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The Naturalist. 



Swift, May 6th. — At Kirkstall. 



Spotted Flycatcher, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, and Keed 

 Bunting, May 26th, — All nesting at Bishop's Wood. 



EuFF or Reeye, August 30th. — An immature specimen shot at 

 Kilnsea, now in my collection. 



Turnstone, Sept. 1st. — Some thousands of these birds on the shore 

 near Spurn. Judging from their great tameness they had arriyed 

 during the night, and were tired ; they would allow me to approach 

 within ten yards, and I was much interested in watching them 

 turn over the debris at high-water mark, in search of sandhoppers, 

 &c. Many of the birds were still in their beautiful summer dress, 

 but the greater number were birds of the year. — Sept. 2nd, the 

 turnstones have split up into small parties, consisting of five or 

 six birds, and are very difficult to approach. 



Wood Sandpiper, Sept. 2nd. — It affords me great pleasure to place 

 on record the occurrence of this uncommon bird in Yorkshire. My 

 friend Mr. Hewetson shot one, in my presence, as it was feeding on 

 a drain side, near the village of Kilnsea. This bird is now in my 

 collection. 



Sandeeling, Sept. 2nd. — This species in its beautiful mottled 



plumage above, and silvery white beneath, was pretty numerous. 



I obtained a few fine specimens. 

 Knot, Sept. 2nd. — A few immature specimens of this species with 



the buff breast observed. The main body has not yet arri7ed from 



the far north. 



Oystercatcher, Sept. 2nd. — A family of four at Spurn. They have 

 evidently nested in the neighbouring sandhills. 



Lesser Tern, Sept. 2nd. — A few of this summer visitant to our 

 coasts seen. The main body has already departed south. 



Eedshank, Dunlin, Hinged Plover, and Curlew, Sept. 1st to 

 7th. Numerous on the Humber muds. 



Great Blackback, Lesser Blackback, Herring and Blackheaded 

 Gulls ; Kittiwake and Common Tern, September 1st to 7th. — 

 Observed on the coast. 



Curlew Sandpiper, Sept. 7th. — I obtained a fine specimen out of a 

 small party of dunlins, in whose company it was feeding at low- 

 water mark, at Kilnsea. It was an immature bird, and in this 

 plumage difficult to distinguish from the dunlin; but it maybe 

 known by its long curved bill, white tail coverts, and buff breast. 



