4 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



washed ashore, the former in their winter dress, whilst the latter 

 had assumed the brown head and neck indicative of the breeding 

 plumage. On the 22nd a solitary Shore Lark was noticed picking 

 amongst the grass opposite the Fishermen's Square. For the next 

 few days the weather continued fine, and on the 27th Swallows, 

 House Martins, and Sand Martins arrived in considerable 

 numbers, whilst Ring Ouzels were also reported from the moors 

 in Cleveland. On the 30th a Land Rail was picked up in a field 

 near Guisbro'. Several recently formed nests of the Ring Dotterel 

 were found at the Tees- mouth on the 28th, and by the 3rd of May 

 one of them contained its full complement of four eggs. The 

 first nest of the Redshank, with four eggs, was reported on the 

 10th. On the 3rd the cheery note of the Sedge Warbler was 

 heard, and some of the birds were seen in the fields adjoining the 

 coast. On the same day several Terns, probably S. macrura, 

 were seen out at sea, migrating north-west. 



Very little of interest to ornithologists was reported during 

 June ; but towards the end of July a few Whimbrels were to be 

 seen, invariably the first of the autumn visitants to our shores ; 

 even as early as the first week in July they have been known to 

 frequent the Tees-mouth. On the 31st a Fulmar Petrel was 

 washed ashore on the Coatham sands, having evidently died 

 at sea. 



On August 7th the shrill, wild notes of the Curlews were 

 heard as they passed overhead at dark; and again, on the 13th, 

 hosts of shore birds disturbed the nocturnal calm by their loud 

 and frequent calls. The following day small nocks of Knots 

 were dispersed here and there along the sands around the Tees- 

 mouth. On the 21st a Knot, with chestnut breast, and a Green- 

 shank were shot, and adult Sanderlings, with some immature 

 Turnstones, put in an appearance. The first Bar-tailed Godwit 

 was killed on the 29th. 



As September came in there was an abundance of shore-birds 

 of the usual kinds ; another Greenshank was shot on the 3rd. 

 On the 10th, whilst out in a boat about 300 yards from the shore, 

 a small flock of birds passed over the sands ; they were called 

 within gunshot and two were procured, which proved to be Pigmy 

 Curlews. During this and the two following days there were 

 great numbers of Sandwich Terns, adult as well as immature, 

 passing from N.W. to S.E., and evidently bent on reaching more 



