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1900 Feb. 17. — Larus minutus. Little Gull. One was seen 



in Whitby Harbour with a flock of about 80 Black-headed 

 Gulls (Larus ridibundus) . 



Feb. 27. — Larus minutus. Little Gull. One seen in the 



harbour. 



March i.—Mergulus alle. Little Auk. One was picked up 



from the sands by Mr. J. Hall. 

 March 20. — Hirundo rustica. Swallow. A couple were seen 



at Glaisdale on Tuesday. — Whitby Gazette, 23rd March 



1900. 



April 18. — Gecinus viridis. Green Woodpecker. I heard one 

 call several times in Woodlands, near Aislaby. 



April. — Cuculus canorus. Cuckoo. One was heard in Carr 

 Hall Woods by a rural postman on Monday last. — Whitby 

 Gazette, 20th April 1900. 



May. — Crex crex. Landrail or Corncrake. This species 

 has arrived. It was heard on Sunday in the Factory Fields, 

 and on the same day at Ugglebarnby. — Whitby Gazette, 

 4th May 1900. 



May.— Larus fuscus. Lesser Black-headed Gull. A rare 

 species in this locality. One was seen in Whitby Harbour 

 on Wednesday morning - , and again on Thursday afternoon. 

 — Whitby Gazette, nth May 1900. 



May. — Phalacrocorax carbo. Cormorant. Whitby Har- 

 bour is visited every morning about two or three o'clock by 

 a flock of Cormorants. They come by way of the East 

 Cliff and Spa Ladder, and take their fill of whatever fish 

 they can find in the upper harbour, doubtless not forgetting 

 the nimble trout.— Whitby Gazette, 25th May 1900. 



Aug. 26. — Larus marinus. Greater Black-backed Gull. 



One was observed by me swimming in Whitby Harbour 

 among a number of Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus). 



Sept. 2. — Fulmarus glacialis. Fulmar Petrel. One was 



washed up on the beach at Kettleness. — J. H. Wilson. 



Sept. 4. — Totanus canescens. Greenshank. One was shot 

 near the Batts in Whitby Harbour by — Stageman. — J. H. 

 Wilson. 



Sept. 4. — Wild Geese. A large flock passed over Castleton on 

 Saturday night last, being well within reach of the gun. 

 They were making southwards. — Whitby Gazette, 14th 

 September 1900. 



1901 January 2. 



