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3rd of May, but it was impossible to trace its course beyond 

 the points of arrival, as it became merged in the preceding 

 ' wave.' 



Throughout May, Swallows were arriving along the 

 whole of the south coast, and large numbers passed through 

 the country, but the birds had now become so generally 

 distributed that it was impossible to trace their further 

 movements with certainty. 



Nests with eggs were reported from Yorkshire on the 

 8th of May, from Cambridge on the 17th, and from Radnor 

 on the 31st. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



March 25. Devon. 



29. Kent. 



31. Somerset. 



April 1. Devon. 



2. Kent. 



3. Devon, Wilts, Gloucester, Shropshire. 



4. Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Leicester. 



5. Cornwall and Devon (decrease). Surrey. 



6. Glamorgan. 



7. Surrey (increase). Hants, Somerset. 



8. Surrey (decrease). • Dorset, Staffordshire. 



9. Herts, Derby. 



11. Wilts, Denbigh. 



12. Cornwall, Hants, Essex, Shropshire. 



13. Carmarthen. 



14. Berks. 



15. Kent (slight increase). Glamorgan. 



17. Somerset (increase). Kent (decrease). Sussex. 



18. Cornwall (great increase). Dorset, Surrey and 

 Derby (slight increase). Cardigan (few). 

 Suffolk, Bedford, Lancashire. 



19. Devon (increase). Hants (slight increase). 

 Somerset and Derby (decrease). Cambridge, 

 Cheshire. 



