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THE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER {Bendrocopus major). 



Single birds arrived on the S. coast of Yorksliire on the 14th and 16th 

 of September, and also on the Isle of May (Fife) on the latter day. One 

 was recorded from the Butt of Lewis on the 23rd, four in Shetland 

 between the 'JAih. and 28th, and on seven occasions from one to three 

 birds were seen on Fair Isle between the 22nd of September and the ord 

 of October. Others were recorded from Shetland, Caithness, Cromarty, 

 W. Ross, E. Fife and Dumfries during October, November and December. 



The bird obtained in Yorkshire on the 14th of September belonged to 

 the Continental foim. 



THE KINGFISHER {Alcedo isjnda). 

 Oct. 12th/13th. Leman and Ower Lt.-v. (Norfolk), one killed at 2 a.m. 



THE HOOPOE (Vpupa epops). 

 Oct. 1st. Drayton, Norfolk, one seen. 



THE CUCKOO {Cucidm canorus). 



The last adult birds were seen in Radnorshire on the 3rd of July, and 

 in Shropshire on the 8th, and small parties of presumably adult birds 

 were observed leaving the W. coast of Sussex for the south on the 14th 

 and 29th, though one was seen in S. Devonshire on the 18th of 

 August, iu Hampshire on the 19th, in E. Fife on the 22nd, and in Suffolk 

 on the 28th. The last young birds were observed in Merioneth on the 

 12th of August, Radnorshire on the 23rd, N. Staffordshire on the 30th, 

 Fifeshire on the 9th, and in S. Staffordshire on the 17th of September. 



Migrants ^^ ere noted on the Isle of May (Fife) on the 14th and llJth of 

 August. 



On the Hampshire coast large numbers of locally bred young birds 

 left on the 11th of August, but migrants continued to pass south at 

 intervals from that date onwards until the 12th of September, while odd 

 birds were seen passing on the S. coast of Yorkshire on the 16th, in 

 E. Kent on the 20th, and in SuH'olk on the 19th of September and on the 

 12th of October. 



THE SHURT-EARED OWL {Asia accipitrinus) . 

 Single birds appeared at the Isle of May (i'lfe) on the 10th of August, 

 The first migrant arrived on the S. coast of Yorkshire on the 27th of 

 October, and was followed by several others on the 29th, when the first 

 arrival was also noted in N. Norfolk. On the night of the 2nd of 

 November one was taken at Sule Skerry Light (Orkney), on the 3rd one 

 at the Pentland Skerries, on the 4th the first arrived in Thanet (E. Kent), 

 and on the 4th/ 5th two were seen at Spurn Head Light (Yorks). 



