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many Waders as in this autumn and Mr. H. G. Alexander's 

 records trom the Upper Bittell Reservoir (N. Worcestershire) 

 all refer to species that were absent in 1920, when the reservoir 

 was unusually full. Capt. A. W. Boyd on the other hand 

 expresses the opinion that at the Northwich (Cheshire) Meres, 

 Waders were unusually scarce in the autumn of 1921, while 

 in the only other reports sent in, from the Prestbury Sewage 

 Farm (E. Cheshire) by Mr. R. M. Garnett and from the 

 Walthamstow Reservoirs (Essex) by Mr. W. E. Glegg, no 

 comparison has been drawn. 



It only remains therefore to place on record such 

 occurrences as appear to be of interest from a local faunal 

 aspect and these are : — 



The Ruff [Philomachus pugnax) . — Tring Reservoirs. A male 

 on August 8th and loth, two on the 14th and i8th, 

 a female on September 4th and 25th, and a male on 

 October gth. 

 Prestbury Sewage Farm. One on June i6th and 26th, 

 two females on August 7th, and a male and two 

 females on August 9th. 

 The Curlew-Sandpiper {Erolia ferruginea). — Tring Reser- 

 voirs. Two on August 28th and one on September 

 25th and October 9th. 

 Upper Bittell Reservoir. Two on September 27tli and 

 one on the 30th. 

 The Little Stint (E. m. niinuta). — Tring Reservoirs. Three 

 on September 25th, two adults on October 9th and 

 one juvenile on October i6th. 

 Upper Bittell Reservoir. Five on September 27th. 

 Clifton Sewage Farm (S. Lancashire) . Two on September 

 5th (L Whittaker). 

 The Green Sandpiper {Tringa ochropus). — Tring Reservoirs. 

 One on August 20th, two on the 28th and one on 

 September 4th. 

 Walthamstow Reservoirs. One on August 20th and 27th. 

 Upper Bittell Reservoir. One on August 12th and 26th. 

 Northwich Meres. One on August i6th. 

 Prestbury Sewage Farm. Frequently between June 19th 

 and November 20th, in numbers up to five in a day. 

 The Greenshank {T. nebularia). — Tring Reservoirs. Two 

 on August i8th, four on the 21st and one on the 28th. 

 Northwich Meres. One from August i6th to i8th. 

 The Black-tailed Godwit {Limosa limosa). — Tring Reser- 

 voirs. A juvenile on August 7th and an adult from 

 September 25th to October 4th. 



