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on coast from Aug. 2nd; Oct. 6th, o.m., rain, 7.80 p.m., one 

 struck and caught. At Cromer l.h., Aug. 21st, 11.30 p.m., two 

 struck, stunned. At Hasborough l.h., Oct. 8th, noon to 3 p.m., 

 E., flights going S. At Winterton l.h., June 17th, 11 p.m., one 

 seen going to W., passed close to lantern ; Sept. 12th, 10 a.m., 

 a dozen to W. At Kentish Knock l.v., Aug. 6tli, one very high 

 to W. At Swin Middle l.v., Aug. 26th to Sept. 17th, on five days 

 at about 3 p.m., going N.W. ; Jan. 2nd and 3rd, fog, on both 

 nights, many with other birds round lantern; killed three 

 Curlews, one Duck, thirty-two Larks, two Ox-birds ; total, 

 thirty-eight. At North Foreland l.h., July 27th, four to N.W. ; 

 Sept. 9th, five to N.N.W. ; Dec. 4th, thirty to forty about. At 

 North-sand Head l.v., Aug. 1st, noon, "shoals" E. to W. At 

 South-sand Head l.v., Sept. 3rd, twenty to W. ; 27th, twenty or 

 thirty to W. At East Goodwin l.v., Sept. 6th, eight N. to S. 

 The main body migrates in August and early in September ; 

 general direction E. to W., or up the coast from N. to S. 



Whimbrel, Numenius phceopus. — At Teesmouth, July 4th, 

 several flocks ; 21st, eight or nine flocks. At Spurn l.h., July 

 25th, several. At Great Cotes, passing in July, August, and 

 September, very high to south. 



Heron, Ardea cinerea. — At Coquet l.h., July 28th, 5 p.m., 

 one : Aug. 13th, 3 a.m., two ; Sept. 4th, 6 a.m., two ; Dec. 26th, 

 9 a.m., one. At Teesmouth, Redcar, Sept. 21st, five; 24th, one; 

 Oct. 23rd, 4 p.m., N.E., mod. gale, two. At Flamborough l.h., 

 June 12th, two. Only at the more northern stations. That 

 some arrive on the east coast in the autumn there can be no 

 doubt ; a few years since one was brought in alive to Grimsby, 

 taken at sea on board one of the Hamburg boats. 



Water-Rail and Land-Rail, Ballus aquaticus and Crex 

 prate7isis. — At Casquets l.h., Oct. 2nd, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., some 

 killed; Oct. 7th, 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., several with Water Rails, 

 some killed. 



Whooper, Cygnus musicus. — At Teesmouth 5 Buoy l.v., Oct. 

 29th, 10.30 a.m., wind strong from N.N.E., six, all white. At 

 Flamborough, during the severe weather early in January, 1881, 

 several flocks came into Bridlington Bay, numbering from six to 

 twenty in a flock. At Spm-n, Dec. 31st, two W^hoopers, one shof . 

 Several in the Humber during the first half of January. At 

 Inner Dowsing l.v., Jan. 21st, 1 p.m., five N.E. to S.W. At 



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