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Sept. 14th. Isle of Man, one or two. 



„ 23rd. Chesliire, moderate numbers. 

 Oct. 7th. Cheshire, a passing flock. 



„ 14th. Aberlady Bay (Haddington), one. 



„ 18th. Largo Bay, one. 

 Nov, 2oth. North Berwick (Haddington), one. 



„ 29th. Fair Isle, one or two. 



Dec. 7th, 8th, I t- • t i 



]8th\- '^'^'l I ^^^' ' "^"^ ^^ two. 



„ 2Gth. Aberlady Bay, one shot. 



THE COMMON TERN {Sterna fluviatills). 



Common Terns began to pass south along the Suffolk coast at the 

 beginning of August, flocks being noted on the 3rd, 7th, 15th, 2ord, 

 25th and 31st, and on the 2nd of September. The local-bred birds in 

 the south-east of the county apparently began to leave on the 15th of 

 August and the last bird was recorded on that coast on the 20th of 

 September, though the passage on the Yorkshire coast did not end until 

 the 26tli of September. About fifty came to the lantern of Dungeuess 

 Light (Kent) on the night of the 23rd. Many were flying south past 

 the Isle of May (Fife) on the 9th of September and a few on the 11th 

 and loth. Stragglers were noted on the Northumberland coast on the 

 30th, at Blackness (Linlithgow) on the 1st of October, in N.W. Suffolk 

 on the 3rd, in S.E. Suffolk on the 11th and at St. Mary's Island 

 (Northumberland) on the 27th. On the west coast several parties were 

 seen on the Lancashire coast from the 6th of August to the 21st and 

 the southward passage commenced about the 27th, small numbers being 

 taken in the flight-nets on the shores of Morecambe Bay between that 

 date and the flrst week of September. A single bird was shot near 

 Shrewsbiuy on the 18th of September, several were seen in Luce Bay 

 (Wigtown) on the 21st and a good many were still present at the 

 mouth of the Dee (Cheshire) on the 23rd. 



In the early morning of the 25th of September large flocks were seen 

 moving steadily south between Ushant and the mainland of France. 



THE ARCTIC TERN {Sterna macrnra). 



Aug. 1st to 8th. Llanfairfechan (Carnarvon), one or two daily, 



,, 7th. Sale Skerry (Orkney), decrease. 



„ 9th to 21st. Llanfairfechan, very numerous. 



„ 22nd. Whalsay Skerries (Shetland), departure. 



Sent ''nd [ '^^^"^^^^ (Shetland), passing at night. 

 „ 3rd. Sule Skerry, last seen. 



