WHIMBREL_ (Occasional). 
As a migrant it has been heard a few times when on pass- 
age, both in spring and autumn, viz.:—May 15th, 1875, and 
in 1876 on August 12th, and again on the 19th—all at night. 
In 1880 a noisy herd passed N.W. at 10 p.m., August 2Ist, and 
in 1887 others passed at night on the 25th May. On July 
25th, 1894, an apparently large herd passed over my garden, 
going S.W,. in the afternoon, but so high that I was unable to 
see them. My latest note on the species is September roth, 
1900; some then passed over me, when in Dulwich Park, in 
the afternoon, but on this occasion also so high as to be invis- 
ible. 
GODWIT_ (Occasional). 
I have five records of these birds being heard on passage, 
and on spring passage alone, in the years 1877, 1888, 1898, and 
1901; always in May, and invariably at night. 
COMMON TERN (Accidental). 
One record only. In August, 1882, I saw a solitary 
example over the river by Battersea Park; I have, however, 
seen examples higher up the river—at Barnes and Kew—on 
other occasions. 
AUTUMN AND WINTER VISITANTS. 
Of these, there are 18 species to be seen with tolerab!s 
regularity—at any rate in former years it was so. 
FIELDFARE. 
A very irregular visitor, and of late years rarely seen ex- 
cept when on migration. Formerly, when we had more open 
spaces, I used to see small parties about Dulwich, and even :: 
the (then) meadows close to Loughborough Junction. In 1870, 
during hard weather, I noticed quite a large company on the 
grass in Battersea Park. Even as a migrant—or when driven | 
south by hard weather—this bird is now only of very irregular 
appearance. In autumn their arrival is usually during the last 
week of October or first week in November, but in 1884 an 
unusually early flock passed W. over my garden on 16th Octo- 
ber, whilst, in 1893, remarkably large numbers passed for 
several successive days. On very few occasions only have I 
seen any in spring, but I find a note that on April 5th, 1875, 
40 or 50 passed S.W. over the garden. 
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