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was shot on the sand-hills. 30th. While looking through the 

 telescope at the Lifeboat Station, I distinctly saw a Great 

 Northern Diver swimming near West Scar ; I went off in a boat, 

 bnt could not then seen anything of the bird. On Nov. 8th a 

 fine adult male example of this species was shot inside the 

 rocks, and possibly this may be the bird I saw. 



In November, between the 1st and 15th, S.W., light. A few 

 Larks and Hooded Crows were observed daily. 18th. S.W., 

 light, hazy. A great flight of Green Plovers. 24th. N., strong, 

 rain. Two Shore Larks were shot on the sands east of Kedcar. 

 All those I saw were adult specimens. Several flocks of Ducks 

 passed. 25th. N.E. gale, snow and hail showers. A great rush 

 of Ducks, also many Snow Buntings. 27th to 29th. E. gales 

 and snow. Many Ducks, Dunlins, Larks, and Snow Buntings 

 passed. 



On Dec. 1st an adult male Black-throated Diver, in almost 

 perfect summer plumage, was shot within twenty yards of the 

 beach, opposite Bedcar. This is the first example in full 

 plumage which I have known here. 2nd. While off in a boat 

 I saw two Great Northern Divers and a large Grebe, but could 

 not come within shot of them. 16th, E. gale, and 19th, S., 

 moderate. A few flocks of Ducks passed. 20th. An intense 

 frost. Three Swans flew past to the N.W. Thousands of Wood 

 Pigeons congregated in the bean-stubbles east of Kedcar. All 

 the pools and water-courses on the marshes were frozen hard. 

 22nd. A Spotted Crake was captured alive in a ditch near 

 Kedcar. 27th. Two Swans were on West Scar early in the 

 morning; five others were seen at the Tees Mouth. Many 

 hundreds of Black-headed Gulls assembled on the shore during 

 the severe weather in this month. 31st. A Little Auk was 

 picked up on the beach. Unusual quantities of Scaups were 

 obtained during December and January, many of them being 

 drakes in perfect plumage. The old wild-fowlers say that, forty 

 or fifty years ago, these birds were numerous every winter, and 

 they hardly considered them worth shooting at; but they are 

 by no means common now. 



1891. On Jan. 7th a Whooper was shot near Stockton-ou- 

 Tees. Several Swans were killed by a puntsman at the Tees- 

 mouth while the hard weather prevailed. 8th. Hard frost. A 

 great rush of Larks to the N.W. 9th. Fine, S.W., light. Three 



