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THE NIGHTJAR. 



Caprimulgus europceus (L.). 



The advent of the Nightjar was very difficult to trace, as it 

 appears to have arrived singly along the whole of the south 

 coast. 



It was not noticed at any of the lights, and the records 

 sent by observers in the southern counties were scanty. 



The earliest recorded arrivals were two in Derbyshire on 

 the 15th of April ; while one was noted in Yorkshire on the 

 29th, and one in Hampshire on the 30th. There was a slight 

 increase in numbers in Yorkshire on the 4th of May. The 

 species was said to be well distributed throughout Cheshire 

 on the 11th, and had arrived in Westmoreland on the 18th. 



Nests with eggs were found in the last-named county, and 

 in Lancashire, on the 25th of May. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



April 

 May 



15. 



Derby. 



29. 



Yorkshire. 



30. 



Hants. 



1. 



Bedford, Yorkshire. 



2. 



Denbigh. 



3. 



Hants. 



4. 



Yorkshire (slight increase). Somerset, Surrey 



5. 



Northampton. 



7. 



Wilts, Essex, Suffolk, Lincoln. 



8. 



Devon, Hants. 



