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longest periods among the species recorded ; while those of 

 the Wood- Warbler between the 16th of April and the 13th 

 of May occupied the shortest time. Notice may once more 

 be drawn to the extreme scarcity of the Land-Rail in the south- 

 east of England. A few years ago it was comparatively 

 common in many of the eastern counties, where it is now 

 no longer recorded or only noted as a passing straggler. 



The following is a list of the species showing the routes by 

 which they appear to have reached this country ; in one or 

 two instances when the exact route was doubtful they have 

 been marked with an asterisk, but they have been placed 

 under that section which the evidence seemed to indicate : — 



A. Species arriving solel// on the western half of the south 



coast. 

 Ring-Ouzel f. Pied Flycatcher, Land-Rail. 



B. Species arriving along the whole of the south coast, but 



first and chiefly on its western half. 

 Wheatear, Redstart*, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Garden- 

 Warbler, Chiff chaff, Willow-W^arbler, Wood-Warbler*, 

 White Wagtail, Spotted Flycatcher, Swallow, House- 

 Martin, Sand-Martin, Swift, Common Sandpiper *. 



C. Species arriving along the wJioIe of the south coast, but 



first and chiefly on its eastern half. 

 W^hinchat, Lesser W^hitethroat, Grasshopper- Warbler, 

 Reed-Warbler, Sedge-Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, Night- 

 jar, Cuckoo. 



D. Species arriving along the south-east coast, from Essex 



to Hampshire. 

 Nightingale, Tree-Pipit, Red-backed Shrike, Wryneck, 

 Turtle-Dove. 



As regards the autumn movements, we may note the 

 enormous immigration of Goldcrests, which was very fully 

 recorded by our observers ; also the large influx of northern 

 species, e.g. Waxwings, Northern Bullfinches, and Mealy 



t One immigration in the south-east otili/, at the end of April, in 

 all prohability the -western limit of northern continental birds passing 

 throush France. 



