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young it.c, 1908, p. 407). Howard Saunders does not appear 

 to regard this bird as double-brooded, and perhaps it is only 

 so when certain favourable conditions prevail. — H.F.W.] 



SOOTY SHEARWATERS IN SUSSEX, KENT, AND 

 YORKSHIRE. 



During September and October three specimens of the Sooty 

 Shearwater {Pufflnus griseus) were shot on the coast of Sussex 

 and Kent, and, as I w^as enabled to examine each of them 

 in the flesh, I venture to place the occurrences on record. 

 The particulars are as follows : (1) a c? • East Bay, Dungeness, 

 September 26th, 1908 ; (2) a ? , Chff End, Rett, near 

 Winchelsea, October 14th, 1908 ; and (3) a S , off Bexhill, 

 October 21st, 1908. 



W. RUSKIN BUTTERFIELD. 



I have a note from Mr. W. J. Clarke, of Scarborough, of 

 one of these birds obtained some miles off the coast of 

 Yorkshire on October 6th last. — H. F. Witherby. 



Lesser Whitethroat Nesting in Forfar. — A correction. 

 — In reference to the supposed nesting of this bird in Forfar 

 in June, 1907 {antea, Vol. I., p. 126) Mr. T. L. Dewar has 

 submitted one of the eggs to Mr. Eagle Clarke, who pronounces 

 it to be that of a Common Whitethroat [cf. Ann. S.N.H., 

 1908, p. 254). 



Probable Nesting of White Wagtail in Scotland. — 

 Two were seen in the middle of July at Killilan, North-west 

 Highlands, and one had food in its bill (P. Anderson, Ann. 

 S.N.H., 1908, p. 253). 



Probable Nesting of Blue-headed Wagtail near 

 Aberdeen. — Between May 19th — July 31st a pair of Motacilla 

 flava flava was often observed frequenting the banks of a burn 

 on the links near Aberdeen. On July 8th the female was 

 carrying food, and the behaviour of the birds always seemed 

 to show that they had a nest, although this was not found. 

 An accurate description of the birds is given (L. N. G. Ramsay, 

 Ann. S.N.H., 1908, p. 253). 



Hawfinches in Scotland. — An old bird and a young one 

 were seen at Lauder, Berwickshire, in August, 1908 (W. 

 M'Conachie). A female was accidentally captured on April 

 9th, 1908, at Grove Gardens, Galloway, in which county the 

 bird has been recorded from time to time for many years 

 (R. Service, A7in. S.N.H., 1908, pp. 252 and 253). 



