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THE NIGHTJAR. 



Caprimulgiis europcens (L.). 



Owing to the scanty nature of the records it is difficult to 

 trace the immigratory movements of this species. It appears, 

 however, to have arrived along the whole of the south coast, 

 but to have travelled, as a rule, singly, the greater portion 

 entering the country unobserved. TLe earliest record of the 

 Nightjar was from Yorkshire on the 19th of April ; this 

 was followed by notices of single birds seen in Montgomery 

 on the 22nd, and in Hampshire and Sussex on the 27th. 

 There were reports of stragglers observed in various 

 counties during the first half of May as far north as 

 Carnarvon, Shropshiie, Staffordshire, Leicestershire and 

 Norfolk, while Lancashire was reached on the 21st, and 

 Cumberland on the 23rd. 



The only lighthouse report came from the Bardsey light, 

 where three were seen on the night of 2nd/3rd of June. 



No notes relatino- to the nesting of this bird were received. 



CHEOiS! OLOGICAL SuMMARY OF THE RECORDS. 



April 

 May 



19th. 



Yorkshire. 





22nd. 



Montgomery. 





27th. 



Hants, Sussex. 





3rd. 



Northampton. 





8th. 



Northampton (slight increase), 

 shire. 



Statford. 



9th. 



Devon, Dorset. 





11th. 



Norfolk. 





12th. 



Radnor. 





