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they might be traced through Wales and the western counties 

 to Cumberland and Westmoreland. 



Between the 21st and 25th a small immigration arrived 

 in Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset. This body of birds 

 appears to have had a much more easterly trend than usual, 

 as its arrival was followed by a large increase of Wheatears 

 in Cambridge. These birds probably left the country, as 

 no further mention of them was made in subsequent records. 

 A migration was noted on the 25th at the Hanois light, in the 

 Channel Islands, but it does not seem to have reached our 

 shores. This was probably the eastern wing of the same 

 body of birds, but its easterly trend was no doubt sufficient 

 to account for its absence from England. 

 . On the 28th a large immigration took place in the west : 

 it was especially noted in North Devon and Carnarvon, and 

 there was a slight increase in Dorset and Hampshire. On 

 the following day there was a large increase in Hampshire, 

 Surrey and Kent, and on the 30th although this species was 

 still arriving in Dorset and Hampshire, the other counties 

 show a decrease. This was probably due to the scattering of 

 the birds over the country, for, although the evidence was 

 rather scanty, the records became more general, showing 

 that the majority of our resident birds had arrived. 



On the 2nd of May Wheatears were again noted in North 

 Devon, and on the following day an increase in numbers was 

 observed in Yorkshire and the Isle of Man. On the 5th and 

 6th they were still noted from the Isle of Man lights, and 

 were simultaneously arriving in Dorset, Hampshire and 

 Sussex ; on the 7th a further increase was recorded in 

 Cambridge and Lancashire. 



A further small immigration occurred at St. Catherine's 

 light, Isle of Wight, on the 9th and lOfch, and in Kent on 

 the 11th ; but after that date no definite movements could be 

 traced, though small parties of birds, probably of the larger 

 race, were noted from various parts of the country. The 

 last stragglers seem to have arrived on the 24th, exactly two 

 months later than the earliest arrivals. 



The first nesting-record was from Carmarthen on the 26th 



