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4th. — Whinchat seen at Leegate (E. Mann). 



5th. — Spotted Flycatchers seen at Annan (Major S. Ferguson). 



13th. — Willow- Warbler's nest at Cotehill has five eggs 

 (W. H. Little). 



16th. — Pair of Shovelers seen near Silloth (W\ Nichol). A 

 Golden Oriole was picked up dead at Brathay, Windermere. It 

 is the first record of this bird for Westmorland. Six degrees of 

 frost the previous night had evidently been too much for this 

 delicate southern bird. It was 1 a young male in the plumage of 

 the second year (Eev. T. H. Baines). 



17th. — Young Bavens have left a nest to-day near Winder- 

 mere (W. E. B. Dunlop). 



18th. — Found first Lesser Tern's egg to-day, Solway (W. 

 Nichol). 



19th. — Saw two Red-breasted Mergansers near Silloth (W. 

 Nichol). Hedgehog seen devouring young Thrushes in nest, 

 Silloth (T. Nichol). 



20th. — Fawn-coloured variety of Starling picked up at Hayton 

 by T. W. Watson, Esq. ; sent to the museum by H. S. Cartmel. 



June 3rd. — Two Curlew- Sandpipers in summer dress seen on 

 Easton Marsh, Drumburgh (Major S. Ferguson). 



21st. — First young Swallow seen on the wing to-day at Lee- 

 gate (R. Mann). 



27th. — Cuckoo heard (last date) near Carlisle (L. E. Hope). 



28th. — Common Tern's nest, with eggs, on Solway (W. 

 Nichol). 



July 8th. — Common Terns extremely numerous at Raven- 

 glass this year. On this date many of the young had hatched ; 

 we marked a number of these chicks by placing an aluminium 

 ring on their legs. The Sandwich Terns here have increased 

 greatly, owing to the strict protection afforded them. In 1889 

 there were six eggs of this species laid there ; this year there 

 were over four hundred (L. E. Hope). 



12th. — Nine Bar-tailed Godwits in summer dress near Silloth 

 (W. Nichol). A young Jackdaw in brown plumage, a variety, 

 seen at Leegate. An old bird of the same variety seen several 

 times previously (R. Mann). 



August 2nd. — A Willow- Warbler's nest at Windermere con- 

 tained three half-fledged young (W. E. B. Dunlop). 



