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migrants in East Sussex, I venture to offer a few remarks 

 on it. 



Mr. Eagle Clarke says (p. 116) : — "Numbers of such 

 migrants passed between the 18th and 29th of September. 

 . . . Amongst the rarer species observed were an Icterine 

 Warbler and a Blue-headed Wagtail." Later on (p. 117), 

 he continues : "On the 25th September a Richard's Pipit 

 was captured at the lantern." 



On referring to my Diary, I find the following notes : — 

 Sept. 19. Numbers of Redpolls, several Pied Flycatchers, 

 and numbers of Ring-Ouzels appeared near Hastings. 



Sept. 21. During this past night the wind shifted from 

 N.N.E. to S.E. On this day there was a very large move- 

 ment of Siskins, Redstarts, Pied Flycatchers, Willow-Wrens, 

 Chiffchaffs, and Swallows. 



Sept. 22. Extraordinary numbers of Curlews near Rye, 

 flying from west to east. I also saw adult Grey Plovers, 

 and some Godwits and Black Terns. On the same day I 

 shot a pair of Tawny Pipits. 



Sept. 24. I shot another pair of Tawny Pipits. Hundreds 

 of Meadow-Pipits came in from the sea and settled on the 

 marsh (Rye) in large flocks. 



Sept. 25. I shot a Great Reed- Warbler (Acrocephalus 

 turdoides) at St. Leonard's. 



Sept. 26 §• 28. Many Blackcaps, Whitethroats, and Siskins 

 appeared. 



Sept. 29. Numbers of Pied Wagtails appeared. 

 During the first week in October I saw unusual numbers 

 of Little Stints and a White Wagtail. On October 6th 

 an Orphean Warbler was shot at St. Leonard's ; and the 

 same day I saw countless numbers of Meadow-Pipits moving 

 from east to west along the shore. As I left . home for 

 several weeks on October 8th, I am not able to add any more 

 notes. 



Yours &c, 



St. Leonard*s-on-Sea, MlCHAEL J. NlCOLL. 



Way 17th, 1904. 



