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6 ~ CORDEAUX: BIRD-NOTES FROM THE HUMBER DISTRICT. 
October 13th; one which I shot when flying from the land to 
the coast, had as much soil adhering to the forehead and bill as 
might contain several seeds of plants. 
Hzmatopus ostralegus. Oyster-catcher. August ist. Large 
flock near Tetney Haven. September 6th. Flock of forty off 
Stallingborough fitties, some distance within the Humber. A few 
at Spurn on October 13th. 
Tringa canutus. Knot. August 11th. Young buff-breasted 
Knot in flocks on coast. Birds with the under parts faded to 
pale-orange, and the shiny black feathers on the upper parts 
almost white, have been unusually numerous at Spurn. Two 
also in rich plumage—little faded—were shot near Tetney on 
September 1st. The flights this autumn have been unusually 
large. Enormous masses of young Knot were seen on the beach 
at Sandy Island, Heligoland, on September 4th. 
Totanus canescens. Greenshank. August t2th. A few on 
the coast near Tetney. Were fairly common on both sides of 
the Humber to the end of September. I shot one near 
Kilnsea on October 13th, but lost it in the sea, and saw a single 
bird on the fitties near Tetney on November 3rd—a late date. 
Calidris arenaria. Sanderling. August 12th. Some on Lincoln- 
shire coast. Oct. 12th; of three shot at the Spurn to-day not one 
was quite in winter plumage. 
Machetes pugnax. Ruff. August roth. Ruff — Reeve 
seen by Mr. Haigh on North Cotes shore. One, a young male, 
shot near Kilnsea, in September. 
—— atricapilla. Pied Flycatcher. August roth. 
Mr. Haigh saw many young birds on Lincolnshire coast, near 
North Cotes; some also were seen in the Spurn district. 
Mr. H. B. Hewetson, in the last fortnight in August, when 
returning from Sweden to Hull, in s.s. ‘Cameo,’ writes, ‘about 
mid-ocean two Pied Flycatchers, a young Redstart and Sanderling 
came on board. There was again a very considerable 
arrival of the species on the Lincolnshire coast on Sept. 7th, 
seen by Mr. Haigh, ‘scattered and single all along the sea-bank 
and adjoining hedges, from North Cotes to Grainthorpe Haven.’ 
Heligoland. ‘Enormous numbers of Muscicapa luctuosa and 
Sylvia phenicurus have been visiting the island, beginning with 
the former as early as August 8th; 18th a perfect rush; 4th 
Sept., again from noon a great many; wind in the morning 
light W., changing at 12 p.m. to N. On the a2zst again a rush 
of above mixed with /rochilus, hortensis, and a sprinkle of 
rubecula and suecica (H. Gatke) 
Naturalist, 
