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flock of Chaffinches making south and a few Greenfinches 

 north. 



10th. — Several flocks of Linnets and a few Greenfinches and 

 Chaffinches moving both north and south. A flock of Books 

 and two Hooded Crows coasting south. A Willow-Wren and a 

 Wheatear seen ; first Swallow seen at Oulton, and two others 

 on the 11th. 



12th. — Three Swallows, two Wheatears, a Willow-Wren, 

 and three Einged Plovers noted. While cycling a few miles 

 inland I heard a great number of Willow-Wrens and saw several 

 Swallows. 



14th. — Linnets going north in great numbers, as were also 

 a few Greenfinches, a flock of Tree- Sparrows, a Sand-Martin, 

 and ten Swallows. A flock of Books and Jackdaws, with one 

 Hooded Crow, coasting south. 



15th. — Two Willow-Wrens and a House-Martin were noted. 

 Only a few Linnets and Greenfinches passing north ; large 

 numbers of both species on the Denes. 



16th. — Two Wheatears, two Willow- Wrens, a Swallow, and 

 a House-Martin seen. Linnets and Greenfinches going north 

 in fair numbers. 



17th. — A flock of Starlings and a few Linnets passing south, 

 while going north was a fair number of Linnets and a flock of 

 Greenfinches. 



19th. — A Nightingale, a Lesser Whitethroat, and a Willow- 

 Wren seen ; also three Swallows. Coasting south were a few 

 bunches of Linnets. 



22nd. — I observed a Merlin going northward a short distance 

 out at sea. A Nightingale and two Willow-Wrens had arrived, 

 and a Cuckoo was heard for the first time at Carlton. A few 

 flocks of Linnets and a flock of Books going to the north. 



23rd. — Two Tree-Pipits, four Common Whitethroats, two 

 Nightingales, and four Willow- Wrens had appeared; a Swallow 

 was also seen. 



28th. — Three Cormorants were observed making southwards, 

 and the following migrants were noted : — A Wryneck, Cuckoo, 

 several Common Whitethroats and Willow- Wrens, a Nightingale, 

 and a few Swallows. 



May 6th. — Five Common Terns had arrived, and an increase 



