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On the 25th/26t]i of March a single bird was taken at Hanois Lig'ht, and 

 from the 26th to the 2nd of April single birds and small parties were 

 seen aniving from the sea at Dungeness (Kent) and flying inland to the 

 north-west. These movements took place chiefly in the forenoon, but 

 occasionally in the afternoon as well, and the largest numbers came in 

 on the 27th. On the 3rd of April a few birds arrived on the Sussex 

 coast and small numbers were seen flying N.W. at the Kentish Knock 

 Light-vessel. An increase took place in Westmoreland on the 2nd and 

 again on the 6th, on which day also fair numbers were seen on the hills 

 in W. Shropshire and a migrating party was seen in Oxfordshire. Many 

 were passing through Cheshire on the 11th and 13th, small numbers 

 occurred at Bardsey Light (Carnarvon) on the 14th/15th, and a large 

 passing flock was seen at Oswestry (Shropshire) on the 17th. 



During May the only evidence of migration was from Spurn Head 

 Light (Yorkshire), where a single bird was killed on the 5th/(3th, and 

 from the Pentland Skerries (Orkney), where passage-movements were 

 observed between the 7th and 15th. Meadow-Pipits were numerous 

 there on the 7th, the numbers increased during the J:)th and 10th and on 

 the 12th and 13tk they decreased. A few more arrived on the 14th and 

 left during the following night, so that ou the 15th only resident birds 

 were left. 



THE GREENFINCH {Liyurinus chloris). 



Jan. 20th/21st. Lynn Well Lt.-v. (Norfolk), 20 seen, one killed, 



apparently flying N.W. 

 March 12th. Kentish Knock Lt.-v., one flew on board. 



„ 28th. Dungeness (Kent), several arrived from the sea and 



flew N.W. 

 „ 30th. Dungeness, a flock of 30 arrived from the sea at noon 

 and flew N.W. 

 April 2ud. Dungeness, six arrived from the sea in the morning. 



" VH\' l^M lL'5'^'^''5stoft (Suffolk), small numbers flying N. along the 

 16th &'2''nd' I coast each day, larger numbers on the 6th. 

 May 3rd. Spurn Point (Yorkshire), one passing at 3.30 p.m. 



THE CHAFFINCH {FringiUa ccelehs). 



In January a single bird occurred at Cromer Light (Norfolk) on the 

 13th /14th and considerable numbers at Bardsey Light (Carnarvon) on 

 the ]8th/19th and 23rd/24th. 



In February five were killed at the Flatholm Light (Bristol Channel) 

 on the night of the 18th, and flocks of from twenty to forty birds were 

 seen flying N.W. past the Shipwash Light-vessel {i. e. towards the 

 Suffolk coast) on the mornings of the 25th, 2Gth and 29th. 



