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THE GREAT TITMOUSE {Parus major). 



It is probable that all the following records relate to the return 

 migration of the Continental Great Tits {Parus major majcr) that 

 arrived on the east coast in the autumn of 1910. Several were seen appa- 

 rently migrating on the Suffolk coast on the 2Gth of February. Early 

 in March Great Tits were more than usually plentiful in S.W. Kent, 

 and on the 8th a decided increase was noticed in Thanet (E. Kent) (a 

 bird obtained there from a small flock on the 10th proved to be of the 

 Continental race), and all had passed on by the 14th. On the 18th a few 

 more were seen on the SutFulk coast, while small numbers were passing 

 N. in the same locality on the 1st and 9th of April and to the S. on the 

 17th and 22ud. 



THE PIED WAGTAIL {Motacilla lugubris). 



Mouse Lt.-v. (Essex), one killed. 



Bournemouth (Hampshire), a large flock arrived, very 



tired. 

 Sanningdale (Berkshire), returned to nesting-haunts. 

 Whitby (Yorkshire), males began to arrive. 

 Shambles Lt.-v. (Dorset), several flying N. at 10 a.m. 

 Shambles Lt.-v., two flying N. at 9.30 a.m. 

 Hayliug Island (Hampshire), a few arrived. 

 Coombe (S. Devonshire), large flock of females just 

 arrived. 

 „ 19th. Bowdon (Cheshire), small flocks present all the 



week. 

 „ 21st/22ud. Start Lt. (Devonshire), one killed at 11 p.m. 

 „ 22nd. Lowestoft (Suffolk), one passing N. 

 „ 23rd. Cheadle (Staffordshire), a pair returned to nesting- 

 haunts on high ground ; Dungeness (Kent), a pair 

 seen. 

 „ 23rd/24th. Morecambe Bay Lt.-v. (Lancashire), one killed at 



4.30 A.M. 

 „ 25th. Marbury (Cheshire), considerable increase during the 



week. 

 „ 30th. Nab Lt.-v. (Hampshire), one killed at 8 a.m. 

 ,, 30th/31st. Ilanois Lt. (Guernsey), a few at 10 p.m. 

 April 2ud. Cheadle, many pairs arrived during past week : 

 Farnham (Surrey), a few seen. 

 „ 3rd. Crowhurst (Sussex), manj- passing. 



„ 4th. Penrhyndeudraeth (Merioneth), large numbers, mostly 



males, flying N. in the evening. 

 ,, Gth. Farnham, decrease. 



Jan. 



27th. 



Feb. 



9th. 



March 



2nd. 





3rd. 





4th. 





5t.h. 





14th. 





IGth. 



