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tliroug'li their breeding- area, an increase being especially 

 noticeable during- the first week in May in the eastern 

 counties as far north as Lincoln. 



The notes regarding sex were rather meagre, but, so far 

 as can be judged, the males arrived first, while the 

 females probably arrived with the last immigration, since 

 the birds were first recorded as mating on the 29th April. 



By May 7th the females had reached the north of 

 Shropshire, and at this date no doubt all our Nightingales 

 had settled down in their breeding-quarters. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



April 11. Shipwash (Suffolk), St. Catherine's and Nab 

 (Hants). Sussex. 



,, 12. Kentish Knock (Kent). Sussex and Hants. 



,, 18. Essex, Hants, Kent, Surrey and Berks. 



„ 14. Suffolk, Bedford and Norfolk. 



,, 15. Cambridge and Sussex (many). Suffolk (in- 



crease). Herts. Sussex coast. 



„ 16. Sussex coast (many). Smith's Knoll (Norfolk). 



,, 17. Sussex (many), Dorset coast and Norfolk. 



,, 18, 19, 20. Very few records anywhere except in 

 Hants and Sussex. 



,, 21. Surrey (many). 



,, 28. Herts and Berks (slight increase). Dorset coast. 



,, 24. Essex (increase). Dorset (slight increase). 



Norfolk and Somerset. 



,, 28. Hants coast (many). Bristol Channel. 



,, 29, Bristol Channel and Lincoln. Sussex coast 

 (many). 



,, 80. Hants coast (decrease). 

 May 1, Cambridge (increase). Shropshire. 



„ 8. Norfolk (many). 



,, 4. Hants coast (increase). 



,, 5. Sussex coast (increase). 



„ 6. Essex (increase), Berks (increase). 



,, 7, Kent (increase). 



„ 8. Suffolk (increase). Sussex coast (decrease). 

 Shropshire (increase). 



