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umisually abundant in Essex, Suffolk, Worcester, Hereford, 

 Shropshire and Lincoln. An observer in Shropshire stated 

 that they were not only vei'y numerous in their usual haunts 

 in that county, but that they also occurred in several places 

 in which they had been previously unknown. Young just 

 out o£ the nest were also seen at Melbourne (Derby). In 

 this connection the occurrence o£ birds so far beyond their 

 usual range as Aberystwyth (Cardigan) and the Isle of 

 May (Fife) is extremely interesting. 



Chronological Summary oi the Records. 



April 8th. Hants. 

 9th. Suffolk. 



„ 14th. Sussex. 



„ 15th. Herts, Essex. 

 16th. Norfolk. 



„ 17th. Surrey. 



,, 18 th. Hants, Cambridge. 

 19th. Kent. 



„ 20th. Berks, Oxford. 



„ 21st. Somerset, Wilts, Grloucester. 



„ 22nd. Somerset and Suffolk (increase). Surrey 

 (slight increase). Dorset, Northampton. 



„ 22nd/23rd. Hants light. 



„ 23rd. Dorset, Sussex, Kent and Northampton 

 (increase). Berks and Suffolk (great 

 increase). Hants (slight increase). 

 Lincoln. 



„ 24th. Cambridge (increase). Kent (slight in- 

 crease). Bucks, Hereford, Yorkshire. 



„ 24th to 27th. Berks (great increase). 



„ 25th. Leicester. 



„ 28th. Hants (slight increase). 



„ 28th/29th. Hants light. 



„ 29th. Herts and Essex (slight increase). Glamor- 

 gan, Bedford, Worcester, Shropshire. 



„ 30th. Dorset, Essex and Shropshire (increase). 



