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the country, and passed through it in regular ' waves ' until 

 the end of May. These waves appear to have been well 

 marked in 1908, although there were no immigrations of any 

 great dimensions. The chief arrivals took place between the 

 30th of March and the 5th of April, on the 13th and 14th of 

 May, and between the 19th and 23rd of May. These latter 

 waves probably consisted of birds making for the more 

 northerly breeding-grounds. Besides these there were 

 several small immigrations on the 13th, 14th, 18th, 20th 

 and 24th of April, and on the 7th and 11th of May. 



The latest record of an increase in Yorkshire on the 25th 

 of May followed by a decrease on the 27th showed that 

 migration was still in progress. 



No notes were received as to the nesting of this species 



Chronological Summaky of the Records. 



March 21 & 23. Devon. 



„ 25. Carmarthen (few). 



„ 28. Glamorgan. 



,, 29. Glamorgan (few). Cheshire. 



,, 30. Shropshire (several). Glamorgan (decrease). 



„ 31. Devon (many). 

 April 1. Devon (decrease). 



„ 2. Glamorgan (few). Derby. 



„ 3. Devon, Wilts and Shropshire (few). 



„ 4. Devon and Wilts (few). Gloucester. 



,, 5. Cornwall. 



„ 6. Cornwall, Devon and Glamorgan (decrease). 

 Hants. 



„ 7. Hants (decrease). Devon (several). Lanca- 

 shire, Shropshire. 



„ 8. Devon (decrease). Somerset. 



„ 9. Shropshire (decrease). Lancashire (few). 

 Denbigh. 



„ 10. Lancashire (decrease). Surrey, Staffordshire. 



