136 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



I saw two Sanderlings in summer plumage on the East Sands ; 

 and on June 9th a large flock of birds, including Sanderlings 

 [Calidris arenaria), Knots (Tringa canutus), Turnstones (Strepsilas 

 interpres), Grey Plover (Squatarola helvetica), &c, were observed 

 at 3 a.m. No doubt these birds would be on their way north to 

 their breeding-grounds. 



On July 14th the return migration from the north set in. 

 Twelve Whimbrels (Numenius phceojms) were observed on East 

 Scar. On the 26th the first Turnstones were seen at the same 

 place, and the first Knots on the 27th. Sanderlings, in faded 

 summer plumage, were plentiful in the estuary. Many Manx 

 Shearwaters, Puffinus anglorum, were in the offing in August and 

 and September. On August 3rd Mr. Emerson shot one about 

 two miles off Redcar; Mr. W. Pyinan obtained another on the 

 4th ; and I shot one on Sept. 22nd. Mussell tells me that my 

 bird is the finest specimen of its kind he had ever preserved. 



On August 3rd, in the Tees Bay, a Black Tern, Hydrochelidon 

 nigra, was flying in company with a flock of the common species. 

 The first Godwits, Limosa lapponica, appeared at the Tees mouth, 

 and a large Shearwater, either P. major or griseus, was reported 

 by the fishermen, on August 13th. On the 16th I shot a Pigmy 

 Curlew from a flock of about twenty, and saw eight Grey Plovers 

 with black breasts at the Tees mouth. On the 19th and 20th 

 I shot three more Pigmy Curlews on the rocks near Redcar pier. 



In the early part of September Richardson's Skuas, S. crepi- 

 datus, were plentiful in Tees Bay, pursuing the small Gulls and 

 Terns. At this period both Little Stints and Pigmy Curlews 

 abounded at the Tees estuary, several examples of each being 

 shot. On Sept. 6th (S.W. gale, fine), a rush of shore birds took 

 place, chiefly Godwits, Whimbrels, Grey Plovers, Pigmy Curlews, 

 and Little Stints. On the 13th, with a north gale and rain, there 

 was another great migratory flight, consisting of Duck, Teal, 

 Grey Plovers, Godwits, Dunlins, Knots, and Oystercatchers. On 

 the 16th shore-birds were more numerous in the Tees estuary 

 than I have known them to be for several years past ; more Little 

 Stints and Pigmy Curlews were shot. On the 17th the first flight 

 of migrant Sky Larks passed over, and the next day the first 

 Snow Bunting was seen in the early morning on the East Sands. 

 The first Shore Larks, Otocorys alpestris, were observed on the 

 20th. A flock of about thirty Richardson's Skuas flew overhead 



