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■was noted in S. Devonsliire on the 28th. On the 12th and 19th of 

 September sing-le birds were seen in Hertfordshire, and on the 6th and 

 21st small numbers were passing on the N.E. coast of Yorlishire, wlaile 

 ou the night of the 27th/28fch one was killed at Spurn Head Light. 



On the 5th/6th of November several were seen at Bardsey Light 

 (Carnarvon) between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. 



THE KENTISH PLOVER {Mgialitis cantiand). 



Single birds were observed on the coast of Kent up to the r2tli of 

 September, 



THE GOLDEN PLOVER {Charadrius pluvialis). 



Ou the night of the 7th/8th of July a large number of Goldeu Plovers 

 were heard passing over in N. Cheshire, on the 8th migration was noted 

 as having begun in Fifeshire, and in the former county a few were again 

 heard on the night of the 19th/20th ; similarl}' in mid-Suffolk numbers 

 were passing on the nights of the 13th/14th and 25th/26th and these 

 were apparently heading S.E. On the 7th of August a great many were 

 observed on the Cromarty Firth. 



On the 1st of September a small party arrived on the N. coast of 

 Norfolk, where the species was seen in fluctuating numbers (never more 

 than 20) on the 7th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 15th and 17th, their stay on each 

 day being apparently of only a few hours duration. On the 17th flocks 

 were arriving at Tiree (Argyll) and on the 20th at Fair Isle (Shetland). 

 On the 19th a large flock arrived at their usual winter-quarters in N . 

 Cheshire, on the 22nd the first bird arrived on the Isle of May (Fife) 

 and was followed b}^ four more on the 25th, on the latter date the first 

 arrival was noticed in the Isle of Man, and during the last week of the 

 month several flocks arrived in N.E. Suffolk. 



On the night of the lst/2nd October a flock passed over the city of 

 York at 10.30 p.m. and on the following day the first large flock (200) 

 was seen in N. Lancashire. On the 14th a large flock passed over N.E. 

 Yorkshire and on the 29th another was seen flying W. on the N.E, coast 

 of Norfolk. 



On the 4th/5th of November a few occurred at Spurn Head Light 

 (Yorkshire) ; on the 27th there was a large increase in the Isle of Man, 

 a small flock arrived in N. Leicestershire on the 8th, remaining a few 

 days, and on the 15th fifty were seen in Staffordshire. 



On the nights of 15th/16th, 16th/17th and 17th/18th of December 

 large emigratory movements were observed • at the Eddystone Light 

 (Cornwall), large numbers being seen throughout the first and second 

 niu-hts and from 6.30 to 9 p.m. on the last. 



