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not yet seen or heard one of these birds. Riding from St. 

 George's on that day, I distinctly heard the " tweet, tweet " 

 of the Spotted Sandpiper near the Ferry. 



August yth. — Sailed to the dockyard and back again 

 to-day with Lieutenant Godley, 56th Regiment, who stated, 

 that on his way over to Hamilton, he saw and counted ten 

 Golden Plover in a flock. These birds appeared to be 

 coming in from the north. Wood, the boatman (formerly 

 in the employ of Mr. Wedderburn, 42nd Highlanders), 

 corroborated this statement, and was quite confident' they 

 were Golden Plover. He further assured me that on 

 Thursday last, the 4th instant, he saw a flock of Turn- 

 stones. These are early instances of their kind, if correct, 

 though I cannot help thinking the Golden Plover may be 

 a mistake, and that the Yellow-shanks Tattler has been 

 seen and taken for it. 



Saw one large Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) near Boss' 

 Cove. 



'. August nth. — Met Mr. Fozard in town to-day, who 

 reported having seen a flock of nine or ten Pectoral Sand- 

 pipers fly over the . Dockyard on Sunday last. These are 

 probably the same mentioned by Mr. Godley as Golden 

 Plover. 



My neighbour's grandson, Charles Ingham, tells me that 

 on Saturday last, the 7th instant, he observed a Swallow 

 near his father's residence, on the road to Spanish Point: 

 This is the first I have heard of this season. 



August iztk. — Four Swallows were seen this evening on 

 the north shore, near the Ducking Stool, by some of my 

 own family, who were out for a walk. 



