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27th. — Some Redshanks are frequenting a low-lying meadow 

 near Morton, Carlisle (T. Hutchinson). A Great Plover or 

 Stone Curlew was seen on the River Eden to-day near Calclew 

 Foot. This is the first record of a visit of this species to Cumber- 

 land (D. Losh Thorpe). 



28th.— Wheatear seen at Silloth (W. Nichol). 



31st. — Large number of Blackbirds on migration near Silloth 

 (W. Nichol). First Wheatear seen in Windermere district 

 (W. E. B. Dunlop). 



April 1st. — Three pairs of Rooks have built their nests on 

 chimney-stacks of houses at Holme Head, Carlisle (R. Leighton). 

 A Knot in the aviary at Loshville is showing the first signs of 

 summer dress — a few red feathers on the head and neck (D. Losh 

 Thorpe). 



4th. — Saw the first Wheatear to-day at Leegate (R. Mann). 



5th. — Sand-Martin seen at Rickerby, Carlisle (W. Little). 



6th.— Five Pintail Ducks seen at Silloth (W. Nichol). A 

 Swallow seen at Silloth to-day (D. Losh Thorpe). 



8th. — A Sand-Martin seen at Silloth (J. J. Hodgkinson). Nine 

 Wigeon seen at Silloth (W. Nichol). Swallows seen at Crosby - 

 on-Eden (W. H. Little). Willow- Warbler seen at Leegate (R. 

 Mann). 



9th.— Chiffchaff seen and heard at Middle Gelt (T. L. John- 

 ston). Swallow seen at Crosby-on-Eden (E. Hodgson). Swallow 

 seen at Newcastleton (W. Roden). 



10th. — House-Martins and Swallows at Caldew Foot (D. 

 Losh Thorpe). Swallows seen at Skinburness, Silloth (Ernest 

 Carr). 



11th. — Eighty to one hundred Wigeon on the Solway, near 

 Silloth (W. Nichol). Swallows, Sand-Martins, and House-Mar- 

 tins are on the Eden (D. Losh Thorpe). 



12fch. — About fifty Wigeon and thirty Bar-tailed Godwits are 

 near Silloth, on the Solway (W. Nichol). Swallow seen at 

 Scotby (Ernest Carr). Wheatear seen at Silloth (T. W. Sharp). 



16th. — Two Swallows seen at Leegate (R. Mann). Willow- 

 Warbler seen at Cotehill, near Carlisle (W. H. Little). 



17th. — A large flock of Fieldfares at Leegate (R. Mann). 



18th. — House-Martins and Sand-Martins first seen at Winder- 

 mere (W. E. B. Dunlop). 



