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North Sea from the Humber ; I must, however, differ from 

 this view, for all three of these waders are met with at the 

 Teesmouth in the month of May, and sometimes later ; on 

 gth June in the year 1887, a large mixed flock of Grey Plovers, 

 Knots, and other shore birds was observed on the sands near 

 Redcar at 3 a.m. 



The Grey Plover has been reported on the Hambleton Hills 

 in June, as mentioned by Thomas Allis, and was supposed 

 to have a nest near ; in this connection it is worthy of note 

 that it has, to my knowledge, occurred regularly in spring 

 on the moors near Helmsley, from which locality I have seen 

 birds in full summer garb. 



On the coast between the Tees and Humber this is not a 

 very plentiful species, being chiefly observed on the autumn 

 passage, and at this period immature examples are occasionally 

 reported from inland districts far removed from its accustomed 

 haunts ; on Thornton moor, in Wensleydale, two adults 

 were observed in August 1894, one with a black breast being 

 obtained, while a female in summer dress was killed on 

 Midgeley moor on 9th August 1899 ; it has also occurred at 

 Ackworth. 



The Grey Plover figures in the list of casualties at the 

 Lighthouses on dark or foggy nights. 



The local vernacular names are : Sand Plover, Pigeon 

 Plover, and Sea Pigeon in the Humber district. At the 

 Teesmouth it is known as Silver Plover, and to the Redcar 

 fishermen it is the young Golden Plover. 



LAPWING. 



Vanellus vulgaris (Bechst.). 



Resident, generally distributed, common. In autumn and winter 

 it congregates in the lowlands and on the coast, when its numbers are 

 greatly augmented by an influx of immigrants from the Continent. 



Historically considered, the Lapwing in Yorkshire may 

 claim ancestry of great antiquity ; Selby was of opinion that 



