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Correspondence. 
Garden Warelkr. 4-5-'i8, i p.m., wind W., T. (52). Last year he arrived a 
day later. 
SroTTi n Fi.YCATCiiKU. 6-s-"i8, _' p.m., wind W., T. (52). The only earher date 
in 5 years is 4-5-' 17. 
Rkd.start. 6-s-'i8, 2 p.m., wind W., T. (52). Later dates in 11 years are 
io-5-"o5, 9-5-'o8, 7-5-' 13. The earliest is 5-4-'o7. 
Landrail. 8-5-'i8, 9 \>.m.. wind W., T. (40). This is a little later than usual. 
Blackcap. 9-5-'i8, ii a.m., wind W., T. (50). I have no later date than this 
in ten years, but the date was the same in '09 and '17. My earliest date is 
i4-4-'i4. 
Lksser WHiTE-THRO.vr. 9-5-' i8, II a.m., wind W. T. (50). This is about the 
usual time, but I fear my records of the two species are rather mixed. 
My earliest date is i9-4-'o5. 
Swift, 9-5-'iS., i p.m., wind W., T. (50). My records are all in the begin- 
nig of May, 6-5-'o7 being the earliest. 
G. H. Raynor, 
Hazeleigh Rectory, 9-5-'i8. 
0 
I have been unable to watch for the Spring migrants this season, but I 
heard and saw the " Harbinger of Spring " for the first lime this year, on 
April 2_'nd, at 6-30 a.m., wind S.W. ; cold, wet weather followed and the 
cuckoo was almost silent for several days; now, " cuckoo "— " cuckoo " — 
" cuckoo " is the commonest bird-note of this countryside. 
W. T. Page, 
Langstone, Lingfield, Surrey, May 8th, 1918. 
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I am sending a few notes rc Spring migrants, etc. 
A])ril 9 Saw a bird of the Swallow family after five o'clock in the afternoon, 
believe it was a Chimney Swallow. 
,, II Heard Chiff chaff. 
,, 21 Heard Wryneck. 
22 Heard Willow Warbler. 
26 Heard Cuckoo. 
,, 27 Saw two birds, not well enough to [iroperly identify them, but feel 
sure they were House Martins. 
30 Saw Wheater on the ground, .attached to my cottage, for a few 
moments in the evening. 
May 2 Saw several Swifts. 
T, Heard Nightingale — singing freelv. 
J. Weir, 
New Milfon, Hants, 7-S-'i8. 
