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Oct. 16tTi/17th. Isle of May Lt. (Fife), one. 



„ 23rd. Near Exeter (UeYou), one found dead under tlie 

 telegraph-wires. 



„ 24th. Tiree (Argyll), one. 



,, 29th. S. Yorkshire coast, eight seen. 

 Nov, 4th/oth. Bardsey Lt., six at midnight; Spurn Head Lt. (York- 

 shire), one; Seven Stones Lt.-v.(Isles of Scilly), a 

 few at 10 P.M. 



„ 5th/6th. Bardsey Lt., many between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.; 50 

 killed ! 



,, 19th/20th. Lynmouth Foreland Lt. (X. Devon), several at 3.20 



A.M. 



Dec. 9th/10th. South Bishop Lt. (Pembroke), one at 3.30 a.m. 



THE MOORHEN {Gnllinula chlorojnis). 



Oct. lOth/llth. Leman and Ower Lt.-v. (Norfolk), two killed. 

 Dec. 22nd. Kentish Knock Lt.-v. (4o miles E. by N. from the 

 mouth of the Thames), one taken, 



THE STOXE-CURLEW {(Edicnemus scolopax). 



A decrease was noted in the numbers of the resident birds in S.E. 

 Suffolk on the 31st of August. 



THE DOTTEREL {Eicdromias morinelIu.s). 



Two were killed against the lantern of Spm-n Head Lt. (Yorkshire) 

 at 10 P.M. on the 24th of August. 



THE RINGED PLOVER {^gialitis Maticold). 



A decided increase in numbers was noted on the S.E. coast of Sussex 

 on the 24th of July, and during the last days of that month as well as 

 during August several records were received from inland stations : thus, 

 two were seen in Northamptonshire on the 29th of July and the 23rd of 

 August, five were seen flying to the S.W. in Hertfordshire on the 30tli of 

 July, small parties were seen in the same county ou the 15th and 20th 

 of August, while some were heard passing over in W. Kent early on the 

 morning of the 18th. 



On the coast of Lancashire the local residents remained in small 

 parties up to the 12th of August, between that date and tlie loth tliey 

 gradually collected into large flocks and departed on the IGtli ; numbers 

 of migrants arrived on the L'^th and passed on by the 21st. An increase 



