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and more since, near Welwyn (Katharine Acl and) . Three 

 on January 20th, 1910, several small parties on 

 January 22nd, fifteen to twenty on January 24th near 

 Berkhamstead (C. M. Dyer). 



Kent. — Nine seen on December 31st, 1909, flying in a 

 north-westerly direction, low down, between Langton 

 Green and Tunbridge Wells ; a flock of eight at Langton 

 House on January 15th and 16th, 1910 (Miss 

 E. L. Turner). A flock of about thirty since the early 

 part of July, 1909, until at all events December 17th, 

 near Boxley, near Maidstone (Rev. J . R. Hale). 



Norfolk. — About six in August, 1909 (cf. supra, p. 260), and 

 later increased to forty or fifty and now (January, 1910) 

 " they abound in all suitable spots in the immediate 

 neighbourhood " of Swaffham (Rev. E. T. Daubeny). 

 About a dozen at the end of October, 1909, at 

 Pickenham, near Swaffham (B. B. Riviere). A large 

 flock during last week of July, 1909, at Castle Rising, 

 and another flock from about the beginning of October 

 to the middle of December at the same place (N. Tracey). 



Northumberland. — About fifty made their appearance on 

 December 24th, 1909, in Dipton Woods, near Corbridge- 

 on-Tyne. Nearly every winter Crossbills visit these 

 woods, but they are more numerous than usual this year 

 (J. S. T. Walton). 



Shropshire. — Eight on August 6th, 1909, and small parties 

 on September 4th, 5th, 12th, 29th, October 1st, 2nd, 9th- 

 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, November 7th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 

 28th, and December 5th at Dowles (J. Steele Elliott, MS. 

 note-book, per H. E. Forrest). 



Suffolk. — Two on November 3rd and three on November 

 15th, 1909, at Icklingham. Small flocks near Herrings- 

 well since the end of October until the middle of 

 December (W. Farren). Quite a dozen have been 

 sent (January, 1910) for preservation to Bury St. 

 Edmunds from Lackford and Icklingham. Larch-cones 

 had been worked at, on January 11th, at Elmswell 

 (Tiev. Julian G. Tuck). 



Surrey. — Flock of about twenty on November 12th, 1909, 

 and some on November 15th, at Walton-on-Thames 

 (Rev. Allan Ellison). 



Sussex. — After an absence of about two months they 

 reappeared in the Hastings district during the third 

 week in November, 1909, and were seen in large flocks at 



