17G 



THE RINGED PLOVER {^gialitis hiatkola). 



Feb. 2'jth. N. W. Suffolk, returned to nesting-haunts. 



March 29tli/30th. Bardsey Lt. (Carnarvonshire), one killed at 11 p.m. 



April !:6tb. Clej (Norfolk), numbers resident, laying. 



„ 30th. Tring (Hertfordshire), three passing. 

 May 5th. Bedl'ord, one passing. 



„ 7tb. Northwich (Cheshire), one passing. 



„ 19th & 20th. Tring, one passing. 



THE GOLDEN PLOVER (Charadrius pluvialis). 



Feb, 7th to 11th. Knutsford (Cheshire), flock of twenty to thirty seen. 



„ loth. Barnard Castle (Yorkshire), first arrived at nesting- 

 ground. 



„ 21st. Nr. Struan (Perthshire), first bird arrived at nesting- 



ground. 

 March 1st. Nr. Struan, main body arrived; Otterburn (Northum- 



berland), two passing. 



„ 3rd/4th. Chicken Rock Lt. (Isle of Man), twelve at lantern all 

 night. 



,, 4th & 6th. Otterburn, many passing. 



„ 18th. Martock (Somerset), thirteen passing. 



„ 23rd. Martock, one only. 



„ 25th & 27th. Plymouth (Devonshire), numbers seen. 



„ 28th. Plymouth, one only. 



,, 31st/Apr.lst. Bangor (Carnarvonshire) and Mere (Cheshire;, many 

 heard flying N. from dark to midnight. 

 April 1st. Warminster (Wilts), fifty passing. 



„ lst/2nd. Bangor and Mere, many flying N. from dark to mid- 

 night. 



„ 3rd/4th. Dungeuess Lt. (Kent), many from 9 to 10 p.m. 



„ 4th. Pl^'mouth, a few passing. 



„ Cth. Plymouth, two seen; Haileybury (Hertfordshire), 



numbers; Altrincham (Cheshire), about 150 in 

 passing flocks. 



„ 9th. Exminster (S. Devonshire), a very large flock. 



,, 11th & 12th. Bowdon (Cheshire), numbers (winter-residents). 



„ 13th. Holderness (Yorkshire), all gone. 



„ 14th. Exminster, 274 counted. 



„ 16th. Carlisle (Cumberland) to Hexham (Northumberland), 

 large flocks on hills. 



„ 18th. Ashley (Cheshire), flock of 150 passing. 



