THE ZooLocist—OcToBER, 1876. 5109 
Ornithological Notes from Devon and Cornwall. 
By J. GarcomBE, Esq. 
(Continued from S. 8. 5030). 
JuLy AND AuGustT, 1876, 
July 8. At Wembury I was glad to observe two or three pere- 
grines dashing. about in the vicinity. These beautiful birds have 
now become very scarce on most parts of the coast. 
July 12. Saw and heard a redshank, flying rather high, on its 
way up the River Tamar, having no doubt just returned from some 
breeding station. I do not remember having observed this species 
so early in autumn in our neighbourhood before. I may here 
mention that I have detected a few notes almost exactly resembling 
those of the common redshank in the song of a thrush. 
July 13. - Took a trip to Fowey, on the Cornish coast, passing 
several nesting-places of the herring gull, and observed several 
very young birds swimming by the side of their parents on the 
smooth water close under the lofty cliffs. No other species of 
gull seemed to be breeding on any part of this coast. 
August 10, Many ring dotterels and some whimbrels were 
seen to-day on the Breakwater, and numbers of curlews on the 
banks of the Tamar. Waders generally seem to have returned 
from their breeding-places very early this season; and I find 
swallows already congregating on the telegraph-wires soon after 
daylight. 
August 18. Went up the River Tamar, and found that a few 
blackheaded gulls had returned from their nesting quarters, and 
many common sandpipers from the moorland streams. Curlews, 
too, were numerous on the mud-banks. 
August 22. Whimbrels and other waders were making a great 
noise, flying over the town about ten at night; and on the 23rd 
I observed flocks of the yellow, or Ray’s, wagtail in fields near the 
sea. A great many young sanderlings, knots and turnstones have 
been brought to our birdstuffers within the last few days, and 
among some dunlins J have detected a few of the very small 
yariely or race answering to the Tringa Schinzi of Brehm, one of 
which was an adult, in full breeding dress, with a fine black 
breast, and really not much larger than the little stint. I have 
also examined some beautiful old turnstones. 
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