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Welsh Grounds Light-vessel and Chicken Rock Light. Those noted at 

 the Shipwash Light-vessel during the day were going W. and N.W., 

 while a few at the Kentish Knock Light-vessel were flying W.S.W. 

 On several days during that month birds on passage were noted on 

 Coquet Island (Northumberland), and on the 23rd and 31st flocks were 

 seen there passing to the west, while a few going N. and N.W. were 

 seen at Cromer Light on the 25th. 



After the second week of March there were uo further night records 

 until the last ten days of the month. On the 21st/22nd several were 

 noted at Helwick Light-vessel (Bristol Channel), and on the following 

 night at Portland Bill Light (Dorset) and Longships Light (Cornwall). 

 On the nights of the 23rd and 24th a few were seen at Bardsey Light, 

 and during the last four or five nights of the month many were recorded 

 at the South Bishop Light, a few at the Skerries, Chicken Rock and 

 Bardsey Lights in the west, and at St. Catherine's and Hanois Lights in 

 the south. 



On the 1st of April Sky-Larks were noted flying north on the coast of 

 N.E. Suffolk, and on the same day a few were passing Morecambe Bay 

 Light-vessel to the east ; on that night numbers were recorded at South 

 Bishop Light and a few at Bardsey and Chicken Rock Lights and 

 Morecambe Light-vessel, while on the subsequent night many occurred 

 at Chicken Rock and Portland Bill Lights. During the next few days 

 some were noted on passage on Coquet Island, the directions of flight 

 being given as west and north. On several daj^s between the 11th and 

 17th flocks were noted flying S.W. past the Spurn Light-vessel (York- 

 shire), and numbers passed the Kentish Knock going W. or W.N.W. 

 Odd birds were noted at the Skerries Light on several nights during 

 April and the last on the 15th/lGth of May. 



THE GANNET {Sula hassana). 



The Gannet was first seen off the Isle of Man on the 13th of February. 

 The earliest birds returning to the Bass Rock were noted passing north 

 oft" the Northumberland coast on the 11th of March, while the main body 

 were seen passing there in flocks all day on the 31st and on the 4th, Sth 

 and 12th of April, and the rearguard on the 17th. 



THE SHOVELER {Spatula clypeata). 



Romney Marsh (Kent), fifteen seen. 

 Marbury (Cheshire), one male seen. 

 Marbiuy, three seen. 



Bellfields Reservoir (Staffordshire), several pairs. 

 9th & ]2th. Northwich (Cheshire), male passing. 



March 



15th. 



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18th. 



April 



1st. 



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8th. 



