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10th.—Nest of Hawfinch under observation near Longtown 
(J. B. Cairns). 
July 4th.—Last night at 8.20 p.m. about twenty Grey Geese 
passed over Lynehow to Rockliffe Marshes, travelling from east 
(Major S. Ferguson). © 
6th.— Woodcock flying over in evenings, Sandisyke, Bramp- 
ton (J. M. Charlton). 
10th.—A male Blackeap- Warbler noted feeding on raspberries, 
also the adults of a brood of Garden-Warblers, at Sandisyke, 
near Brampton (J. M. Charlton). 
11th.—Saw an adult female Dunlin on the River Irthing ; it 
was changing into winter dress, and probably migrating after 
breeding on the fells; it was very tame (J. M. Charlton). 
14th.—Saw a Mole swimming, also a Roe-Deer with her fawn 
near the Cambeck, Brampton (J. M. Charlton). 
16th.—Heard Corn-Crake for last time this season, Brampton 
(J. M. Charlton). : 
22nd.—A large flock of Bar-tailed Godwits (about four 
hundred), in summer dress, on the shore near Silloth; also 
about fifty Knots; saw a Skua (W. Nichol). 
24th. — Many of the Common Terns at Ravenglass have 
eggs or young, numbers of the latter being marked with a 
ring stamped ‘‘ Witherby, High Holborn, London’; some 
of the Sandwich Terns still have young, but most of them have 
departed. There are also Lesser Terns still with eggs (J. M. 
Charlton). 
25th.—A flock of Wild Geese were seen flying north-east 
over Sandisyke, near Brampton; they were flying low, and were 
grey in colour; the time was 8.30 in the evening; they were 
seen by two observers (J. M. Charlton). 
30th.—Nest of Song-Thrush in a garden wall; Oystercatchers 
piping incessantly in the evenings on River Ivthing near 
Brampton (J. M. Charlton). 
August 15th.—Saw four Black-tailed Godwits and a Whim- 
brel near Silloth (W. Nichol). 
18th.—Saw two Greenshanks near Silloth (W. Nichol). 
22nd.— Saw three Black-tailed Godwits and two Green 
Sandpipers near Silloth (W. Nichol). 
28th.—A brood of young Grouse flushed on “‘ Faulds Brow,”’ 
