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Wagtails on the beach ; on the two days between the 18th and 

 21st I did not see any Yellow Wagtails, nor did I see them after 

 the 21st. 



Spotted Flycatcher. — The Spotted Flycatcher was in the 

 Straits on May 16th, but I cannot say when it first arrived, as 

 it is not a common bird in Western Anglesea ; after that date I 

 met with it in a few of its usual haunts. 



Swallow and Sand-Martin. — Swallows arrived early in 

 North-western England and North Wales. The first I heard of 

 was seen by a friend, who assures me that he did not mistake 

 the species, near Bodorgan on March 22nd. Following this came 

 a newspaper report of one between Beaumaris and Pentraeth 

 on April 1st. On April 7th birds were seen by reliable observers 

 at Afon Wen and Abersoch in Cardigan Bay. The Swallow 

 reached Cheshire about this time ; on the 9th Mr. Oldham saw 

 it at Oulton ; on the 12th Mr. Cummings noted it at Chester, 

 and other birds were seen near Congleton. On the 13th, when 

 a cold and moderate breeze was blowing from the south-east, I 

 saw three Swallows working against the wind, steadily flying 

 across the country. Next day the wind freshened and blew more 

 from the south ; a number of birds were flying up and down 

 behind the shelter of a tall hedge, and occasionally resting on 

 the brambles on the northern side of the hedge. Sand-Martins 

 were fairly plentiful in Cheshire before I left — they had been 

 there since March 29th, and had been seen at Abersoch, in 

 Carnarvonshire, on April 8th — but it was not until the 15th that 

 I saw any near Bhos Neigr ; half a dozen were flying over the 

 waters of Llyn Penrhyn, where Swallows were fairly plentiful. 

 On the 16th I saw no Swallows, but a few Sand-Martins were 

 feeding over Llyn Maelog, and in the afternoon — the wind blow- 

 ing strongly from the N.E. — I saw a party flying north-west 

 along the shore, keeping low behind the shelter of the dunes. 

 High easterly winds continued until the 20th, and both species 

 in small numbers roosted nightly in the reed-beds, feeding by 

 day over the lake. On the 20th the wind worked round to the 

 N., and abated in force ; not a single Swallow or Sand-Martin 

 was to be seen on the lake, and I only saw one— a Sand-Martin — 

 all day. On the 21st, however, Sand-Martins were abundant 

 again, and a few Swallows appeared. The numbers of both 



