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the 1st of May, the records shewed that nesting had com- 

 menced 'anion o- the earlier arrivals. A still further important 

 influx arrived^ via St. Catherine's light, on the nights of the 

 10th, 11th, 14th and 15th of May, when very many birds 

 were observed and numbers were killed ; but it appears tu 

 have passed inland almost unrecognised, probably owing to 

 the large number of birds which had already established 

 themselves. 



Nests with eggs were recorded from Radnor on the 7th, 

 from Warwickshire on the 9th, and from Somerset and 

 Cheshire on the 13th of May. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



March 26. Devon (in several places up to the 28th). 

 „ 27. Sussex. 

 „ 28. Sussex (passed on). 



,, 30. Surrey (passing). Leicester, Staffordshire. 

 „ 31. Surrey (decrease). Carmarthen, Yorkshire. 

 April 1. Herts. 



„ 3. Hants, Essex, V/arwick, Shropshire, Durham. 



„ 4. Isle of Man. ' 



„ 5. Kent, Cheshire. 



„ 6. Surrey and Essex (increase). Wilts, Suffolk. 



„ 7. Berks, Bedford. 



„ 8. Wilts (increase). Herts and Leicester (slight 



increase). Cornwall, Dorset, Hereford. 

 „ 9. Dorset and Essex (increase). Cambridge (great 



increase). Sussex, Somerset, Buckingham. 

 „ 10. Surrey, Bedford and Cheshire (increase). Hants, 



Sussex, Kent and Suffolk (slight increase^. 



Herts (decrease). Cambridge (groat decrease). 



Brecon, W^orcester, Northampton, Norfolk, 



Cumberland. 

 „ IL Leicester (increase). Cornwall (slight increase). 



Middlesex, Glamorgan. 

 „ 12. Somerset, Berks, Northampton and Shropshire 



