FROM THE WATCHER'S NOTEBOOK 211 



April \%th. Some sheld-ducks here, and a lot of widgeon. 

 W.S.W. ; strong. 



igth. Some whimbrel to-day the first. W. ; fine. 



25///. Several whimbrel, also some grey plovers and 

 a good many small birds. N.E. ; fine. 



2jth. A small flock of godwits and several whim- 

 brel. 



28///. A spoonbill came in this morning and went 



away again at night. W. ; squally. 



May 4///. Scores of whimbrel, a few godwits, and some 

 pintail and widgeon ; ringed plovers and dun- 

 lins by the thousand. W. ; strong. 



6tk. Some lesser terns to-day and some grey plovers 

 with black breasts. S.W. ; strong. 



jth. A lot of terns, several black terns among them. 

 S.S.W. ; fine. 



8///. Two oyster-catchers and about two thousand 

 dunlins and ringed plovers. N.E. ; fine. 



\2th. Two cormorants here to-day. E. ; fine. 



i$th. Some very pretty black-breasted grey plovers 

 here ; thirteen black terns, and several lesser 

 terns. Weather very tempestuous. 



\4fth. Some greenshanks here to-day. N.N.E ; strong. 



\7th. Some turnstones and seventeen black terns. 

 N.E. ; fine. 



igth. Several lesser terns and common terns, and 

 a few godwits. N.W.; fine. 



22nd. Four cormorants and a lot of old herons, also 

 a black-tailed godwit. E. ; fine. 



2yd. Several curlews and whimbrel, some common 

 terns, and a garganey teal which I think must 

 be nesting close by here, as I often see it. 

 S.E. ; fine. 



2^th. Some lesser terns, a few whimbrel and turn- 

 stones. W.; fine. 



June 2nd. Some curlews and a great many black-backed 

 gulls. N. ; strong. 



8///. Some curlews and redshanks. E. ; fine. 



gth. Some widgeon here still, also a pair of lesser 

 terns. N.E.; fine. 



i$th. A couple of lesser terns, one feeding the other 

 with whitebait ; some curlews and redshanks, 

 N.E.; fine. 



