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on the 4th and 7th of September, while a flock arrived at Cley late on 

 the afternoon of September the 4th, and on the same day five or six 

 were seen at Aberlady (Haddington). 



THE KNOT {Tringa canutus). 

 Small numbers were reported to have stayed throughout the summer 

 on the Cromarty Firth. Single Knots arrived in the Isle of Man on the 

 19th of August, in E. Kent on the 24th and at Tring (Herts) on the 12th 

 of September. Moderate numbers were seen on the N. coast of Norfolk 

 on the 1st and 2nd of September and several passing birds made short 

 halts there on the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th and 18th. A few were recorded 

 from St. Catherine's Light (Isle of Wight) on the lOth/llth of September 

 and two from Hanois Light (Guernsey) on the 9th/10th of October. 

 The remaining records all came from Spurn Head Light (Yorkshire), 

 where small numbers were reported on the 12th/13th of September, 

 6th/7th, lOth/llth, 27th/28th of October, 3rd/4th and 13th/14th of 

 November, and large numbers on the 4th/oth : but it should be pointed 

 out that these records do not necessarily all refer to birds actually 

 migrating. 



THE SANDERLING (Calidris arenaria). 

 One or two Sanderlings were seen on the coast of E. Sussex on the 

 15th of July and a small increase occurred there three days later. Three 

 or four passing birds were seen on the Isle of Man on the 22nd and 27th 

 of August, and large flocks an-ived on the 1st of September on the 

 S. coast of Devon, where even larger nimibers arrived on the following 

 day and passed quickly on. The only other bird seen in that locality 

 was a solitarj- individual on the 4th. Large numbers in company with 

 other Waders passed along the coast of E. Sussex on the night of the 

 lOth/llth of September. 



THE RUFF {Machetes 2}" gnax). 

 Single birds were seen on the E. Sussex coast on July the 20th, in 

 E. Renfrew on the 29th of August and the 12th of September, on tiie 

 N. Norfolk coast on the 1st and 16th of September, and on the Lanca- 

 shire coast on the 18th of that month. 



THE COMMON SANDPIPER {Tot amis hypoleucus). 

 On the 17th of July the first movement was noticed in E, Fife. 

 Between the 19th and Slst a decrease was noted in the breeding popula- 

 tion of Radnorshire, those in N. Stafl'ordshire left on the 9th of August, 

 and the Cumberland birds on the 21st. Throughout the latter half of 

 Julv and the whole of August records were numerous from inland 

 counties remote from the birds' breeding-haunts, clearly pointing to a 

 general southerly movement. In most instances the birds seem to have 



