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April; .young birds were seen near the Lizard on the 16th June, 

 1899 ; many bivds pass through the county in spring and autiimn 

 on their way to and from their northern breeding stations ; a 

 not uncommon passing autumn visitor at Seilly ; arrives in the 

 county early in April (earliest record April 3rd) and leaves in 

 the beginning of October. 



Wheatear ;' a summer migrant, wintering south of the 

 equator ; common on uncultivated land, and especially on stony 

 upland wastes and moderately rocky coasts ; commoner during the 

 breeding season in the east than the west of the county, but 

 abundant in the Lizard and in some parts of the Land's End 

 district ; more widely spread on fallow land in the spring and 

 autumn when numbers pay a passing visit ; earliest record 

 Februaiy 21st ; usually arrives about the end of March, and 

 leaves late in October ; breeds at Seilly. 



Whinchat ; a summer migrant winteringin northern Africa; 

 rare and local ; has bred lately near Callington ; a nest and eggs 

 found at Portscatho in the first week of June, 1899; several 

 birds seen at Landrake, May 20th, 1900 ; m the west and at Seilly 

 chiefly an occasional autumn migrant ; arrives about the end of 

 April, departs in October. 



Stonechat ; resident ; fairly abundant but somewhat local ; 

 commoner in summer than in winter ; partial to furze-commons, 

 bramble hedges, heath land and cliffs ; at Seilly a summer 

 migi-ant ; breeds locally in central and abundantly in southern 

 Europe. 



Redstart ; a casual summer visitor which breeds in northern 

 and central Europe, and winters as far south as Madeira ; has 

 nested in the east at Trebartha, and has been seen in April on 

 the Tamar, but is a rare autumn straggler in the rest of the 

 county, including Seilly. 



Black Redstart ; now a fairly regularly winter visitor, 

 breedmg in north-central Europe ; generally occurs in small 

 numbers ; during the last five ^^ears has been observed at Hayle, 

 Marazion, Falmouth, Caerhayes, Par, Saltash, Wadebridge, and 

 Bude ; fairly regular at Trebartha on autumn migration ; 

 recorded from Seilly. 



