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Eight Little Auks {Mergulus alii) picked up on the sands 

 out of more than a hundred, by George Kitching, all the others 

 being so damaged as to be useless for preservation. 



1895, February 2nd. — Young Scaup Duck {Fuligula marila) captured 

 on the beach. 



A very large number (some hundreds) of Common Gulls 

 (Larus canus), Herring Gulls {Larus argentatus), Black-headed 

 Gulls {Larus ridibundus), Kitti wakes {Rissa tridadyld), etc., 



the severe weather in January 



and February, and were fed by the inhabitants of Whitby. 

 February 28th. — Golden-eye Duck {Clangula glaucion) shot at 

 Grosmont. 



March 12th. — Little Auk {Mergulus alii) received from Danby by 

 Mr. J. H. Wilson for preservation. 



April 2nd. — A score or more Black-headed Gulls {Larus ridibundus) 

 were observed in the harbour. 



Common Buzzard {Buteo vulgaris), male, was trapped at 

 Mulgrave. 

 April 20th. — Corncrake (Crex crex) heard at Straggleton. — Whitby 

 Gazette, April 26th, 1895. 



Cuckoo (Cuculus amend) heard at Sleights. — Whitby Gazette, 

 April 26th, 1895. 

 April 25th. — Saw Swallows {Hirundo rustica) on Ruswarp Carrs. 



5th. — Pair of Redstarts {Ruticilla phccnicurus) seen in Factory 



May 9th. 



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rubeird) 



May 9th. — Sandpiper (Totanus hypoleucus), male, captured on 

 Ruswarp Dam. 



May 9th. — Tufted Duck {Fuligula fuligula), male, captured on 

 Ruswarp Dam. 



May 15th. — Puffin {Fratercula arctica) a fine specimen was washed 

 up and caught on the sands by two lads— windy weather and 

 rough sea. 



May 15th.— Black-headed Gull {Larus ridibundus) seen in the 

 harbour. 



May 17th.— T. Kitching informed me that he this day saw a Tern 



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l ema fii 



Gulls {Larus 



May 1 8th.-~ Herring Gulls {Larus argentatus), Black-headed Gulls 



car ho), seen 



in the harbour. 



Aug. 1896. 



