FROM THE WATCHER'S NOTEBOOK 199 



Aug. \Zth. Avocet still here; some scaups, and a lot of 



lesser terns. W. ; fine. 



2ist. A great many curlews, whimbrel, redshanks, 

 curlew - sandpipers, greenshanks, an oyster- 

 catcher, a diver, and a lot of knots and dun- 

 lins. W. ; fine. 

 29^. Hundreds of birds here of all sorts. N. ; strong. 



1902 



Mar. gth. One hundred widgeon (about), hundreds of dun- 

 lins and ringed plovers, also a large number 

 of gulls. N.W. ; strong. 



i^th- One hundred and fifty widgeon and mallard; 

 some curlews and a great many ringed 

 plovers and dunlins. N.W. ; fine. 



igth. An oyster-catcher here, some curlews, and 

 many small birds. W. ; strong. 



$oth. A nice lot of widgeon, some pintails amongst 

 them, several curlews, grey plovers, and red- 

 shanks. W.; fine. 



April $th. A pair of shovelers and a good lot of widgeon. 

 W.; fine. 



,, 8///. Very large flock of starlings, estimate them at 

 three thousand, on a marsh adjoining Brey- 

 don. E.; fine. 



1 1///. Two hundred and fifty widgeon and some pin- 

 tails. E. ; strong. 



i////. Six wild geese and a lot of widgeon to-day. 

 S.E. ; fine. 



2Oth. Widgeon nearly all gone. Some whimbrel here 



to-day. S.W. ;-fine. 



May ist. A lot of whimbrel, some curlews, and a few 

 widgeon. N. ; strong. 



4//z. Several grey plovers, and hundreds of whimbrel. 

 N. ; strong. 



6th. Some terns here to-day, and a few swifts flying 

 about ; hundreds of small birds (dunlins, 

 ringed plovers. 1 ) N. ; strong and cold. 



nth. Some lesser terns and common ones, sand- 

 pipers (common), whimbrel, grey plovers, and 

 small birds. S.E. ; fine. 



1 In all probability sanderlings, occasionally small trips of Kentish plovers, 

 and rarer birds join in with these flocks of "small birds." 



