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THE WEYNECK. 

 lynx torquilla L. 



The immigrations of this species so far as 1905 is con- 

 cerned seem to be very simple. The bird arrived mainly 

 on the coasts of Kent and Sussex and thence spread 

 westward^ but there is evidence that some of the later 

 individuals arrived in Hampshire and Dorset. 



The earliest record is from Hertfordshire on the 20th of 

 March, and during the next three weeks the bird was 

 evidently arriving in small numbers in the south-eastern 

 counties. Thence it spread northward to Essex and 

 Suffolk and westward as far as Somerset, so that by April 

 10th it had reached Bedford, and by the 14th Huntingdon 

 and Somerset. 



It was not until the 17th April that it was noticed in 

 any numbers, but on that day it occurred numerously in 

 Kent, Berks and Somerset. On the 21st many were 

 again recorded from Somerset, Sussex and Herts, and 

 from this date onwards its distribution in the southern 

 counties appears to have been fairly even. 



Conclusive evidence is lacking as to how the large 

 batches, recorded in Somerset from time to time, arrived, 

 but it seems probable that these birds came in through 

 Hampshire and East Dorset. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



From March 20th to April 16th the records are of very 

 small numbers. 



From April 17th onwards the num.bers are larger. 



March 20. Herts. 

 21. Sussex. 



