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Aug. 6th, S. to S.W., a few. Spurn, Aug. 20th to Sept. 10th, 

 tolerably numerous, some examples obtained were in almost 

 full summer plumage ; Sept. 26th and forward through Nov., 

 great many large flights at ebb tide crossing from Lincolnshire 

 coast to Spurn muds. Heligoland, enormous numbers of 

 Waders crossed Heligoland from the end of the third week in 

 July to the middle of September ; July 20th, night, enormous 

 numbers to W. ; 22nd, same ; 22nd to 23rd, night, and to 

 25th, immense numbers ; Sept. 16th, flight of tringa, totanus, 

 charadrius, all young. 



T. subarquata, Curlew Sandpiper. Thanet, Aug. 16th, five. 

 Spurn, 24th, one small flock. Blakeney, Sept. 5th, about a 

 dozen ; altogether exceptionally scarce. 



Machetes pugnax, Buff. — Blakeney, Sept. 3rd, one Buff; 

 Spurn, 4th, about a dozen; Stourmouth, 10th, three; Great 

 Cotes, 12th, twenty or more ; 18th, one Buff and seven Beeves. 



Calidris arenaria, Sanderling. Spurn, Aug. 20th to Sept. 

 10th, fairly abundant, in small flocks ; some obtained early bore 

 traces of red on their plumage (H. H. S.) ; Sept. 26th, a few. 

 Heligoland, Sept. 3rd, evening, great many over head. 



Tringoides hypoleucus, Common Sandpiper. — Spurn, Aug. 

 20th to 26th, a great many in the drains and also on the 

 shore, but they soon left, none seen after 26th (H. H. S.). 

 Great Cotes, Sept. 1st, tolerably numerous on autumn passage. 

 Heligoland, July 22nd to 23rd, thousands. 



Helodromas ochropus. — Green Sandpiper. — Spurn, Aug. 20th 

 to Sept. 10th, tolerably common ; " generally saw some every 

 day at first, and once five together, but latterly they were 

 less plentiful (H. H. S.). Heligoland, July 22nd to 23rd, Bed- 

 shanks, Common Sandpiper, and Green Sandpiper, thousands. 



Totanus glareola, Wood Sandpiper. — Mouth of Stour, Aug. 

 16th, one seen. Spurn, Aug. 21st, one, a female. 



T. calidris, Bedshank. — Spurn, Aug. 20th to Sept. 10th, 

 rare at first, but rapidly increasing; on Sept. 1st, flock of about 

 200 (H. H. S). Blakeney and Cley, Sept. 6th, tolerably numerous, 

 with other Waders from 5 to 8.30 a.m. to W. Heligoland, July 

 1st, 2nd and 3rd, solitary birds ; 22nd to 23rd, thousands. 



T. canescens, Greenshank. Spurn, Aug. 20th to Sept. 10th, 

 "during the first fortnight, a pair, or latterly one, at a small 

 pond every day " (H. H. S.). Cley and Blakeney, Sept. 5th, one, 



