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THE LITTLE AUK {Mergulus alle). 



A single Little Auk was observed near Skateraw (Haddington) on the 

 17th of October, and a few days later several were seen in the Firth of 

 Forth, On the 18th of November one was seen on the S.E. Sufiblk coast, 

 and on the 19th large numbers were seen at sea off the Yorkshire coast, 

 many flying N.W. Within the next few days many more arrived on the 

 east coast between the "Wash and Suffolk, examples being blown inland 

 by the N.E. gale and picked up at many places in Norfolk and Suffolk, 

 as well as at Rickmansworth and Harpenden (Herts) on the 21st 

 and 23rd, and in Romney Marsh (Kent) on the 25th. 



On the 16th of December thirty arrived at Barra Head (O. Hebrides), 

 where their numbers increased to fifty or sixty by the end of the year. 



THE STORM-PETREL {Procellaria pelagica). 



Single birds were caught at North Berwick on the 1st of August and at 

 Great Yarmouth on the SOth of November. Large numbers occurred at 

 the lantern of Smalls Light (Pembroke) on the nights of the 8th and 

 31st of August and the 6th of September, and smaller numbers on that 

 of the 26th of November. Several were killed at N. Unst Light (Shet- 

 land) on the 16th/17th of September, at the Longstone Light (Fame Is.) on 

 the llth/12th of October, and at St. Catherine's Light (Isle of Wight) on 

 the 3rd/4th of December. Single birds were also taken at St. Catherine's 

 Light on the 5th/6th September and the llth/12th of November, at St. 

 Anthony's Light (Cornwall) on the lOth/llth of September, the 6th/7th 

 and 13th/14th of October, and at Spurn Head Light (Yorkshire) on the 

 27th/28th of September and the 9th/10th of October. 



