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THE NIGHTJAR. 



Caprimulgus europceus L. 



The records for this species were so few that it was practically 

 impossible to trace its movements with any certainty. The 

 fi rst arrivals were observed on the south and south-east coasts 

 during the second week in May and by the 10th and 11th 

 single birds were noted as far north as Lancashire and North- 

 east Yorkshire. On the 18th, 19th and 20th the number 

 of Nightjars seems to have increased along the whole of 

 the south coast, and was again augmented on the 24th, after 

 which date no further movements could be traced. The 

 first full clutch of eggs was reported from Hants on the 

 27 th. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



May 6. Somerset, Suffolk (several). 



8. Hants (few), Essex. 



9. Dorset. 



10. Dorset, Somerset, Carnarvon, Lancashire. 



11. Essex, Surrey, Suffolk, Shropshire, N.E. 

 Yorkshire. 



12. Hants, Glamorgan. 



13. Dorset, Radnor, Yorkshire (increase). 



15. Surrey, Worcester, Lancashire. 



16. Sussex, Surrey, Worcester. 



17. Hants, Glamorgan, 



18. Devon, Dorset, Hants (increase), Sussex, Surrey. 



19. Dorset, Herts, Radnor (several), Lancashire. 



20. Sussex, Kent (several), Essex, Lancashire. 



21. Merioneth, Shropshire (few). 



