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THE ARCTIC TERN (Sterna macrum). 



Aug. 3rd. Lincoln coast, many hundreds passing, 



„ 22nd/2'M. Bardsej Lt. (Carnarvon), seven. 



„ 27tli. S. coast of Devon, three seen. 



„ 29th, Fame Islands (Northumberland), the last of breeding- 

 colony left ; Durham coast, many passing. 



Sept. 1st. Durham coast, one only, the last. 



„ 4th. Cromarty Firth, last seen. 



„ 5th. Butt of Lewis (Outer Hebrides'), last seen. 



„ llth/12th, 1 



22nd/2ord& > Lerwick Lt. (Shetland), many passing. 

 24th/25th. \ 



„ 21st/22nd. Isle of May Lt. (Fife), numbers. 



,, 22nd/23rd. Fair Isle Lt. (Shetland), numbers. 



Oct. 9th. Northumberland, one seen. 



„ 19th. S. Yorkshire coast, one seen. 



THE LITTLE TERN {Sterna vimuta). 



July 18th, S,W. Surrey, two. 



Aug. 1st to 15th. Lancashire coast, many passing. 



„ 10th. S.E. coast of Suffolk, first departure of breeding-birds. 



„ 29th. S.E. coast of Suffolk, nearly all gone. 



„ 31st. Hertfordshire, two. 



THE LITTLE GULL {Larus minutus). 



Oct, 9th. Cresswell, Northumberland, one seen. 



THE BLACK-HEADED GULL {Larus ridibimdus). 



Black-headed Gulls arrived in Mull (Argyll) on the 7th of July, on 

 the Fifeshire coast on the 8th, and were seen returning to the coast from 

 inland breeding-haunts in Suffolk on the 9th and 10th and in Nor- 

 thumberland on the 12th. Other records received between the 10th of 

 July and the 31st of August from Shropshire, Warwickshire, North- 

 amptonshire, Hertfordshire and Sm-rey refer to single wandering birds. 

 One was killed at St. Catherine's Light (Isle of Wight) on the 19th/20th 

 of October. 



THE COMMON GULL (Larus canus) and 

 THE HERRING-GULL {Larus argentatus). 



A few records were received of these species between the 20th of July 

 and tlie 4th of October from inland localities, but with tlie exception of 



