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THE HOBBY [Falco subbnteo). 



April 24th. Northamptonshire, 2 seen. 

 May 10th. Berkshire, 1 seen. 



„ 12th & 14th. South Downs, Sussex, 1 seen. 



„ 15th. Oxfordshire, male killed. 



„ 2l8tto27th. Wiltshire, 1 seen almost daily. 



THE KESTREL {Falco tinnuneulus). 



June 7th/8th. Smalls Lt. (Pembroke), 2 pairs seen at 4 a.m. and 

 1 killed. 



THE COMMON CORMORANT {Phalacrocomx carho). 

 April 1st. Hampshire, 1 returned to breeding-haunt. 



THE GANNET {Sula bassana). 



Coquet Island Lt. (Northumberland), flocks passing N. 

 Chicken Rock Lt. (Isle of Man), first seen this spring. 



THE BRENT-GOOSE [Bernicla brenta). 



Lundy Island N. Lt. (N. Devon), a flock of 3 dozen 



flying E. at 1 p.m. 

 Dungeness (Kent), a few small flocks flying E. from 



dawn to 8 a.m. 



THE COMMON SHELD-DUCK ( Tadorna cornuta). 



April loth. Nr. Northwich (Cheshire), 1 seen. 



„ 15tli. Merionethshire, 20 pairs at nesting-quarters. 



„ 23rd. Nr. Northwich, a pair seen. 



„ 24th. Nr. Northwich, 1 passing. 



" DUCKS." 



April 3rd, Galloper Lt.-v. (60 miles E. by N. from the mouth of 

 the Thames), 3 flying N.N.W. at 10.30 a.m. 

 „ 9th. Galloper Lt.-v., 12 flying S.E. at 2 p.m. 



„ 14th. Galloper Lt.-v., 30 flying N. at 4.30 p.m. 



THE MALLARD {Anas boscas). 



April 3rd. Romney Marsh (Kent), large numbers. 



J, 7th. Castletown (Isle of Man), 7 seen, the remains of winter 



flocks. 

 „ 16th. Romney Marsh, most gone. 



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March 



13th. 



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