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Between the 8th and 14th of March small numlers -were noticed both 

 by day and by night at lightships between the north coast of Kent and 

 Suffolk, the direction of flight when recorded being W. or N.W. On 

 the 15th four flew on board the Outer Dowsing Light-vessel (Lincohishire) 

 and remained all day. Similar movements, but on a rather larger scale, 

 were noticed during the day at light-vessels in the same area from the 

 23rd to the 29th and on the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th and 14th of April. During 

 the mornings of the 28th and 29th of Marcb and the 2nd of April single 

 birds arrived at Dungeness (Kent) from over the sea, and on the 4th 

 and 6th of April some numbers were seen flying N, along the Suflblk 

 coast at Lowestoft. On the 26th of March four passed tlie Outer 

 Dowsing Light-vessel at 11 A.M. flying S.W. 



Inland, very little movement was noticed ; a flock of males was seen 

 flying N.W. in Cheshire on the 4th of March, another in Sussex on the 

 loth, and many at Urswick (Lancashire) on the 18th. All had passed 

 on by the 24th. 



*' SPARROWS " {Passer domesticus vel P. montamis). 



Jan. 16th. St. Mary's Island (Northumberland), flock of ten or 



twelve males (P. domesticus) arrived during a S.E. 



gale. 

 March 27th to 29th, Dungeness (Kent), two or three (P. montanus), 



arrived each day from the sea and passed on. 

 April 2nd, Dungeness, flve (P. domesticus) arrived from the sea 



in the early morning. 

 „ 4th. Girdler Lt.-v. (Kent), one on board, 



„ 6th, Girdler Lt.-v., two on board ; Kentish Knock Lt.-v., 



a few flying N.W. ; Lowestoft (Suflblk), a flock 



(P. montanus) flying N. 

 ,, 11th. Girdler Lt.-v., two on deck ; Shipwash Lt.-v. (Suffolk), 



tAvelve on board at 7 a.m. 

 ,, 13th. Girdler Lt.-v,, many flocks flying N.W. ; Outer 



Dowsing Lt,-v, (Lincolnshire), one on board. 



THE LINNET [Linota cmmabina). 



Movements of " Linnets " were recorded on eleven days between the 

 26th of February and the 17tli of April at Spurn Head Light (York- 

 shire) and Shipwash Light-vessel (Suffolk), the direction of tiight being 

 always some point between S. and W. The birds were in flocks and 

 all the observations were made in the forenoon, except two of much 

 smaller numbers. It is hardly necessary to give further details as the 

 identification of the species was uncertain. 



Five Linnets came in ott'the sea at Dungeness (Kent) on the afternoon 

 of March 27th, On the 1st of April fifteen arrived and i-ontinued their 



