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tional number of Black-tailed Godwits on north and south shores 

 of Humber on 3rd and 4th September. 



8th September — A Manx Shearwater ^ shot at Trent Corner 

 b}' a keeper named Lening. The bird was smothered in fat, the 

 intestines being almost filled with a solid mass of fat, and there 

 was also a thick apron of fat all over the breast. 



On 15th October, Mr. S. Waterhouse saw a Swift at Doncaster. 



15th October — A glossy Ibis shot at Hunmanby, as reported 

 by the Rev. E. Mitford in "The Field " for 6th November. 



North Riding. — Mr. T. H. Nelson writes : — A party of nine 

 Pallas 's Sandgrouse was observed on May 17th, on West Coatham 

 farm, by Mr. A. Pratt, who told me his attention was hrst drawn 

 to the marks of their feet on the muddy road ; he then saw the 

 birds in an adjoining field, and walked within a few yards of 

 them, when they flew off in the direction of Kirkleatham. On 

 the 27th, a Turtle Dove was picked up on the breakwater, and at 

 the same time a female Honey Buzzard was brought to me. A 

 pair of Sheldrakes nested on the hills between Redcar and Salt- 

 burn. 



A Nightingale was heard near Thirsk, on June 2nd, by ]\Ir. 

 R. Lee, and on the 22nd one w^as reported at Richmond. 



About the middle of July considerable numbers of Crossbills 

 were seen at Swainb\", in the wood where the}' were noted in 1894 

 (see " Birds of Yorkshire "). 



In August I was informed by Mr. E. B. Emerson that a 

 Pratincole had been shot at Danby Wiske, in mistake for a Golden 

 Plover, by Mr. Charlton, of Northallerton, and presented by him 

 to Mr. C. A. Emerson, of Deighton Manor. This is the same bird 

 as referred to by Mr. R. Fortune (" The Naturalist," p. 372), and 

 proved, on examination by him, to be the Black Winged 

 Pratincole (P. melanoptera), and a new species for Yorkshire. 



At the Teesmouth, in August and September, Godwits and 

 Grey Plover were fairly numerous, and on the 17th of the latter 

 month, a Ruff, in immature dress, was sent to me for identification, 

 whilst on the 27th I procured another example of the same species 

 on a marsh shooting. 



On the 30th September, the first Jack Snipe of the season was 

 shot, and one or two Woodcock were reported. 



The Autumn migration has not, as yet, been very pronounced 

 in Cleveland. The first flight of Woodcock arrived on Sunday,. 

 17th October, and two or three were shot next day in a small 

 plantation. On 4th November I saw one fly in from seaward, and 

 found it afterwards sitting on a sandbank where it allowed me 

 to approach within ten yards' distance. On November 2nd, I 

 noticed a great influx of Green Plover, Hooded Crows and Larks, 

 which passed in large flocks during most of the morning and 

 afternoon. 



On the 25th October, a Grey Lag Goose, a scarce species in 

 this county, was shot at the Teesmouth. 



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