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and in Scotland, and in considerable numbers in the extreme 

 north of Europe; winters in North Africa, Egypt, and Palestine. 



Ringed Plover ; resident, fairly common and generally dis- 

 tributed in our estuaries and on our shingle beaches ; a common 

 resident in Scilly ; in the autumn large immigrant flocks spread 

 round our coasts leaving again for their favourite breeding haunts 

 in the Polar regions early in May. 



Little Ringed Plover ; an accidental visitor represented by 

 a single specimen shot at Tresco, Scilly, in October, 1863 ; one of 

 the rarest accidental visitors to England, but fairly common in 

 summer on sandy expanses on inland lakes and rivers from Scan- 

 dinavia to northern Africa. 



Kentish Plover ; a casual visitor, recorded twice between 

 Penzance and St. Michael's Mount, and once fi'om Penzance Bay 

 (Aug., 1871) ; a summer migrant to the east of England ; breeds 

 somewhat commonly on the coast and in the estuaries of the west 

 of Europe from Denmark southward and round the Mediterran- 

 ean Basin ; in winter may migrate as far as the Cape. 



Killdeer Plover ; an accidental visitor from the New World, 

 where it extends from the United States to Colombia ; has only 

 occurred twice in England, namely at Tresco, Scilly, in January, 

 1885, and at Christchurch, Hants, in 1859. 



Golden Plover ; a winter visitor generally distributed 

 throughout the south of the county, but somewhat local in the 

 northern half ; usually common at Scilly and in severe winters 

 abundant ; occasionally seen early in September, but the large 

 immigrant flocks appear from October onwards ; the departure 

 begins in March, but at times there are many stragglers ; 

 breeds abundantly from Derbyshire northward, and also in 

 Ireland ; on the Continent a regular summer migrant to Iceland, 

 the Faeroes, and northern Europe, and breeding as far south as 

 Switzerland ; winters in the basin of the Mediterranean, but 

 generally wanders south along the coast to the Cape. 



Grey Plover ; a passing visitor in spring and late autumn, 

 probably commoner on the return visit ; not uncommon from 

 Falmouth westward to Scilly, but evidently rare elsewhere, except 

 in the north-east of the county ; breeds on Kolguev, Northern 

 Siberia and Arctic America, and in winter visits the greater part 



