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on 24th I only saw three, and no more appeared during the 

 autumn. 



Hirundo rustica. Swallow. — On Sept. 2nd I noticed Swallows 

 coming in from the sea from N.E., many of them alighting on 

 the mud. Last Swallows were seen on Oct. 27th. 



Ligurinus chloris. Greenfinch. — Large flocks of Greenfinches 

 arrived on the coast on Oct. 6th, frequenting the reed-beds, 

 hedges, and sea-bank. 



Carduelis spinus. Siskin. — On Oct. 9th I shot a Siskin 

 among the bushes of sea-buckthorn at Donna Nook. 



Passer domesticus. House -Sparrow.— Very large flocks of 

 Sparrows along the sea-bank at North Cotes and Marshchapel 

 on Oct. 24th. 



P. montanus. Tree-Sparrow. — One or two Tree-Sparrows on 

 a hedge near Tetney Lock on Oct. 11th. On 24th I noticed a 

 few among the flocks of House-Sparrows above mentioned, and 

 on Nov. 15th a flock of about two hundred in a hedge near the 

 sea at North Cotes. 



Fringilla coelebs. Chaffinch.— Many in the vicinity of the 

 coast on Oct. 24th, and again on Nov. 13th; as usual, all male 

 birds. 



F. montifringilla. Brambling. — I shot a female Brambling 

 at North Cotes on Sept. 19th. On Oct. 8th I saw another, also 

 a female, and on 10th they were very numerous in all the hedges 

 and thorn-bushes near the sea, all, without exception, being hen 

 birds. 



Linota flavirostris. Twite. The first small flock arrived at 

 North Cotes on Oct. 18th, and very large numbers followed on 

 the 24th. 



Emberiza citrinella. Yellowhammer. — Hundreds of Yellow- 

 hammers appeared on the coast on Sept. 24th, and again on 

 Oct. 24th. 



E. schoeniclus. Reed-Bunting. — A few — all or almost all — 

 females on the coast on Oct. 6th, and a considerable number 

 on 16th. 



Plectrophenax nivalis. Snow-Bunting. — Very scarce through- 

 out the winter. I shot a fine old cock at North Cotes on the 

 unusually early date of Sept. 17th, and I saw a couple of young 

 birds on Nov. 10th. 



