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reached our southern shores, and many birds were seen :it 

 the Cornwall, Dorset and Hants lights, while there was a 

 marked increase in the number of Whitethroats observed 

 in many of the southern and midland counties. 



On the 7th about twenty were recorded from the Eddy- 

 stone light, Cornwall, and a largo number were observed in 

 the Tsle of Man — most probably a portion of those noted in 

 the south on the previous day. An increase was also 

 reported from Yorkshire, and the species was recorded from 

 ( 'umberland for the Hrst time that season. 



On the 10th and 12th small immigrations were noted at 

 the Eddystone light, and a rather larger one was reported on 

 the following night. 



On the 13th the species was numerous at the Hants 

 lights, and on the 14th some individuals were observed there. 

 There is evidence to show that during the week of the 

 8th-l-4th the Wliitethroat became much more numerous in 

 many of the counties and that it spread northwards, for 

 on the 10th there was an increase in Cumberland and it was 

 recorded for the first time from Northumberland ; on the 

 11th there was an increase in Derby, Lincoln and Yorkshire, 

 and on the 12th in Lancashire and N.E. Yorkshire. 



On May the 15th another large immigration reached our 

 southern shores and many Whitethroats were recorded from 

 the Cornwall, Devon and Hants lights, and many were again 

 observed at the Hants light on the IGth. Subsequently, 

 an increase was noted on the 20th, 21st and 22nd, when 

 further large immigrations of Whitethroats were recorded 

 at the Hants light, and on the 23rd at the Eddystone 

 light. The movements of these birds cannot be traced. 



The first nests reported are from Sussex on May the 3rd 

 and from Hampshire on May the 8th. Nesting did not 

 become general until the 17th of May, and it thus seems 

 probable that, as in the case of the Willow- Warbler, those 

 immigrants which arrive in the country in the middle of 

 May do not remain in the south, but pass onwards to 

 more northern nesting-grounds. 



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