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THE TURTLE-DOVE. 



Turtur communis Selby. 



This species arrived on the southern coast from Hampshire 

 eastwards. 



The earliest records were of two observed in the Isle of 

 Wight, and of several seen at St. Catherine's light on the 

 28th of April. On the following day two were reported from 

 Hampshire, and single individuals from Essex and Kent 

 respectively. 



Between the 1st and 3rd of May a few were noted in 

 several widely scattered counties, extending as far north as 

 Yorkshire and as far west as Hereford. 



On the 3rd a report was received from Bardsey light, 

 Carnarvon of one (taken from a Sparrow-Hawk), which had 

 probably been injured against the lantern during the night. 



An immigration occurred on the Hampshire coast between 

 the 5th and 9th of May, and during the two following days 

 an increase was recorded from Sussex, Kent, Berkshire, 

 Hertfordshire, Cambridge and Yorkshire. 



During the rest of the month Turtle-Doves continued to 

 arrive on our south-eastern seaboard, and passed inland as 

 Ear north as Cheshire and Yorkshire. 



They were nesting in Surrey on the 10th of May, in 

 Berkshire on the 12th, and in Hampshire on the 30th. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



April 28. Hants lights. Isle of Wight. 



29. Hants, Kent, Essex. 

 May 1. Kent, Suffolk, Cheshire, Yorkshire. 



