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of November, sometimes in large numbers. The only record outside this 

 area was of flocks going W.N.W. from the Soutli Goodwin Light-vessel 

 (Kent) on the 19th and_20th of October. 



THE CARRION-CROW (Corvus corone). 



The only evidence we have of this species as an immigrant on our east 

 coast is the fact that one was killed together with a Rook at the Outer 

 Gabbard Light-vessel (Suffolk) on the 25th/26th of October. 



Four were recorded from N. Unst (Shetland) on the 20th of August 

 and small numbers at east coast stations on a good many dates between 

 the 12th of September and the 27th of October. Three appeared at 

 the Flannan Isles (Outer Hebrides) on the 2nd of November and great 

 numbers in Largo Bay (Fife) on the 8th. 



THE JACKDAW {Corvus monedula). 



On a good many days between the 2nd and the 29th of October flocks 

 of Jackdaws arid Rooks were observed coming in on the Suffolk coast 

 from the E. or E.N.E., or were seen passing west in the inland parts of the 

 county. On the 24th one was taken on a boat 40 miles N.E. of Lowestoft, 

 and on the 30th flocks were coasting to the south at the latter place. 

 The only other land-records came from Bosham (Sussex), where late on 

 the 5th or early on the 6th flocks arrived from the N.E., and again on the 

 7th and 8th flocks arrived and passed south down Selsey Bill. Further 

 arrivals took place on the 9th and 10th, but these birds also passed on. 



Although there are only three positive records from the lights, viz., 

 single birds at the Dudgeon Light-vessel (Norfolk) and Outer Dowsing 

 Light-vessel (Lincolnshire) on the night of the 6th/7th of November, 

 and flocks going S.W. at the Leman and Ower Light-vessel (Norfolk), 

 there can be no doubt that many of the returns under " Crows " and 

 " Rooks" refer in part to Jackdaws also (vide Hooded Crow). 



Small arrivals were recorded at stations in Shetland and on the east 

 coast of Scotland from the 7th to the 26th of October, while on the 25th a 

 flock of about two hundred was seen at Tarbatness Light (E. Ross-shire). 



THE ROOK (Corviis frugilegus). 



On the 12th of September an increase was noted at Bosham (Sussex), 

 and on the 20th, 24th and 25th of that month and the 1st of October some 

 were noted at Spurn Head (Yorkshire) going south across the Humber, 

 and it was thought that they had come in from the west. 



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