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Spurn L.H., Bar-tailed Godwits, 10 A.M. Cromer L.H., Cuckoo, 

 1.30 A.M. (misty), round lantern. 



August 16th. — Redcar, about twenty Curlew Sandpiper. 

 (E., light.) Yarmouth, large flock Curlew at Breydon. 



August 17th. — Redcar, about 100 Curlew, high to N.W. ; 

 Whimbrels to N.W., and on 15th and 16th also. Spurn l.h., 

 several Curlew, three Eedshank, 11 a.m. (N.) Leman andOwer 

 L.V., two Grey Crows at 3 a.m. to W, (E.S.E., 3.) 



August 18th. — Redcar, several flocks of Knot, Godwit, and 

 Whimbrel to N.W. (Wind KE, light.) Great Cotes, large 

 flock of Geese at 10 p.m. Cromer l.h., several young Larks, 

 2.30 A.M. (W., clear.) 



August 19th. — Farn l.h., Wheatears and Blackbirds all day 

 on island. Redcar, Curlew Sandpiper, about twenty, to N.W. ; 

 Teal, Widgeon, one Wheatear. Flamhrd l.h., Wheatears in the 

 field during day. Svrin Middle L.V., a few Flycatchers, 9 to 11 

 p.m. (S. by E., 3.) 



August 22d. — Spurn, Wheatears, first observed ; Lesser Terns. 

 Hunstanton l.h., number of Swallows all day. (E., light.) 



August 23d. — Farn l.h., several Blackbirds all day about 

 island ; one Heron to S. Redcar, Common and Arctic Terns 

 abundant at sea. Spurn, Merlin, Curlew Sandpiper, 5 to 6; 

 Green Sandpiper. Swin Middle L.V., scores of Tern all day about 

 vessel. 



August 24th. — Redcar, Whimbrel and Knots to N.W. Five 

 Eichardson's Skuas ; one shot — dark variety, adult. 



August 25th. — Spurn l.h., one Chiffchaff, 10 a.m. (S.E.) 

 Hundreds of Curlew Sandpipers and a few Little Stint ; four 

 Brent Geese ; Kedstart, $. 



August 26th. — Spurn, Eedstart and Pied Flycatcher, and 

 Wheatears, Knot, Curlew, Whimbrel, Common Godwit, Curlew 

 Sandpiper, Sanderling, Einged Plover, Dunlin, Turnstone ; eight 

 Black-breasted Golden Plover; two Grey Plover in summer 

 plumage; Green and Common Sandpipers. Tetney, Green 

 Sandpiper, very numerous on the Waithe-beck. 



August 27th. — Farn l.h, Wheatears and Flycatchers all 

 day; Curlews, 11 p.m., calling round light. Yarmouth, Common 

 Terns, first flock, 7 A.M., over Breydon. Shipwash l.v., Oxbird, 

 2 a.m., struck and killed. (S.S.E., light.) 



August 28th. — Whitby l.h., Herring Gulls left cliff with their 



