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and sparingly further south; in winter occurs along the whole of 

 the African coast line. 



Wood Sandpiper ; a passing visitor in spring and autumn, 

 occasionally fairly common ; earliest record April 15th; has been 

 shot in May and in June ; may nest in the county ; a casual 

 visitor in Scilly ; breeds commonly throughout northern Europe 

 and as far south as the Danube ; in winter passes down to south 

 Africa. 



Green Sandpiper; a passing visitor in autumn, but has 

 been recorded in the west for every month from July to May ; 

 small flocks of not unfrequent occurrence between Towed- 

 nack and Land's End ; an early autumn visitor in Scilly ; nests 

 in marshy woods from the Arctic circle to central Europe ; winters 

 in northern Africa and passes up the Nile over the Grreat Lakes to 

 Cape Colony. 



Solitary Sandpiper ; an accidental visitor from north and 

 south America ; three specimens only have occurred in the 

 United Kingdom, — one on the Clyde in 1870, one in Scilly, Sept., 

 1881 ; and one at Marazion marsh in January, 1885. 



Yellowshank ; an accidental visitor from North and South 

 America of which only three have occurred in the country, includ- 

 ing one at Marazion on Sept. 12th, 1871. 



Redshank ; a winter visitor, though in some years com- 

 moner as a passing autumn migrant ; abundant near Truro 

 Quay in Dec. and Jan., 1901-2 ; of fairly fi-equent occurrence in 

 Scilly from early autumn to mid- winter ; may nest in the county 

 as birds have been seen for the last two years during the nesting 

 season ; breeds in Iceland, the Eaeroes, northern Europe, and 

 south to Morocco ; in winter occurs at the Cape and in Natal. 



Spotted Redshank ; a casual visitor occasionally met with in 

 the month of August on the western marshes; once recorded 

 from Scilly ; breeds in northern Scandinavia and Russia ; winter 

 quarters extend fi'om the Mediterranean to the Cape. 



Greenshank ; a passing visitor in autumn and occasionally 

 in spring ; recorded from the north-east, the south, and the west 

 of the county, but nowhere common ; generally irregular in its 

 visits except at Scilly ; breeds around the northern Scottish Lochs 

 and in northern Europe ; in winter ranges over the greater part 

 of the eastern hemisphere down to the Australian region. 



