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British Bird Calendar. 
Wheat- EAii: Southern migration movement began 
August 20th. 
P.G., Beaulieu. Aug. 27/'12. 
Thk Soutiiekn Movement: A correspondent writing 
me from the Chelmsford district on August 17th, says " the 
southward movement lias begun, a large number of tSwifts 
passed over here about mid-day to-day." 
W.T.P. Sept. 2/'12. 
Depaktubes and Arrivals: Another correspondent 
from Lancashire in a letter dated August 30th, writes: " the 
Swifts and Sandpipers have departed, but I have already 
noticed several Sanderlings and Bar-tailed Godwits, two of the 
latter were in red breeding plumage." 
W.T.P. Sept. 2/'12. 
Willow Wren and Chiff- Chaff: These two species 
are to be seen daily in my garden, family parties frequenting 
my lawn, but the former are more numerous than the latter. 
The Willow Wren is still here, but I have not seen the Chiff- 
Chafl' since August 20. 
W.T.P., Mitcham. Sept 2/'12. 
Spotted Flycatchers : These were in remarkable 
number in the fields around Denham, in Buckinghamshire, on 
August 25th, 1912, in suitable places, such as wire fences, 
half a dozen might be seen at once, and locally they were the 
commonest birds. Immature ones were seen being fed by 
the parents; these ana the House Martins seeming to be the 
only birds that still had young to feed. Sand Martins were 
about in numbers near the Colne, but no Swifts were seen. 
H.G., 25/8/'12. 
Little Grebes or Dabchicks: My friend, Mr. G. 
Crabb, promised to show me these in the neighbourhood of 
Denham. on August 25th, and the promise was fuUilled, as I 
saw two adults and their young in the partly grey plumage, 
looking, as compared with the adults as if it could hardly 
be waterproof. 
H.G., 25/8/'12. 
Kestrels: These were seen repeatedly, and a pair 
was Hying about amongst the trees, near Ickcnham Halt, just 
after the train had left the station. This species was seen 
altogether seven times in one day. 
H.G., 25/8/'12. 
