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The lighthouse reports were : — St. Catherine's several seen between 

 1.30 and 2.30 a.m. on the 4th/5th, and one killed at 2.45 a.m. on the 

 8th/9th. On the night of the 5th/6th one young bird was killed at 

 2 A.M. at the Flatholm Light (Somerset), and a second at Winterton 

 Light (Norfolk) at 10.30 p.m. 



In September one was killed at Spurn Head Light (Yorkshire) at 

 ] 1 P.M. on the 5th/6th, a second at St. Ann's Light (Pembroke) on the 

 6th/7th, while a third was seen on Flatholm Island on the 18th. 



Cuckoos were last seen in Yorkshire on the 22nd of August, in 

 Durham on the 2nd of September, in Hampshire on the 3rd, in 

 Devonshire on the 6th, in Cumberland on the 7th and in Bedfordshire 

 on the 18th. 



« OWLS." 



A single Short-eared Owl (Asia accipitrinus) arrived on the Isle of 

 May (Fife) on the 14th of October, and others were observed at Yarmoulli 

 (Norfolk) and Kessingland (Suffolk) on the 21st and on the 4th and 6th 

 of November. Single Long-eared Owls {Asio otus) were observed on 

 Whalsay Skerries (Shetland) on the 23rd of October and on Yarmouth 

 beach on the 30th. Single birds, most probably of the first-named 

 species, passed the Dudgeon Light-vessel (Norfolk) on the 31st of October 

 and the 4th and 6th of November, and Haisboro' Light-vessel (Norfolk) 

 on the 28th of October. 



THE ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD {Buteo lagopus). 



One was seen near Reading (Berkshire) on the 1st of August. Between 

 the 15th and 25th of October others were reported from Norfolk as 

 follows : — Cley, Felbrigge and Holt on the 15th, Cley and Yarmouth 

 on the 17th, Thorpe Market and Salthouse on the 21st, Hickling on the 

 24th, and Rough ton on the 25 th. Two more that arrived about the same 

 time were shot near Battle (Sussex) on the 31st and on the 1st of 

 November, while another was seen in Cardigan from the 10th to the 21st. 



In November Rough-legged Buzzards were again recorded from 

 Norfolk and Suffolk, on the 2nd from Cromer, on the 6th from Benacre, 

 and on the 19th from Beccles, Weybourne and Hillington. On the 

 14th one was shot at Seaton Delaval (Northumberland), while others 

 were seen in Fife and Wigtown about the middle of the month. Three 

 were reported from Norfolk and one from Suffolk in December. 



''GREY GEESE." 



July 6th. Lancashire coast, a flock of forty-four arrived and 



remained throughout the month. 

 Aug. 31st. Wells (Norfolk), five (Pink-footed) arrived. 



