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rough grass, looked exactly like a Water Vole. Corn- 

 Crake, one among corn. 



it^th September. — Foghorn off and on all night. 

 South-south-east, light and fine. South in afternoon, 

 breezy ; some rain. 



Willow- Warbler, one. Blackcap, female. Redstarts, 

 not a few. Chiffchaffs, two in potatoes and dockens. 

 Common Whitethroat in potatoes. Swallows, several. 

 Lesser Whitethroats, several, among cabbages, turnips, 

 and potatoes. Snipe, several, in turnips and potatoes. 

 Little Buntings, two on stooks. Redbreast in garden. 

 Reed- Bunting, one. Song- Thrushes, five in geo. 

 Scarlet Grosbeak, young male among party of Twites 

 in the stubbles. Jack Snipe, one only seen. 



Tfith September.— South, light, dull ; south-west, rain 

 in afternoon ; fine later. 



Pied Wagtail, male adult ; plumage a mixture of 

 faded summer dress and fine black fresh feathers. 

 White Wagtails, some. Garden- Warbler in potatoes. 

 Reed- Bunting in turnips. Chiffchaffs, four found in 

 potatoes and turnips. Redstarts, a few. Fieldfare, the 

 first. Richard's Pipit, male found in a patch of potatoes, 

 and alighted on wire fence ; its note was loud and 

 single ; flight undulating, like that of Tree-Pipit, and not 

 jerky like the Meadow-Pipit's. Tree-Pipits, a number. 

 Yellow- browed Warbler in potatoes. Whinchats, two 

 noted. Lesser Whitethroat in turnips. Kestrel again 

 seen. 



1st October. — South-east to west in a.m., light ; 

 showery at first, then sunny and hot ; south-west, dull 

 and oppressive in afternoon. 



Birds few; most have moved on. Tree-Pipits, a 

 few; nearly all gone. Redstarts decreasing. Song- 



