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THE LITTLE TERN. 

 Sterna minuta L. 



The records of this species agree closely with those of the 

 Common Tern, and it would seem as though both species 

 migrated in company. 



A few were seen in Kent on the 20th of April and again 

 on the 22nd, and by the 29th many had arrived at their 

 breeding-grounds. 



During the first week in May a few Little Terns were 

 seen in Essex, and on the 7tli and 8th the species appeared 

 in Sussex and North Wales in some numbers. Between 

 the 11th and 15th there was a slight increase in the numbers 

 in Cumberland and Glamorgan, and by the 20th it was 

 recorded as nesting in Essex, Kent and Norfolk, 



The first and only record from Lancashire states that 

 this species was nesting on the 26th, and on the following 

 day it was reported to be nesting in Wales. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



April 20. Kent (few). 



„ 21. Kent (none). 



„ 2-2. Kent (few). 



„ 23. Kent (none). 



„ 29. Kent (many). 



„ 30. Yorkshire (many). 



May 1-5. Essex (few). 



„ 6. Kent (inland) (few). 



„ 7. Sussex (man}-^), N. Wales (several). 



„ y, Sussex (numbers). 



