208 BIRDS OF CHESHIRE. 
killed on a pond near Nantwich some years previously. 
In the memorable invasion of this species in 1866, one 
was shot on Bidston Hill on September 19th,? and 
another at Warrington,’ whilst inland one was killed 
on a reservoir at Handforth by Mr. Peter Cunliffe, and 
is now in his possession. Mr. H. 8. Claye has an 
example which was obtained on Gawsworth Fishponds 
in 1868. On October 6th, 1874, Admiral A. J. Clark- 
Kennedy watched a Grey Phalarope swimming in one 
of the brackish pools on the landward side of the 
Leasowe Embankment. The bird was so tame that he 
was almost able to touch it with his walking-stick.* 
On November 5th, 1880, a Grey Phalarope was shot on 
the shore at West Kirby by Mr. M. R. Meredith.® 
There was a considerable migration of Grey Phala- 
ropes to our coasts in the autumn of 1891, when several 
examples were obtained in Cheshire and North Wales. 
One in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester, was killed on 
the Dee at Queensferry on October 17th, another was 
taken lower down the river at Connah’s Quay, and a 
third was obtained at Northwich.® An example still 
retaining the summer plumage was shot at Wallasey 
early in August 1893, and was presented by Dr. Dobie 
to the Grosvenor Museum, Chester.® 
The most recent example we have seen is one which 
was shot on a pit at Malpas on October 3rd, 1896. 
1 Minute-Book, Manchester Natural History Club, p. 166 (Ms.). 
2 Journal of the Liverpool Naturalists’ Field Club, Oct. 1867, p. 173. 
3 J. H. Gurney, jun., A Summary of the Occurrences of the Grey 
Phalarope in Great Britain during the Autumn of 1866. 
4 Zoologist, ser. 11. vol. ix. p. 4339. 
5 Field, vol. lvi. p. 715. 1880. 6 Dobie, op. cit. p. 335. 
