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THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Turnstones and Whimbrel are passing north (W. Nichol). Wil- 

 low-Warbler seen at Botcherby (W. H. Little). 



2nd. — Blackcap, Garden-, Sedge-, and Willow-Warblers ob- 

 served on Etterby Scaur (D. Losh Thorpe). Willow-Warblers 

 numerous at Wetheral ; the day previous only one bird was seen 

 (T. Harrison). Redstart seen ; Cuckoo heard at Windermere 

 (W. E. B. Dunlop). Yellow Wagtail seen in Carlisle (D. Losh 

 Thorpe). Seven Swifts seen at Botcherby (W. H. Little). Corn- 

 Crake heard at Bulgill (W. Little). Cuckoo heard near Carlisle 

 (D. Losh Thorpe). 



4th. — Cuckoo heard near Chatsworth Square, Carlisle (J. 

 Steele). Swifts seen near Windermere (W. E. B. Dunlop). A 

 Cuckoo heard calling in the Abbey grounds (Rev. Canon Bower). 



5th. — Two Swifts seen at Carlisle (Major Ferguson). 



6th. — The Whooper Swan on the River Eden appeared rest- 

 less ; the following day it was missing (D. Losh Thorpe). Field- 

 fares are still in the Lake District (W. E. B. Dunlop). The 

 Peregrine's eggs noted on April 12th are now hatching (W. E. B. 

 Dunlop). The Spotted Flycatcher and Common Whitethroat 

 have arrived near Windermere (W. E. B. Dunlop). Corn-Crake 

 heard near Carlisle to-day (D. Losh Thorpe). 



15th. — Sand-Martins first seen near Windermere (late date) 

 (W. E. B. Dunlop). 



16th. — Young Ravens are nearly ready to leave the nest, Lake 

 District (W.E. B. Dunlop). 



18th. — Grasshopper-Warbler heard at Burgh to-day (W. 

 Tremble). A flock of about thirty Whimbrel are on the Solway 

 (W. Nichol). A pair of Shovelers and a pair of Wigeon were 

 seen on Burgh Marsh (W. Tremble). 



21st.— A pair of Shovelers nesting near the River Esk (L. E. 

 Hope). A nest of the Lesser Tern on the Solway had one egg 

 (W. Nichol). 



22nd.— Two White Wagtails were seen at Skinburness (W. 

 Nichol). 



28th. — A Richardson's Skua was on the Solway to-day (W. 

 Nichol). 



June 4th. — A large flock of Common Scoters were on the 

 Solway to-day ; we estimated their numbers at over one thousand 

 birds (L. E. Hope). 



