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on the 9th of April, and again on the 22nd of April. With 

 lightning, thunder was heard about 3.30 p.m. on the 30th of 

 April, rain falling. Thunder was heard between 3 and 4 p.m. 

 on the .5th of May, again on the 2nd of June about 5.25 in 

 the afternoon, and on the 17th and 27th of July ; on the 

 latter date rain fell. Lightning was seen and thunder heard 

 on the 2nd of September, with a little rain, from 8 to 9 p.m. 



A faint Aurora was seen about 9.30 p.m. on the 28th of 

 January. 



There have been strong breezes occasionally, but no heavy 

 gales of remarkable character, but on the 25th of June, about 

 1.30 p.m., a strong whirlwind was felt at Nutfield, which 

 carried portions of hay a distance of more than a quarter of 

 a mile, from the valley below to the top of the hill. 



Upon the whole the report of the Meteorology for Kedhill 

 for the year 1889 is rather tame, a result favourable to the 

 inhabitants, but presenting no circumstances of great import. 



Mr. James B. Crosfield compared the Meteorological returns 

 from the London district, from which it appeared that during 

 1889 there were 5 more rainy days in London than at Eed- 

 hill, though the total fall in London was only 24-7 in. 

 against 27-24 in. at Eedhill. The minimum temperature for 

 the year in London was 20°, against 15° at Kedhill. 



Mr. James B. Crosfield read the following paper on the 

 ' Nesting of the Kentish Plover ' : — 



In the course of an excursion to Dungeness, accompanied 

 by three other members of the Club, on the 18th of May last, 

 we were fortunate enough to find two nests of the Kentish 

 Plover, and as this species is so very local in this country, 

 apparently only occurring habitually on the coasts of Sussex 

 and Kent, it may be interesting to record a few particulars. 

 On this and previous excursions the birds had been frequently 

 observed, and though on some of these occasions I had spent 

 a good deal of time in searching for their nests, it had 

 hitherto been always in vain. The immense area of level 

 shingle, which is the favourite resort of this species, seems, 

 by its very extent, to render the discovery of so inconspicuous 



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