112 BIRDS OF THE HUMBER DISTRICT. 



in this county, where, previously to the drainage and 

 reclamation of the fen-lands, it nested annually in 

 large numbers along with other allied species. It has 

 long ceased to do so in this neighbourhood, and, as far 

 as I am aware, also in South Lincolnshire, and must 

 now be considered only a spring and autumn visitor. 

 The Redshank is found on our ff muds" in the spring 

 in pairs as well as in small flocks*, and again early 

 in autumn in family parties composed of the old birds 

 and their young brood. This return journey begins 

 in August, and is continued through September ; 1 

 have seen and shot it at Flamborough in July. Mr. 

 Boynton writes me that, like the Turnstone, it is of 

 extremely rare occurrence on the Yorkshire coast, 

 and that he has never shot one. This is rather re- 

 markable, considering how common it is in the 

 Humber in the autumn. Some remain on the coast 

 throughout the winter in severe weather, receiving 

 large accessions from more northerly districts. 



170. TOTANUS OCHROPUS (Linnaeus). Green Sand- 

 piper. 



Provincial. White-rumped Snipe, Whistling Snipe. 



This beautiful and distinctly marked bird is far 

 from uncommon on our streams and drains, in the 

 marsh as well as the middle-marsh district. The 



* I have seen a pair in summer plumage on the flats as late 

 as the 15th of May. 



