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Solway, some arrived. 



Barra Head (0. Hebrides), some arrived. 



Aberlady Bay (Haddington), some arrived. 



Wells, fifty-five (Pink-footed) arrived. 



E,. Dee (Cheshire), several small lots (Pink-footed) 



arrived. 

 Near York, many (Pink-footed) flying E. at 5.30 p.m. 

 E. Dee (Cheshire), seven (Pink-footed) seen. 

 Carlisle (Ciunberland), 150 flying S.E. ; Wallasey 

 (Cheshire), 200-300 (Pink-footed) flying S. from 

 2.30 to 2.45 P.M. ; Gayton (Cheshire), seventy (Pink- 

 footed) to S.W. at 3 P.M. 

 „ 16th. Wooler (Northumberland), two seen ; Otterburn 



(Northumberland); one (? Bean) seen, 

 „ 17th & 18th. Isle of May (Fife), some arrived. 



„ 19th. Winchester (Plampshire), a flock flying W. at 11 p.m. 

 Nov. 19th. Brunstead and Bacton (Norfolk), flocks passing. 

 Dec. 15th. Silloth (Cumberland), twelve (Grey-lag) seen. 



THE WHOOPEE {Cygnus musicus). 



Whoopers arrived at Hornsea Mere (Yorkshire) on the 12th of 

 November, on^ the Eiver Eden (Cumberland) on the 16th and 18th, at 

 Teesmouth (Yorkshire) and Holkham (Norfolk) on the 19th, at the 

 White Loch of Myrton (Wigtown) on the 25th and 26th, and at 

 Hickling (Norfolk) on the 26th. Those at Holkham and the White 

 Loch of Myrton only stayed one day. On the 30th one was shot in the 

 Derwent Valley (Yorkshire), and during December the species was 

 present in very large numbers in Tiree (Inner Hebrides). 



THE MALLAED {Anas boscas). 



During the latter half of August a great increase was noticed in 

 East Surrey. A similar increase was recorded in Cheshire at the 

 beginning of October, but the main body of the autumn migrants 

 arrived in that county during the third week of the month. On the 

 31st a large immigration took place into the north of Suffolk, while by 

 mid-November very large numbers had assembled in the Solway. 



THE WIG EON {Mareca iienelope). 



Aug. 18th. Weybourne (Norfolk), a pair. 

 „ 27th. Breydon (Norfolk), first arrivals. 

 „ 29th. Cromarty Firth and Luce Bay (Wigtown), first 

 arrivals. 



