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1890. Three seen coming inland from Holkham Bay, Norfolk, 

 on April 22nd ; while on May 9th, five were observed on 

 the beach at Lowestoft and another flock of nine on 

 the 10th. Mr. E. Neave also reported a flock of 14 

 off the Coast near Aldeburgh (Science Gossip, 1890, 

 p. 187, and Birds of Norfolk, I.e.) about May 15th. Six 

 seen on May 24th coming in from eastward, half a 

 mile at sea off the Spurn Light, Yorkshire, which 

 alighted on the sandhills (Nat., 1890, p. 202; Birds of 

 Yorkshire, II., p. 503). A flight of 30 reported near 

 Driffield, Yorkshire, about May 30th ; and eight in North 

 Lincolnshire at the same time (J. Cordeaux, Birds of 

 Norfolk, III., Appendix B., p. 396, footnote). 



1891. Six seen by Col. Haworth-Booth on the cliff tops at 

 Roulston, Yorkshire ; two specimens subsequently ob- 

 tained (Nat., 1895, p. 327, and Birds of Yorkshire, II, 

 p. 503). 



1899. A small flight seen by P. Loten at Easington, York- 

 shire, on May 13th (Nat., 1899, p. 175 ; Birds of Yorkshire, 

 II, p. 503). 



1907. One seen at Hendon, Middlesex, on September 23rd, 

 by W. Wells Bladen (British Birds, I, p. 190). 



On the other hand we have to thank the author for bringing 

 to our notice a record contributed by the late Professor Newton 

 to the " Hauptber I. Offiz. Teil. II. Internat. orn. Kongr." 

 (Budapest), p. 200,* of two pairs observed at Binsness (sic), 

 N. Scotland, between April 20th and 30th, 1891. 



Reviewing the last invasion the author is of opinion that 

 it was on a much smaller scale than the two great movements 

 of 1863 and 1888, and that the main body of migrants became 

 divided into two branches, the northern division avoiding the 

 Carpathian Range and heading for the North Sea and the 

 British Isles in small flocks, while the southern stream so far 

 as is known did not penetrate further than S. Italy, although 

 large numbers were observed on passage in Rumania. The 

 Frisian Islands and the Dutch Coast, which were frequented 

 by large numbers during previous invasions, were almost 

 entirely avoided in 1908, while almost the only indication of 

 a return passage of any importance appears among the 

 Rumanian records, a large flock, numbering several hundreds, 

 having been observed near Sascut in November. 



* There is little doubt that the two records from Cleveland, 

 Yorkshire, quoted on page 27 refer to the same occurrence, 

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