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Mai-cli 16th. St. Leonards-on-Sea (Sussex), heard passing, apparently 



W., at 9.35 P.M. 

 April 12th. Plymouth, increase. 

 May 11th. Menai Straits (Anglesey), 6 seen. 



„ 12th to 20th. Pentland Skerries (Orkney), seen in varying numbers 



daily. 

 „ 16th & 25th. Breydon (Norfolk), some passing. 

 „ 26th. S. Yorkshire coast, a flock. 



THE COMMON SNIPE {Gallinago coelestis). 

 Jan. 18th/19th. Bardsey Lt. (Carnarvon), 6. 



„ 21st. Felstead (Essex), increase. 



„ 23rd. Felstead, decrease. 



„ 23rd/24th. Bardsey Lt., a few. 

 Feb. 17th/18th. Bardsey Lt., 12. 



„ 19th/20th. Bardsey Lt., a few. 

 March 11th. Fakenham (Suifolk), numbers returned to nesting- 

 haunts. 



„ 21st/22nd. Bardsey Lt., 2. 



„ 25th. Felstead, many. 



„ 30th. Wells (Somerset), 12 passing. 



„ 31st. Felstead, decrease. 

 April 7th. Ware (Herts), many passing. 



„ 14th to 21st. Tring (Herts ^i, a few passing. 



THE DUNLIN {Tvinya alpina). 



A very large movement of this species took place on the east coast 

 in mid-.lanuary with the advent of the cold spell. Large flocks were 

 seen flying S. along the SuflTolk coast all day on the 6th. On the nights 

 of the 11th and 12th many were round the lantern of the Leman and 

 Ower Light-vessel (Norfolk) and on the 14th/15th enormous numbers 

 occurred at Haisboro' Light (Norfolk), the Leman and Ower and 

 Kentish Knock Light-vessels, and on the following night at Haisboi'o' 

 Light and the Would Light-vessel (Norfolk), fifty being killed at the 

 latter alone. On the 10th thousands of Dunlins arrived on Breydon. 

 On the nights of the 22nd and 24th small numbers were recorded from 

 the Lynn Well Light-vessel (Wash). 



During the third week of the month a large flock arrived on a creek 

 near Plymouth, where the species is comparatively seldom seen in winter, 

 and remained until the 24th of March, when their numbers decreased 

 and they finally left during tlie first week in April. 



The only February records Avere of large numbers at Withernsea 

 Light (Yorkshire) on the 8th/9th, and of small numbers at Lynn Wells 



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