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17th, W., fresh, overcast, cold; p.m. wind heavy.—Nothing. 
18th and 19th, W. and N.W., windy, very cold.— Nothing. 
20th, W.S.W., very heavy, thick—Nothing. 
21st, N.W. to N., stormy, hail showers.—Nothing. 
22d and 23d, N.E., hail, snow.—Nothing. 
24th, E. by N., light, clear; in evening frost.—Nothing. 
25th, E. by S., light, overcast.—Nothing. 
26th, calm, overcast; in evening clear and cold, S.E., light.— 
F. peregrinus, one. Corv. cornia, very many. T. merula, less, 
nearly all old 6. Scol. rusticula, thirty to forty shot. fal. 
aquaticus, a couple. Sax. enanthe, some 6. Alauda alpestris, 
ereat flights. Jr. celebs, cannabina, and chloris, pretty many. 
Anth. pratensis and rupestris, do. Vanellus and Tr. alpina 
passing on overhead early. 
27th, S.S.W. violent, overcast, cold; in evening ten o’clock 
foo—F. wsalon 3. Lanius major, one. Corv. corniz, early, a 
few great flights, very high, 1000 feet, passing on. Zwurdus, 
Fringilla, Anthus, stray birds. Sax. enanthe, a couple old 6, 
Fr. montana, some (the first). Col. palumbus, pretty many, 
Vanellus, early, pretty many. Scolopax, twenty to thirty been 
shot. 
28th, N.N.W., slight; early overcast, later clear, fine.—Corv. 
corm, single flights. Stwrnus, some flights. Merula, pretty many, 
only half of them black. JMusicus, some. Alauda, Fringilla, 
Anthus, few. Alauda alpestris, some flights. Woodcocks, 140 
to 150 being shot. Sy. rufa, two in garden. 
29th, northerly, light, clear, early hoar-frost—Corv. cornia, 
not many. Monedula and frugilegus, pretty numerous. Sturnus, 
small flights. Merula, early, pretty many. Jliacus, scattered. 
Sy. rubecula, a couple. Regulus flavicapillus, two. Mot. alba, 
several small flights and single birds. Anth. pratensis and 
rupestris, pretty many. mb. scheniclus and citrinella, PF) 
celebs, all very single. Scolopax, about twenty shot. 
30th, E., 8.S.E., slight, clear, fine, early, very sharp hoar-frost, 
in evening E.N.E., cool.—Al] the above, but in little numbers. 
T. viscworus, daily a few; never coming numerous. Char. 
auratus and vanellus, as Tot. calidris only singly. Ought to 
have been merula and scolopax, but if hoar-frost turns up early, 
there is never much visible migration. 
31st, 8.E., quite light, clear, strong hoar-frost, during daytime 
