26 _ Porritt: Yorkshire Trichoptera. 
October 29th. E.; light, fine. A few Tree Sparrows in 
_ Grainsby low plantation and several Sparrow-hawks. 
October 30th. E.; light, fine. A few Rooks, Jackdaws, 
Starlings, and Larks moving. Several Snipe. Jays have 
been unusually abundant in the park and woods all the 
month. 
Mr. Haigh further remarks that the notes show a steady and 
gradual influx of birds, without any movement that can be called 
a ‘rush.’ The nearest approach was on Oct. 23rd, and again 
on 27th, when large numbers of Rooks and Jackdaws came in. 
The movement of Goldcrests, Robins, and Thrushes has also 
October also are unusual. 
Charadrius plavialis Linn. Golden Plover. Since the great 
gale and floods from W., N.W., and N., on the night of 
November 27th and morning of the 28th, our marshes have 
been visited by immense flocks of Golden Plover and 
ao Lapwing, the latter mixed with some Redshank. It is 
& years since I saw so many Snipe, but these are in ‘ whisps,’ 
and very wild. 
Botaurns stellaris (Linn.). Bittern. December 11th. I flushed 
a Bittern when shooting to-day ; it has not been molested. 
ase wig dapat loraia 
(cetis ochracea, etc., uddersfield.—A few days ago Mr. 
B. Morley, of Skelmanthorpe Sroaset me some Hg Pa eh ae. among 
which were sev joes interest. <A fine specimen of Gcetis ochracea, which 
Mr. Morley fick a t Denby in June last, makes an iddition to the Yorkshire 
lis here were several Rhyacophila obliterata, which occ d commonly 
at Denby ae bo in ioe are r Sa or W ‘ee carborough was previously 
our only county record. a — stigma from Skelmanthorpe, an 
Chrysopa densities et De fee Noo also worthy of mention. = Gao, ‘be 
Porritt, Crosland Hall, Huddersnela, Wide. 18th, 1897. 
Limnophilus bipunctatus near Selby : Say cd ‘Addition to the 
Yo ire List.—On August 3oth last the Rev whilst working 
for lepidoptera, took a trichopteron, which he a sii g stir yes me. 
h 
Spgs rat I did not 
specimens with t ription font fet species. Being in 
London a few days ago, | asked Mr. McLachlan to show me his speci 
vid oe bipunctatus, wh : once s y were wonderfully like this 
i 44 re-examination to-day, and comparison with the figures i 
pa opis ‘ Tricho oO pean Fauna,’ settled the matter in 
foe It os a dg rest oe oe to the Ales hire list, as it has 
und commonly anywhere in Britain.—Gro. T. rosland 
Hall, Hudde weet) Dec. roth, 1 1897- ee 
been very marked, although slow and gradual. Swans in 
Seas 
