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Circus cyaneus. Hen-Harrier. — On Oct. 10th I saw two large 

 Hawks, probably of this species, come in from the sea and pass 

 away to S. 



Haliaetus albicilla. White-tailed Eagle. — An immature ex- 

 ample of this species, which I saw at the shop of Mr. H. Kew, of 

 Louth, was shot by a farmer at North Somercotes on Oct. 10th. 



Acci-piter nisus. Sparrow-Hawk. — A good many Sparrow- 

 Hawks appeared in the vicinity of the coast on Nov. 10th and 

 15th. 



Pernis apivorus. Honey-Buzzard. — A Honey-Buzzard, which 

 I saw at Mr. Kew's shop, was shot by a coastguard at Donna 

 Nook on Sept. 29th. 



Falco cesalon. Merlin. — I saw a Merlin perched on an old 

 hamper on the sands at North Cotes on Nov. 22nd. 



F. tinnunculus. Kestrel. — Several Kestrels in the coast 

 marshes on Nov. 15th, but this species has been scarcer than 

 usual throughout the autumn. 



Botaurus stellaris. Bittern. — A Bittern was shot at Tetney 

 by one of the wildfowlers on Jan. 15th, 1903. I also heard of 

 the occurrence of several other specimens in different parts of 

 the county about this time. 



Anser segetum. Bean-Goose. — A Bean-Goose was shot by a 

 North Cotes wildfowLer on Dec. 27th. It was alone when shot, 

 and weighed 5^- lb. 



A. brachyrhynchus. Pink-footed Goose. — This was a great 

 Wild Goose year. I saw the first flock — eighteen in number — on 

 Sept. 13th, flying low along North Cotes sands. On Oct. 4th a 

 flock of nearly two hundred Geese passed over Thoresby, and 

 many other flocks were seen during the month. In November 

 and December they were scarce, and I only saw one small flock 

 on 12th of the latter month ; but in January and February, 1903, 

 they were very abundant, and flocks often numbering several 

 hundreds were frequently seen. 



Tadorna cornuta. Sheld-Duck. — A flock of about twenty 

 Sheld-Ducks seen at North Cotes were probably home-bred birds, 

 but the species was numerous on the Humber throughout the 

 winter. 



Anas boscas. Mallard. — An immense immigration of Ducks 

 into the Humber took place on Nov. 30th and Dec. 1st, and large 



