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Spurn Head Light (Yorksliire) early on the evening of the 4th, and one 

 at the Inner Dowsing Light-vessel (Lincolnshire) on the 5th. On the 

 2nd the first birds were seen in Northamptonshire, on the 4th a large 

 number arrived in Thanet (E. Kent) and on the 10th in Shetland. 

 On the 2nd of December two were noted flying north at Cromer Light 

 (Norfolk). 



On the 31st of October the first bird was seen in E. Devon and on the 

 same day the keeper of Landy Island N. Light reported that some had 

 arrived. The first arrivals in the New Forest district of Hampshire were 

 recorded on the 5th of November, many appeared there on the 8th and 

 more on the 15th and 28th. Emigratory movements were noted from 

 the west coast at the Bishop Rock Light (Isles of Scilly) on the 4th/5th 

 and the 5tli of November, at the same lighthouse, the Seven Stoues 

 Light-vessel (Isles of Scilly) and Bardsey Light (Carnai'von) on the 

 5th/6th, at the Eddystoue Light (Cornwall) on the 7th/8th, and again 

 at Bardsej'^ Light on the 12th/13th of December. 



THE COMMON SNIPE {Gallinago coilestis). 

 Sept. 13th/14th. Skerries Lt. (Anglesey), one killed between 8 and 



10 P.M. 



„ 24th/2-'5th. Bardsey Lt. (Carnarvon), one killed between 2 and 

 2.30 A.M. 

 Lerwick and Fair Isle (Shetland), many arrived. 

 Tiree (Argyll), numerous. 

 Bardsey Lt., several between 10 p.ji and 5 A.i\r. 

 Bardsey Lt., numbers apparently flying S. from 1 to 



4 A.M. 



Butt of Lewis (Outer Hebrides), large numbers. 

 Pentland Skerries (Orkney), large numbers. 

 Tiree (Argjdl), numerous. 

 Mull (Argyll), luimerous. 



THE JACK-SNIPE (Gallinar/o i/all inula). 



Sept. 21st. S. coast of Yorkshire, first seen. 



„ 24th/25th. Skerries Lt. (Anglesey), several between 9 and 



11 P.M. 



Oct. 2nd. Isle of May (Fife), one arrived. 



„ 4th. Northumberland, first seen. 



„ 8th. S.E. Suflblk, (irst seen. 



,, 14th. Cumberland, first seen ; N.E. Suffolk, a few arrived. 



„ 22nd. N.E. Suffolk, a few more arrived. 



,, 25th. S. coast of Yorkshire, a few fresh arrivals. 



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