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THE RED-BACKED SHRIKE. 

 Lanius collurio L. 



This species seems to have arrived mainly on the eastern 

 portion of the south-east and south coasts, between Suffolk 

 and Hampshire. 



The earliest arrival recorded was in Kent on the 30th of 

 April, and immigrants occurred at St. Catherine's light, Isle 

 of Wight, on the night of the 4th of May, but the other 

 records were so scanty and widely scattered that no infor- 

 mation could be gathered from them. None were received 

 from any county to the north of Shropshire, Staffordshire 

 and Norfolk. 



A nest of this Shrike with one egg was found in Norfolk 

 on the 15th of May. Other nests with eggs were reported 

 from Essex on the 19th, from Radnorshire on the 20th, from 

 Somersetshire on the 22nd, from Surrey on the 24th, and 

 from Warwickshire on the 25th. 



Chronological Summaey of the Records. 



April 



30th. 



Kent*. 





May 



2nd. 



Hants. 





n 



3rd. 



Berks, Glamorgan. 



, Herts. 



5' 



4th. 



Warwick. 





•5 



4th/5th. 



Hants light. 





'•> 



5th. 



Suffolk (passing). 



Isle of Wight 



J» 



9th. 



Wilts, Suffolk. 





55 



12th. 



Somerset. 





77 



14th. 



Sussex, Gloucester. 





71 



15th. 



Norfolk (nest with 



egg)- 



71 



16th. 



Surrey, Cardigan, 



Shropshire. 



