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numbers of emigrants at the Eddystone Lt. (Cornwall) on September 

 the 27th. During the first few days of October an increase was noted 

 in Cheshire. 



On October the 14th flocks began to arrive from the south-east on 

 the north coast of Lincolnshire, and others were observed on the 17th, 

 18th, 22nd, and 24th. 



On October the 20th flocks were noted migrating south-west at the 

 Isle of Man, and on the 26th an increase was noted in Devon. 



Large numbers were observed migrating over Cheshire on the night 

 of November the 4th, and a great increase was noted there the following 

 day, but many of the birds had passed on by the 7th. 



A considerable movement took place on the Suffolk coast on November 

 the 6th, the nocks coming in from the east. 



On the night of November the 7th this species was noted with many 

 Thrushes, Starlings and Sky-Larks at the Dungeness Lt. (Kent) and 

 at che Hanois Lt. (Channel Islands). 



On December the 2nd flocks were noted at the Dungeness Lt., and 

 on December the 8th a further immigration from the east arrived on the 

 Suffolk coast. 



On December the 27th flocks were recorded at the Hanois Lt., 

 while on the night of January the 1st thousands were recorded from that 

 light and 160 were killed. These movements were probably caused by 

 the cold weather. 



THE WOODCOCK {Scohpaz rusticula). 



The first immigrants were noted in Northumberland on October 

 the 18th. 



On the Suffolk coast Woodcocks were seen on October the 21st and 

 22nd, and on the 25th larger numbers appeared ; on the 29th they were 

 noted on the North Lincolnshire coast for the first time, and on November 

 the 2nd in Kent. On November the 2nd/3rd and again on the 7th/8th 

 single birds were taken at the Bishop Rock Lt. (Isles of Scilly), and on 

 the 6th/7th at the Hanois Lt. (Channel Islands). 



Birds were recorded during the first fortnight of November from 

 Suffolk, Hampshire and Devon. 



On December the lst/2nd single birds were taken at the Haisboro' 

 Lt. (Norfolk) and at the Gull Lt.-v. (Kent), but there was nothing to 

 show in which direction these birds were going. 



THE COMMON SNIPE (Gallinago ccelestis). 



The first immigrants were noted in Yorkshire on September the 26th 

 and in Kent on the 27th. On October the 8th large numbers arrived on 

 the north coast of Lincolnshire, but passed quickly onwards ; on the 10th 

 the first arrivals were noted on the Suffolk coast, on the lOth/llth one 

 was taken at the Dungeness Lt. (Kent), on the 12th a further arrival 



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