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THE DUNLIN (Tringa alpina). 



March the 4th, Mucking Lt. (Essex). March the 6th, Dungeness Lt. 

 Kent). April the 27th, Surrey, three. May the 5th, 13th arid 14th, 

 Isle of Man, on passage. May the 15th, Sussex, migrating. 



THE SANDERLING {Calidris arenaria). 

 May the 5th, Isle of Man, two. 



THE GREEN SANDPIPER {Totanus ochropus). 

 March the 19th, Leicestershire. April the 4th, Essex. 



THE REDSHANK {Totanus calidris). 



April the 22nd, Dungeness Lt. (Kent). Several other records received, 

 but apparently all referring to resident birds. 



THE CURLEW (Numenius arquatd). 



March the 16th-18th, Northumberland, many, increasing daily. March 

 the 19th and 20th, Devon, large numbers. April the 2nd, Wilts. 

 April the 28th, Sussex. April the 80th, Herts. May the 3rd, Devon. 



THE WHIMBREL (Numenius phaopus). 



April the 27th, Essex and Yorkshire. April the 28th, Dorset and 

 Cardigan. April the 29th, Hants and Shropshire. April the 30th, 

 Cheshire, heard at night. May the 1st, Devon and Lancashire. May 

 the 2nd and 3rd, Carnarvon and Isle of Man. May the 4th and 5th, 

 Lancashire and Essex. May the 6th, Carnarvon and Isle of Man. May 

 the 9th, Essex, Carnarvon, Yorkshire and Isle of Man. May the 11th 

 to the 17th, Essex, many going north. May the 20th, Cheshire, heard 

 at night. 



THE BLACK TERN (Htjdrochelidon nigra). 



April the 29th, Cheshire. April the 30th, Yorkshire. May the 2nd, 

 Kent, three pairs. 



THE SANDWICH TERN (Sterna cantiaca). 

 April the 30th, Suffolk, several. 



THE BLACK-HEADED GULL (Larus ridibundus). 



April the 15th, Gloucestershire, flying north. April the 17th, Kent, 

 nn breeding-ground. April the 25 and 26th, many flying north. 



