iSxuw lJuNTiNHi. Extremol}" iiuiuerous during the Idrupart of 
December. Two or tliree of the ilocks seen were considered by 
my brother to contain over one liundred birds. Every specimen 
olitained — about a dozen in all — was in the dingy immature state. 
N'rc.irr-.r.vH. Several specimens thrshed from the sand hills during 
the first few days of last September. 
AVadku.s. Each year, during the lirst half of September, these 
birds increased in striking numbers, but the migratory movement 
wa.s iiarticularly remarkable this year, when from the 31st August 
to the 9th September — strong M. and M.E. winds prevailing at 
the time — my brother had the pleasure of witnessing an almost 
constant succession of arrivals during the early hours of each 
day. The course of these Ilocks was W. along the coast line, .'ind 
the flights were composed chiefly of Knots, Sanderlings, Dunlins, 
Curlew Sandpipers, Iting Plover, and Golden Plover. Knots 
and Sanderlings aj)poar to have much preponderated, but the 
si)ecies were often much mixed ; three, on several occasions, and 
once four .sorts were picked up after one discharge. I’erhap.s, 
however, the most remarkable result of this flock shooting was 
the discovery of a Peeve amongst some Golden Plover. 
Knot. The greater abundance of these this year, as compared with 
last, was very remarkable. They were then scarce even at the end 
of September, whilst this year they appeared early, viz., August 10th, 
when I saw three, and were plentiful by the end of that month. 
A sjiecimen in partial summer-dress was obtained on the 30th. 
Sanderling. The same remark applies here. In 1 880, certainly 
not more than half a dozen specimens were observ’ed, this year 
they were met with in countless flocks. 
Curlew Sandpiper. Specimens in almost perfect summer 
plumage were shot on August lilth and 27th ; these were solitary 
The lai^e flocks which appeared on September 1st 
and following days were, probably, composed entirely of young 
birds ; nine which fell at one discharge all presented the grey 
winter dress. In 1880 not more than three specimens were seen. 
Little Stint. This year, so early as August 6th, and again on 
the 12th, I ob-served a single bird consorting with a small party 
of Ping Plover and Dunlin. On 3rd September, whilst the 
migration was at its height, this species also turned up in force. On 
an enclosed piece of marsh my brother walked through (they were 
