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constantly hears them passing over and sees them." 

 " On March 16th I saw a flock of six and another of seven, 

 and on the 17th a flock of nine or ten. They appear to 

 be less numerous than they were, but it is difficult to be 

 certain, as they seem to have left the larch trees, where 

 they were easily seen, and to have taken to the Scotch 

 firs. One seen March 18th, about a dozen in a flock 

 on March 19th at Woburn, and satisfactory evidence of 

 two other flocks on March 19th at Ampthill " {The 

 Duchess of Bedford). 



Berkshire. — Five on February 26th at Henley-on-Thames. 

 A good many at Langley, near Slough, towards the end 

 of February. A pair at Henley on March 19th, but no 

 evidence of nesting (H. Noble). 



Gloucestershire. — Still (March 11th) in fair numbers ; 

 appear to be less numerous (March 20th), but this may 

 be because they are in pairs, at Mitcheldean {N. F. 

 Richardson). 



Hampshire. — " They have been common at Hackwood, 

 Basingstoke, since the first week of July, 1909. About 

 October their numbers were increased, and in November 

 and December, 1909, and January, 1910, they were very 

 common, one could any day see from sixty to one 

 hundred. The majority disappeared about February 1st, 

 but one small lot were seen about February 15th, about 

 six on February 27th, not far away, and two on March 10th 

 at Hackwood" {W. S. Medlicott). 



Kent. — Very plentiful since the autumn at Cranbrook, and 

 were seen on March 13th {R. E. Cheesman). Still (March 

 19th) at Edenbridge {E. G. B. Meade-Waldo). A male 

 singing in middle of March at Langton Green, Tunbridge 

 Wells {E. L. Turner). 



Montgomeryshire. — A few all the winter, and still there on 

 March 16th near Churchstoke (H. E. Forrest). 



Norfolk. — Seven or eight on March 5th at Northrepps, near 

 Cromer. Seven on March 22nd, three on 23rd, at 

 Keswick, Norwich. First I have ever heard of in this 

 parish (J. H. Gurney). 



Northumberland. — A flock of about fifteen still (February 

 17th) in Dipton Woods, near Corbridge-on-Tyne (J. S. 

 T. Walton). 



SuFFOLK.^Four on February 19th, one on 23rd, none seen 

 since, at Bury St. Edmunds {Rev. Julian G. Tuck). 



Surrey. — A flock (eight) and a solitary bird on February 

 27th at Weybridge (H. R. Tutt). Two on January 22nd 



