its usual breeding-numbers in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, 

 Surrey, Berkshire, Buckingham, Hertfordshire, Essex, 

 Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge, and Somerset, and on May the 

 19th a bird was found nesting in Suffolk. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



March 16-29. Essex. 



„ 31. Norfolk. 

 April 1. Hants lights. 



„ 2. S. Yorkshire. 



„ 4. Sussex, Essex, Berks and Shropshire. 



„ 5. Somerset. 



„ 6. Somerset (few). 



„ 7. Hants and Surrey. 



„ 8. Kent and Essex (several). 



„ 11. Kent (few) and Berks. 



„ 15. Cambridge. 



,, 12, Dorset and Worcester. 

 April 9 to May 3. Essex (generally distributed). 

 April 10. Hants (increase), Kent, Norfolk and Shropshire. 



„ 9-15. Somerset (gradual increase). 



„ 11-13, Sussex (gradual increase). 



,, 16. Surrey (increase), Berks (plentiful, increase) and 

 Lincolnshire. 



„ 17. Herts. 



„ 25. Hants lights. 

 April 30 to May 6. Suffolk (plentiful). 

 May 1. Cambridge (few settled). 



„ 4. Essex (increase). 



„ 5 & 6. Somerset (increase), Herts (few) and Norfolk. 



„ 7. Kent (settled), Berks (settled), Bucks (resident), 

 Herts and Essex (generally distributed). 



„ 9. Norfolk (fairly represented). 



„ 8, Somerset (numerous). 



„ 7-13. Sussex (one or two) and Suffolk. 



„ 13. Surrey (increase) and Yorkshire- 

 19. Suffolk ( ? nesting). 



