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May 2nd .... D. Red-backed Shrike, Turtle-Dove. 

 (con.). Bar. 29-95 in. T. 49° F. Wind N.W., force 1. 



"Weather, b. 

 Bar. rising. Light W. winds or calms with much 

 mist along both shores of the Channel. Temp. low. 



May 3rd A. Ring-Ouzel. 



B. Whitethroat, Wood- Warbler, Swallow, House- 

 Martin, Swift. 



0. Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge- Warbler. 



1). Reed-Warbler. 



Bar. 29-71 iu. T. 48° F. Wind W.S.W., force 3. 

 Weather, r. 



Bar. falling, due to a " V "-shaped depression over these 

 islands, and winds circulating cyclonically round it, 

 viz. S. and light in force over the Bay of Biscay and 

 the greater part of W. France, the English Channel, 

 England and Scotland, but strong from N.W. over 

 Ireland and the Scilly Isles. Weather unsettled ; 

 rainy from Biarritz to Stornoway, but fine along 

 the coast of E. Anglia. Temp, still low. 



May 4th .... B. Swallow, House-Martin, Swift, Common Sand- 

 piper. 



C. Nightjar. 



D. Reed- Warbler, Turtle-Dove. 



Bar. 29-49 in. T. 47° F. Wind N.W., force 6. 



Weather, b, c. 

 A depression with centre over S.E. England with 



winds circulating cyclonically round it. Weather 



rainy; some mist along the Sussex coast. Temp. 



low. 



May 5th .... A. Grasshopper- War bier. 



B. W r heatear, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 

 Willow- Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Swallow, 

 House-Martin, Swift, Cuckoo, Common Sandpiper. 



C. Sedge- War bier. 



D. Nightingale, Reed- Warbler, Tree-Pipit, Red-backed 

 Shrike, Wryneck. 



Bar. 29-63 in. T. 48° F. Wind N., force 5. 

 Weather, c. 



