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2otli of February a series of large influxes were recorded, viz. : — on the 

 nights of the loth to 17th, 20th and 22ad to the 24th, corresponding 

 very closely with those of the Starling and covering the whole of the 

 coast from Whitb}' to the Thames, the only daylight-movements taking 

 place on the IGth. On that occasion the direction of flight was recorded 

 at the Leman and Ower Light-vessels as being to the S.E. The other 

 notes of directii)n being made by night are perhaps not so reliable, but 

 they were given as S.W. (once S.) at Spurn Head and twice N.AV., twice 

 W. and three times E. at the Outer Gabbard Light-vessel (Suffolk). The 

 next period from the 2oth of February to the 10th of March was again 

 one of continuous day- and night-movements, but the records came 

 entirely from the area between Cromer and the Thames. The number 

 of birds seems to have been considerably less than in the previous period 

 and the daylight records were mostly those of single flocks. The 

 direction of flight was westerly at the Shipwash Light-vessel (Suffolk) 

 and the Kentish Knock Light-vessel, and S.W. (once S.) at the Outer 

 Gabbard Light-vessel. Between the 10th and 17th of March the whole 

 coast-line was again covered and the numbers increased to the magnitude 

 of an influx on the nights of the 12th, 13th and 14th, the only daylight 

 records being on the lltli and 25th, when birds were flying W. towards 

 the Suffolk coast. During the flnal period from the 2.3rd of March to 

 the 7th of April the records were almost entirely those of daylight- 

 movements, and with the exception of one (numbers flying S. at Cromer 

 on the 31st) were entirely confined to the area between Suffolk and the 

 Thames. The number of migrants was large and their direction of flight 

 towards some point between N.W. and S.W. 



THE SHAG {Phulacrocorax graculus). 



Shags were first seen off the Northumberland coast at Cullercoats on 

 the 15th of January and were fairly numerous there after the 26th. On 

 the 24tli one was killed on a pond at Hebden Bridge (Yorkshire) and a 

 second was seen on Northwich Church tower (Cheshire) and captured. 

 On the 25th a thii'd was seen near Bradford (Yorkshire) and captured two 

 days later. On the 26th a fourth was killed at Gamthwaite (Lancashire), 

 a fifth at Waverton, near Chester, and six others were seen at Ashton 

 Hayes, Delamere (Cheshire) and one of them shot. On the 27th one 

 was shot on Dowles Brook (Shropshire) and on the 31st another near 

 Bakewell (Derby). On the 10th of February one was found dead at 

 Rostherne (Cheshire), probably part of the same unfortunate batch of 

 wanderers. 



THE BRENT-GOOSE (Bemicla hrenta). 



Jan. 18th. Yarmouth (Norfolk), flock of 70 flying S. 



„ 23rd. St, Mary's Island (Northumberland), flock of 10-15 

 flying N. ; Yealm Estuary (Devon), none. 



