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THE SPOTTED FLYCATCHER. 



Muscicapa grisola L. 



A FEW individuals of this species appear to have arrived 

 in the country rather earlier than usual, single birds 

 being observed in Devonshire and Hertfordshire on the 

 10th of April. The first arrival in Northamptonshire was 

 recorded on the 19th, and was followed by a slight in- 

 crease on the two following days. Up to the end of April 

 Spotted Flycatchers occurred singly, or in small numbers, 

 in Hampshire, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Shropshire, Den- 

 bigh, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Cumberland. 

 During the second and third weeks in May their numbers 

 were largely increased, the birds spreading over the whole 

 country, and settling down in their haunts. 



The lighthouse-records included four examples only, 

 killed at St. Catherine's, Isle of Wight, on the nights of the 

 lOth/llth, 13th/14th and 14th/15th of May. 



Migratory movements continued up to the end of the 

 month, but after the third week they were local and 

 insignificant. 



A nest with two eggs was found in Sussex on the 12th 

 of May, others were being built in Dorset and Somerset on 

 the 16th and 17th, and in Cumberland on the 23rd, while 

 in Radnor many nests with eggs were observed between 

 the 24th and 30th of that month. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



April 10. Devon, Herts. 

 „ 19. Northampton. 

 ,, 20. Northampton (slight increase). 



