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Sterna dougalli. Roseate Tern. September 9th. One was 
— een hee Mr. Hewetson and others when boating near the 
Sask ean uata. Curlew Sandpiper. September oth. 
Shot near the Spurn 
Sterna fluviatilis a S. macrura. Common and Arctic 
Terns. In August and September, reported as extraordinarily 
abundant at sea, and also along the coast. I am told 
a professional tern-slayer shot six hundred near the Spurn ; the 
wings only were taken to sell to the plume dealers. It was 
a brutal and cruel slaughter of harmless and charming creatures 
to pander to a senseless fashion. Unfortunately, for the future 
of the Sea-Swallow, all appeals made to the fair sex on the 
subject, although not without effect, have so far been ineffectual 
to prevent this unnecessary cruelty and wrong. 
Anthus obscurus. Rock Pipit. September 21st. First seen 
_ On migration on Lincolnshire coast. On October 26th, I saw 
a few on the Tetney and North Cotes fitties ; these appeared to 
be referable to the A. rupestris of Professor Nilsson, the 
Common Rock Pipit of the Lincolnshire coast in the autumn. 
Anthus pratensis. Meadow Pipit. September 23rd. Many 
. Were noticed by Mr. Haigh along the same coast. 
Xema sabini. Sabine’s Gull. September 25th. Mr. Haigh 
shot a young bird of the year close to the mouth of Saltfleet 
Haven. It fell into the sea, but shortly reviving, flew out so_ 
far that it was not recoverable. 
Totanus fuscus. Dusky Redshank. September 17th. One 
_ was shot by Stubbs of Tetney. This bird was kindly presented 
to me by Mr. Haigh. It is presumably a bird of the year, and 
a Rael mroticd dans ae! brown on the under surface ¢ . is . - = : 
. Machetes pugeex” Re eve. September pig One "which se oe 
- ; saw was shot near Cleethorpes, about this date. 
Charadrius pluvialis. — Golden Plover. 
eS First young birds obtained. October bith. Some: k oe ae 
about - date. September | ye The first really —— : . 
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oe ‘rush’ 0 migrants on the t Coast was observed 
ee Hoek on this day. leg pn S., thick and wet. © 
oe Lapwings at short intervals all day very high, direction W. 
Larks: hares in hanes g fying low to SW. ‘Blue Tits — S 
