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ten or fifteen shot ; 22nd, several ; 28th, twenty shot and two 

 caught ; 30th, some ; Dec. 26th, one. 



Snipe, OalUnago major, Great Snipe. Farn, Aug. 31st, 

 5 a.m., calm, one to W. Cley and Blakeney, Sept. 15th, E., 

 one shot. G. coelestis, Common Snipe, Kentish Knock l.v., 

 Sept. 9th, several about, one caught, were passing W. Cley and 

 Blakeney, Sept. 16th, a considerable arrival. There was a very 

 considerable rush on to the East Coast in the last fortnight in 

 October, and again in November, from the Farn Islands to Yar- 

 mouth ; three distinct rushes at the dates Nov. 4th to 5th, S.W., 

 half gale; 10th to 14th, S.E. winds; and 23rd to 29th, N. and 

 north-easterly winds ; generally are reported to have been very 

 plentiful in the Eastern Counties in November and December. 

 Limnocryptes gallinitla, Jack Snipe, very few records; the first 

 July 31st, Farn l.h., one at noon to W. ; a few at Great Cotes 

 and Spurn last half of October. In recent years this little bird has 

 become extremely scarce in the Humber district, and in localities 

 where it was once very common ; compared with former times — 

 twenty years ago — I do not see one in ten now. Heligoland, 

 Common Snipe and Jack Snipe, Oct. 17th, N.W., strong, some ; 

 25th and 30th, some. 



Tringa alpina, Dunlin. — Spurn, Aug. 20th to Sept. 10th, 

 great many, some flocks containing thousands, and in August 

 many in almost full summer plumage (H. H. S.) Near Kilnsea, 

 Sept. 26th, at early morning, I saw an immense migratory flock 

 on the beach which appeared very tired ; many of these still 

 retained the black pectoral patch entire or morje or less broken. 

 Great Cotes, a flight of 1000 to 1500 have resorted almost 

 daily at high-water, throughout the winter, to a fallow field 

 near the Humber. 



T. minuta, Little Stint. — Blakeney and Cley, Sept. 5th, 

 W.N.W., two, and one Temminck's stint; also, Sept. 12th, E. 

 to N., one Temminck's Stint, very restless, and constantly utter- 

 ing its queer cricket-like notes (F. D. P.). Spurn, Sept. 26th, 

 four Little Stints. 



T. striata, Purple Sandpiper. — Spring : Farn, March 28th, 

 many all day on rocks. Autumn : Eedcar, Oct. 16th, one ; and 

 20th, four shot. Blakeney, third week in October, one. Heligo- 

 land, Sept. 11th, E.S.E. some. 



T. canutus, Knot. — Redcar, July 23rd, S.W., first flock; 



