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Whitethroats were last seen in Norfolk on the 8tli of September, in 

 "Wiltshire, and Hampshire on the 9th, in Warwickshire on the 12th, in 

 Northumberland on the 14th, in Kent on the 16th, in Staffordshire on 

 the 17th and in Yorkshire on the 18th. 



THE LESSER WHITETHROAT {St/lvia cuiruca). 



An observer in Warwickshire reported the departure of local birds by 

 the 30th of July. 



In August a decrease was noted in Sussex on the 7th, and a passing 

 bird on the south coast was observed on the '22ud, An arrival on Fair 

 Isle (Shetland) was recorded on the SOth. 



In September the appearance of a few on the north coast of Norfolk 

 was reported on the 14th and their departure three days later noted, also 

 a small arrival on the Suffolk coast on the 19th. At St. Catherine's 

 (Hants) a few Lesser Whitethroats were observed on the nights of the 

 5th/6th, 8th/9th, lOth/Uth, and a single one on the 11th/ 12th. A party 

 of thirty or forty was seen at the Longships Light (Cornwall) at 3 a.m. on 

 the 12th/12th. 



Lesser Whitethroats were last seen in Sussex on the 26th August, in 

 Hampshire on the 8th of September, in Lincolnshire on the 18th, in Kent 

 on the 15th, in Norfolk on the 17tli and in Surrey on the 22nd. 



A single bird was reported from the Lincolnshire coast on the 20th of 

 October, while one was shot in Herefordshire on December the loth. 



THE BLACKCAP {St/lvia atricapilla). 



An observer in Devonshire reported the departure of Blackcaps from 

 his district by the end of August. 



In September there was a marked migratory movement in Suffolk 

 between the 14th and 17th. At St. Catherine's Light (Hampshire) a few 

 were recorded on the 9th/10th and lOth/llth, and large numbers on the 

 13tb/14th. Two were killed at Bardsey Light (Carnarvon) at 2 a.m. on 

 the 9th/10th, and one at Helwick Light-vessel (Glamorgan) on the 

 I6tli/17th. 



In October the records were chiefly from the lights. At St. Catherine's 

 a few were seen on the 5th/6th and 9th/10th, two were killed between 

 9 and 12 p.m. on the 14th/15th, and one at 9.30 p.m. on the 24th/25th_ 

 One was killed at Bardsey on the 29th/30th. A Blackcap was reported 

 on a P. & O. liner between Ushant and Finisterre on the 23rd, and one 

 in Shetland on the 29th. In November one was shot in Kent on the 1st, 

 and another was seen at St. Catherine's on the 17th. 



Blackcaps wei-e last seen in Lincolnshire on the 1st of September, in 

 Gloucester on the 4th, in Hampshire on the 8th, in Surrey on the 19th, 

 in Yorkshire on the 20th and in Shropshire on the 22nd. 



