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The Green Sandpiper (Totanus ochropus) is very frequently 

 observed during the autumn migration at the end of July and 

 August, and on such favourite feeding haunts as at Newnham 

 many may often be seen in company together ; there does not seem 

 to be a similar return journey in the spring when the Green Sand- 

 piper can be looked for with any certainty, but at all other times it 

 might be described as an erratic migrant, and, although not breeding 

 in the British Islands, it has been met with in this county, as the 

 following notes show, practically in every month of the year. 

 January. — 31, 1855, Broom. 



February. — No actual records can be given, but without a doubt 

 this blank could be easily filled. 



March.— 10, 1905, three, Newnham ; 29, 1897, Biggleswade. 

 April.— 7, 1913, Willington. 



May. — Once observed at Biggleswade by the late Mr. J. King, but 

 no actual date was given to me by him. 



June. — Mr. A. Covington, the local taxidermist, assures me it 

 has once been obtained during this month. 



July.— 15,1916, two; 27, 1901, one; 31, 1900, eight, all at Newnham. 

 August. — Solitary records during this month are far too numerous 

 to narrate ; 1, 1903, five ; 9, 1899, fifteen, Newnham ; 30, 1900, five at 

 Moat Close, Elstow ; 31, 1900, eight, Newnham. 



September.— 4, 1902, Newnham ; 8, 1904, Goldington ; 11, 1857, 

 Biggleswade ; 13, 1911, Blunham ; 22, 1912, two, Newnham. 

 October.— 16, 1904, Fenlake ; 19, 1914, Millbrook. 

 November.— 14, 1915, Cardington ; 15, 1894, Pertenhall ; 20, 1914, 

 Renhold ; 29, 1913, Ampthill. 



December.— 1, 1854, Broom ; 19, 1860, Biggleswade ; 23, 1900, 

 Benhold ; 26, 1894, Fenlake. 



Ring-Plover (JEgialitis hiaticula) . — Until a year or so longer when 

 the old-fashioned methods of sewage disposal cease and the partly 

 Hooded arable fields still remain at Newnham, the Bing-Plover will 

 no doubt continue to be observed regularly in that locality during 

 the spring and autumn movements, and not infrequently at other 

 times of the year also. In any other part of the county it has 

 always been of rare occurrence, although I have known, from hearing 

 their frequent calling overhead at night, that considerable numbers 

 must on migration pass over this county. The largest parties of 

 which I have notes are as follows : — In the autumn of 1878 ; seven 

 were taken to the local taxidermist in one week ; May 26th, 1898, six 

 were seen together ; August 18th, 1902, a flock of about twelve ; 

 April 27th, 1905, four ; March 26th, 1916, a flock of nine in company 



