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travelled in small companies, tliough one or two records of birds passing 

 at night from the southern counties seem to indicate somewhat larger 

 gatherings, while movements of considerable magnitude were noticed on 

 the Lancashire coast on the 28th of July, between the 9th and the 14th 

 of August and on the 9th of September, likewise in the Isle of Man 

 on the 1st, 8th and 9tli of August. During the first half of September 

 the inland records fell off rapidly, showing that the majority of the birds 

 had already passed south, whili even on the east coast they relate 

 entirely to single passing birds. A straggler was seen on the S. coast of 

 Yorkshire as late as the 21s( of October. 



The first migrants reached the coast of E. Sussex on the ITtli of July, 

 whence they departed to the south-west on the 23rd. On the coast of 

 W. Dorset the first bird arrived on the 29th and was followed by a few 

 more on the 8th of August, on which date they were recorded for the 

 first time from E. Kent, while in S. Devon small parties were passing 

 between the 2nd and the 22nd. A large number arrived on the Hamp- 

 shire coast on the 30th of August, and these were supplemented by 

 others during the night of the 2nd/3rd of September. On the 10th many 

 arrived in small parties on the Dorset coast and passed on, while the 

 Hampshire birds departed gradually between the 11th and the 15th. In 

 both of these districts stragglers were noted on various dates up to the 

 end of the month and in Hampshire on the 9th and 18th of October 

 as well. 



THE GREEN SANDPIPER {Totanus vchropus). 



Passing birds were seen in N. Leicestershire at the end of Julj^, in 

 Hertfordshire on the loth of August, and in Wiltshire and Northampton- 

 shire on the 31st. 



THE REDSHANK (Totanus calidris). 



June 25th. S. Devon, floek of thirty seen. 



July 19th/20th. Watford, Herts, heard passing at 11.25 p.m. 



Aug. Sth. S. Devon, small flock. 



,, 13th to 15th. Lancashire coast, increase. 



„ 17th. Lancashire coast, all passed on. 



„ 17th/18th. W. Kent, large numbers heard passing in the early 

 morning. 



„ 18th. Lancashire coast, a few arrived. 



,, 28th. Lancashire coast, large numbers. 

 Sept. 9th to 29th. S. Devon, a few passing. 



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



4 A.M. 



Dec. 12th/13th. Bardsey Lt. (Carnarvon), a few apparently flying S. 

 between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. 



