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viz., two at St. Catherine's Lt, (Isle of Wight) on the night of the 

 24th/26th of September, and hundreds at Anvil Point Lt. (Dorset) on 

 the 4th of October during the daytime. 



THE HOUSE-MARTIN ( CTielidon urUca). 



The emigratory movement of this species commenced about the middle 

 of July, when many hundreds were recorded passing east in Somerset 

 on the 13th, and a flock of about 400 was noted in Doi'set on the 22nd. 



On the 3rd of August an observer in south Devon recorded great 

 numbers gathering at the coast preparatory to departure. During the 

 last fortnight of the month a large decrease in numbers was reported in 

 Cumberland and Yorkshire. 



In September the movement became more general. House-Martins 

 were passing to the east in flocks in Somerset between the 5th and 

 18th, and great numbers were moving southwards in Norfolk on the 7th, 

 and in a south-westerly direction in Cheshire on the 11th. Between 

 the 17th and 23rd House-Martins were passing through Denbighshii-e in 

 small numbers, and on the 29th and 30th others were noted on the south 

 coast of Yorkshire going south throughout the day. 



In the third week in October, reports were still being received from 

 observers in Cumberland, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Derby- 

 shire, Hampshire and Cornwall noting the final departure of these birds 

 from their nesting-haunts. There was a large decrease in numbers in 

 Leicestershire, Suffolk and Kent during the first half of October, and in 

 the last-named county large numbers were observed going east on the 9th. 

 An observer in Shropshire reported that some of the nests still contained 

 young on the 30th, but that the main body had left by that date. A 

 single bird was seen in SuiFolk on the 7th of November. 



The only record from the Light-stations mentioned that about 50 had 

 been seen at 10 a.m. on the ISth of October at the South Goodwin 

 Lt.-v. (Kent). 



THE SAND-MARTIN {Cotile riparia). 



The first record of an emigratory movement came from Cheshire, 

 where an observer reported a flock of about 300 leaving at 7 a.m. on 

 the 3rd of August. On the same date great numbers were seen 

 collecting on the south coast of Devon. On the 5th the departure of 

 the main body of Sand-Martins was noted in Cumberland, but some 

 stayed on till the end of the month, and a very late brood of youno- 

 birds was recorded on the 20th. On the 26th of August an observer at 

 Holkham (Norfolk) observed a flock of about 50 flying westwards alont^ 

 the coast. An influx was noted in Yorkshire on the 30th, but the birds 

 made no stay and by the third week of September almost all the 

 resident birds had left. On the 31st of August greatly reduced numbers 



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