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March 5th/6tli. Dungeness Lt. (Kent), several between 11 p.m. and 

 dawn. 

 „ 12tli. Wareham (Dorset), several large flocks arrived from 

 S.W. 

 April 15th. S. Yorkshire coast, one in bents by sea. 



„ 18th. S. Yorkshire coast, two in bents by sea and one 

 flying S. 

 May lst/2nd. Ilanois Lt. (Guernsey), one killed at 2 a.m. 



THE WATER-RAIL {Rallus aquaticus). 

 Mar. 22nd/23rd. Portland Lt. (Dorset), one killed between 12 and 



6 A.M. 



„ 23rd/24th. Hanois Lt. (Guernsej^), one killed at 5 a.m. ; St, 

 Catherine's Lt. (Isle of Wight), four at 1 A.M. ; 

 Skerries Lt. (Anglesey), two at the lantern. 



„ 27tb/28th. Bardsey Lt. (Carnarvon), three killed between 12 and 



4 A.M. 



„ 29/30th. Bardsey Lt., about sixty seen and thirty killed between 



9p.m. and 4 a.m. ; Outer Dowsing Lt.-v. (Lincolnshire), 



several at midnight. 

 „ 30th/31st. Bardsey Lt., about fifty seen and thirty killed after 



midnight. 

 April lst/2nd. Bardsey Lt., about thirty seen and twelve killed at 



2.30 A.M. ; St. Catherine's Lt., many between 12 



and 3 a.m. 

 „ 2nd/3rd. Dungeness Lt. (Kent), one killed at 11 p.m. ; Portland 



Lt., many between 11 p.m. and dawn. 

 „ 19th/20th. Bardsey Lt., two killed at 10.30 p.m. 

 „30th/Maylst. Bardsey Lt., many from 12 p.m. to dawn. 

 May 15th. Skerries Lt., four on the island at 10 a.m. 

 „ 24th/25th. Skerries Lt, one killed at 10 p.m. 



THE STONE-CURLEW {OEdicnemus scohpax). 



March 25th. Eastleigh (Hampshire), first seen. 



„ 27th. Downton (Wiltshire), first seen. 



April 2nd. Laverstoke (Hampshire), first seen. 



„ 8th. Buckholt (Hampshire), three pairs seen. 



„ 11th. S.E. Suffolk, several pairs seen ; Aldringham (Suffolk), 

 two seen. 



„ 14th. S.E. Suffolk, increase. 



„ 15th. Havant (Hampshire), pair on breeding-groimd. 



„ 18th. S.E. Sufl:"olk, full numbers. 



May 6th. Havant, one egg found. 



„ 15th. S.W. Suffolk, eggs found. 



