BIRD NOTES FROM N.E. LINCOLNSHIRE. 209 



board ship about one hundred miles off the Humber. On Oct. 

 17th one among North Cotes sand-hills. Oct. 30th, one on the 

 sea-bank, and on Nov. 7th one in a turnip field near the coast. 



Buteo vulgaris, Leach. Common Buzzard. — On Oct. 14th a 

 very dark coloured Buzzard passed over the wolds at Beesby at a 

 great height. 



B. lagopus. Rough-legged Buzzard. — On Dec. 24th one of 

 these birds passed over me at Grainsby, almost within gun-shot. 



Accipiter nisus (Linn.). Sparrow-Hawk. — A few young birds 

 in the hedges and along the sea-bank at North Cotes on Sept. 

 22nd. On Oct. 17th one or two, and on 21st many Sparrow- 

 Hawks along the coast. On Dec. 29th Sparrow-Hawks were 

 exceedingly abundant ; I saw over a dozen at Grainsby in about 

 an hour in the morning, and many came in to roost in Autby 

 Wood at night. 



Falco peregrinus, Tunst. Peregrine. — On Dec. 29th a Pere- 

 grine flying over Fenby Wood in the morning, and another, or 

 perhaps the same bird, in the afternoon. Dec. 30th, one at 

 Grainsby. 



F. czsalon, Tunst. Merlin. — A little cock Merlin in the cow 

 marsh at Tetney on Oct. 16th, and a young female at Grainsby 

 on Dec. 24th. 



F. tinnunculus, Linn. Kestrel. — Two or three Kestrels about 

 the sea-bank on July 29th, and a good many on Sept. 4th and 

 22nd ; and two or three each day on Oct. 17th and 21st. 



Ardea cinerea, Linn. Heron. — Several Herons, all immature 

 birds, appeared on the creeks at Tetney on July 29th. 



Anser brachyrhynchus, Baill. Pink-footed Goose. — First 

 flocks seen on Oct. 4th. During the severe weather on Dec. 13th 

 and 14th the coastguards at North Cotes reported many Grey 

 Geese on the coast. 



Anas boscaSy Linn. Mallard. — Thousands of Ducks were seen 

 going up the Humber by coastguards and others on Dec. 14th, 

 soon after the commencement of severe weather. 



Spatula clypeata (Linn.). Shoveler. — One shot at Tetney on 

 Sept. 1st was probably a home-bred bird. 



Nettion crecca (Linn.). Teal. — Not so numerous on the 

 " crikes " at Tetney as usual. A few appeared on July 29th, and 

 a good many on Aug. 16th, 



