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according to Mitchell's Birds of Lancashire, it may be of 

 interest to state that an adult was shot in Morecambe Bay, 

 on November 7th, 1913. H. W. Robinson. 



[In addition to the occurrences mentioned in the Birds 

 of Lancashire, this species has been recorded from the Mersey 

 (Zool., 1904, p. 193) and the Carnforth Marshes in 1902 

 {Vict. Hist, of Lancaster, I., p. 203.— F.C.R.J.] 



ScAUCE Birds in Ireland. — Prof. C. J. Patten records 

 {Irish Nat., 1913, pp. 218-20 and 235) the following interesting 

 occurrences : — 



Tree-Pipit {Anthus t. trivialis). — ^At the Tuskar Rock 

 (Wexford) one was obtained on August 31st, 1913, two on 

 the night of September 3rd-4th, two on the following night, 

 and two were found dead on the morning of September 5th 

 (c/. antea, p. 170). 



White Wagtail {Motacilla a. alba). — At Inishtrahull 

 (Donegal) this bird was numerous during the latter half 

 of May, 1913, and again from August 21st to September 12th, 

 the date on which Professor patten writes. 



Pied Flycatcher {Muscicapa h. hypoleuca). — One struck 

 the Tuskar lighthouse on September 5th, 1913. 



Aquatic Warbler {Acrocephalus aquaticus). — One was 

 found dead on the Tuskar Rock on August 9th, 1913, this 

 being only the second record for Ireland. 



Black Tern {Hydrochelidon n. nigra). — One was picked 

 up on the balcony of the Tuskar Lighthouse on August 31st, 

 1913. 



Iceland Gull {Larus leucopterus). — One was obtained on 

 Inishtrahull (Donegal) on July 18th, 1913. 



Whinchat breeding in CO. Cork. — ^With reference 

 to Mr. Cummings's letter {supra, p. 206) on this subject, 

 although the date mentioned by Dr. Stenhouse is remark- 

 ably early, it must not be forgotten that, according to 

 Mr. Eagle Clarke, Whinchats have been known to arrive 

 on the English coasts as early as March 9th, Mr. Bolam 

 has seen a specimen in North Wales on March 8th, Mr. 

 Usher records Irish arrivals on March 17th, and there 

 are quite a number of other records for early March. 

 That a bird should begin to lay about a month after its 

 arrival, in the mild climate of south Ireland, is certainly 

 not incredible. Even in the English midland counties 



