4490 THE ZooLociIst—JUNE, 1875. 
Cuckoo.—April 24.. 
Common Whitethroat.—April 29. 
I first heard and saw the tree pipit on May 2nd; whinchat, 
May 3rd; a single fieldfare the same day. 
It is a very backward spring in this district, wind generally 
from north to north-east or east, temperature very variable, rain- 
fall scarcely any—only a few slight showers since the end of 
February. 
JoHN CORDEAUX. 
Great Cotes, Ulceby, Lincolnshire, 
May 4, 1875. 
Ornithological Notes from Devonshire, Cornwall, §c. 
By Joun GatcomBE, Esq. 
(Continued from §. 8, 4451.) 
APRIL, 1875. 
Ist. A great number of lesser blackbacked gulls in our harbours, 
nearly all in full breeding dress, 
2nd. Was shown a wheatear which had alighted on a fishing- 
boat five miles from land, in an exhausted state, but soon after 
died. It was in company with two others, which fell into the 
water before reaching the boat and were drowned. Weather fine 
at the time. 
8th. Wind north-east, exceedingly cold. Some sand martins on 
the coast, and a few swallows observed to arrive from seaward, 
12th. The first warm day after long-continued cold winds. Chiff- 
chaffs singing loudly, and the sheltered sunny lanes swarming with 
blow-flies. Observed the first small white butterfly. 
13th. Willow wrens singing. Again a very cold east wind. 
14th. There were several swallows flying about to-day, anda 
male common redstart was captured at Devonport. One of our 
birdstuffers had brought to him a wryneck which had flown against 
the Eddystone Lighthouse. 
15th. The lesser blackbacked gulls are daily becoming more 
plentiful. This morning there were upwards of fifty resting together 
on the West Mud, and still greater numbers flying about the 
harbour: they appear to betake themselves to their breeding 
stations later than the herring gulls. 
