 
same afternoon a flock of fifteen were seen at close quarters under 
cover of a hedgerow, by Mr. R. Mann, near Allonby. The writer 
reached the ground on the following forenoon, and with Mr. R. 
_ Mann as guide, observed a number of birds. They had however 
been shot at, and were growing wild. A flock of fifteen which 
were tame and had not previously been shot at, was seen in the 
locality the same day. On June sth, a flock of thirty birds flew 
past William Nicol, while shrimping near Silloth pier; and the 
same flock lingered in the neighbourhood until the 8th, when it 
was last seen, flying west. On June gth, Mr. Tandy discovered 
that a party of ten birds had frequented Wolstey farm since the 
3 beginning of the month, and there they remained until the 13th, 
when one report affirms that they were seen to cross the Solway 
firth to the Scotch side. 
_ Since June 13th, very few birds have been seen near the English 
Solway. On June 25th, a single bird was seen by W. Nicol to 
cross the Solway from the Scotch side, proceeding inland when it 
reached our coast. On the 28th June, ten or twelve birds visited 
the Grune Point. On the 2oth of July a flock of eight or nine 
_ birds crossed over to us from the Scottish side of the Solway. 
(2) West Cumberland. (1) Near Cockermouth, the Rev. A. 
_ Sutton, whose experience of Sand-grouse in the Soudan is extensive, 
observed three birds on the Tallantine Hill, July 2-3. When 
_ disturbed, they flew to Millstone Moss. 
