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THE GREY PLOVER {Squatarola helvetica). 

 Sept. lOth/llth. St. Catherine's Lt. (Isle of Wight), a few from 1 to 



4 A.M. 



,, 28th. S. coast of Yorkshire, gTeat increase. 

 Oct. lst/2nd. Yorkshire, a large flock heard passing at 10.30 p.m. 



THE LAPWING {Vcmellus vulgaris). 



At the beginning of August the local birds had assembled in large 

 flocks in East Anglia, and the first large flock was noticed in Shropshire 

 on the 23rd. On the 2nd of September a flock arrived from the east in 

 the Isle of Man, between the 8th and 21st large flocks arrived in 

 Leicestershire and on the 25th a flock was observed passing soutli-west 

 across S. Somerset. 



The first east coast immigrants arrived on the S.E. of Suftblk on 

 the 11th of September, but this movement does not appear to have 

 commenced in earnest until the end of the month. On the 25tli the first 

 flock arrived from the east on the S.E. coast of Yorkshire and passed 

 on to the south, and other similar arrivals were witnessed on the 10th of 

 October, while movements to the south, doubtless of birds that had 

 arrived from over the sea, were observed on the 30th of September, and 

 on the 4th, 9th, 10th, 14th, 17th and 23rd of October, as well as during 

 the night of the 26th/27th, when birds also occurred at Spurn Head 

 Light. On the 30th of October large numbers coming in from the east 

 landed on the N.E. coast of Norfolk in the early morning ; on the 4tli 

 of November they continued to arrive all day, and in the early morning 

 of the 5th they arrived in a continuous stream. On the night of the 

 4th/5th a few Avere again noticed at Spurn Head Light. On the S.E. 

 coast of Suflblk similar immigrations were noticed on the 13th, 20th and 

 26th of November. 



In the west fresh birds arri^'ed in S. Devonshire on the 28th and 30th 

 of October and in the Isle of Man on the 3Ist, while the returns from 

 that island between the 3rd and 14th of November, and from Bai'dsey 

 (Carnarvon) and the South Bishop (Pembroke) Lights on the 5th/Gth, 

 13th/14th iind 15th/16th, indicated a considerable emigTatory movement 

 from the west coast of England during that period. 



An emigratory movement took place from the south coast in mid- 

 December, as was indicated by the returns from St. Catherine's Light 

 (Isle of Wight) and from Eddystoue Light (Cornwall) on the nights of 

 the 15th/lBth and 16th/17th. 



A few birds were again observed at Spurn Head Light on the night of 

 the 17th/18th of December. 



