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bird several times coming quite near him; it was baited 
part of the time by rooks. At the commencement of this 
century this was an exceedingly common 2 Saha in the 
county. 
Mr. G. H. Caton Haigh has kindly forwarded the following 
notes for October. 
October 5th. E. ; light, ind: Small flocks of Goldcrests in 
hedges at North Cotes, also Grey Crows, Robins, Thrushes 
and Blue Tits, Curlew Sandpiper also, and Jack Snipe and 
one Little Stint. A Garden Warbler shot 
October 12th. W.N.W.,; fresh, fine. Ve or three Gold- 
crests, with Twites, Latkes , Starlings, and Mistletoe Thrushes, 
also Lapwings. 
October 14th. S.E.; light, wet. A Water Rail in hedge by 
sea bank; Goldcrests, Blackbirds, Thrushes, Robins, Wag- 
tails, and Merlin. 
October 15th. S.; fresh, fine. A good many birds moving, 
many Hedge Sparrows, also Blackbirds, Thrushes, Red- : 
wings, Twites, Robins, Rooks, Blue Tits, and Chaffinch, 
A Wood Pigeon picked up dead. Purple Sandpiper shot a 
from a freshwater creek at North Cotes. [it is unusual for 
this species to be seen inland. On Oct. 19th, in 1896, 
{ shot one, in handsome winter plumage, from a rain-pool 
‘In a fallow at Easington. Nat., 1897, p. 18 
October igth. N.; light, rain. Several fiocks of Wood 
Pigeons at Grainsby ; Woodcock. 
October hea E.; light, fine. Siskin seen on hedge at 
Holto 
October ees. He fresh, dull. Many Birds moving, one 
Fieldfare, a Grey Wagtail, also Goldcrests, Robins, Black- 
birds, and Mistletoe Thrushes, Redwings, Tree Sparrows, 
Rooks, Grey Crows, Larks, Lapwings, and one Kingfisher. 
_ Fairly late flocks of Wood nieve in the park. _ Pintail 
Duck shot. 
October 26th. E.; light, fog in sand sie Redwings, Black- 
birds and Larks crossing over Grainsby. 
October 27th. S.E.; light, fog. Rooks and jaubaies 
_ coming in from E. ag large numbers. Many Snipe and — 
Lapwing. In the hedges Goldcrests, Redwings, Fieldfares, _ 
and Blackbirds. A good many Sparrow-hawks. One 
Wren, the first seen this year on coast. Some Wild Swans 
pase over hema f ees a Breet ns noise. s y 
