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several more, but the wind rose and obliged us to come ashore. 

 A few Larks and Green Plover came over. Wind, strong from 

 S.W. 



On Feb. 7th another Ked-necked Grebe was shot, and four 

 others, and a Great Northern Diver, observed early in the 

 morning. 12th. N. gale, rough sea. Three Grebes were swim- 

 ming near the shore, at low tide, under the shelter of West 

 Scar. 14th. By the help of the telescope at the Lifeboat look- 

 out, I discovered two fine adult Long-tailed Drakes swimming 

 and diving near Salt Scar, and a Grebe near West Scar. 16th. 

 Two Grebes were inside the rocks. 17th. An immature Black- 

 throated Diver and a Glaucous Gull were shot from a boat 

 between Redcar and Marske. 25th. A wounded Grey Lag Goose 

 was brought in by one of the fishing-cobles. A Lark came over 

 at 1 p.m. The weather during the last week of February was 

 calm and foggy, the sea perfectly smooth. On the 27th I 

 observed a Red-throated Diver within two yards of the shore, 

 near East Scar; at one time, when it dived, there could have 

 been little more than enough water to cover its back. 



With regard to the abundance of Grebes this winter, it may 

 probably be attributed to the severe frost which would freeze all 

 the lakes and streams on the Continent, thus driving the Grebes 

 to the open sea, and thence to our shores. Have any readers 

 of 'The Zoologist' noticed an increase of these birds in their 

 localities ? 



Since writing the above I have heard, in conversation with 

 Messrs. W. J. Clark, of Scarborough, and M. Bailey, of Flam- 

 borough, that unusual numbers of Red-necked Grebes were seen 

 in their respective districts in January last. 



[A note on this subject by Mr. W. J. Clarke will be found in ■ The 

 Zoologist' for May last, p. 193.— Ed.] 



