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species on our shores was not in active progress. The main 

 immigrations took place on the 9th, 17th and 25th o£ April, 

 and on the 2nd-5th, 10th and 13th of May, the largest being 

 on the 17th of April, when the arrival of at least twenty 

 species was observed. 



The Wheatear (17th of March-15th of May) and the 

 Swallow (21st of March-17th of May) were the species 

 whose arrival was spread over the longest period, though in 

 the case of the former the later arrivals probably belonged 

 to the large northern race, which only visits our shores on 

 migration. With most of the species the migration period 

 lasted for about a month. 



The reports from the south-west (Devonshire and Corn- 

 wall) were very scanty, and no records were received from 

 the Cornish or Devon Lights ; but this may have been partly 

 due to the absence of fogs, which usually occur in the Channel 

 during the early part of May. In consequence of this the 

 western arrival of several species has been difficult to trace, 

 and they have been placed in route B and marked with an 

 asterisk, to imply that direct evidence of their arrival in the 

 west was not forthcoming. Their arrival, however, in that 

 quarter was indicated by a comparison of the notes from 

 Staffordshire and Shropshire with those from Hampshire 

 and further east. 



A. Species arriving solely on the western half of the south 



coast. 

 White Wagtail, Land-Rail, Common Sandpiper. 



B. Species arriving along the ivJiole of the south coast, but 



first and chiefly on its western half. 

 Wheatear, Blackcap*, Garden- Warbler, ChiffchafiP, 

 Willo w- Warbler ^ Wood- Warbler "5^, Sedge-Warbler ^ 

 Spotted Flycatcher, [Pied Flycatcher ?], Swallow, 

 House-Martin, Sand-Martin, Swift. 



C. Species arriving along the toJwle of the south coast, but 



first and chiefly on its eastern half. 

 Redstart, Whinehat, Wliitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 



