nCAKl.'E. 
I'}un!ly~CAVimi ULCID-E. 
Nightjar 
1X43. 
1844. 
1845. 
lS4fi. 
1848. 
1849. 
I860. 
1861. 
1852. 
1863. 
1854. 
1855. 
1877. 
1878. 
1879. 
1880. 
1881. 
1882. 
1883. 
1884. 
1886. 
18S6. 
1887. 
1888. 
1889. 
1890. 
April 20 
May 10 
Family— PI CID-E. 
WUYNKCK 
Apnl 9 
April 22 
March 30 
May 23 
April 23 
April 24 
April 24 
April 21 
April 7 
April 13 
April 17 
.\pril 21 
April 13 
April 13 
April 17 
UPUriD.'E. 
Hoopoe 
... 
May 1 1 
/f,„,i;y_CUCULlD.E. 
Cuckoo 
.. 18 
22 
April 25 
April 24 
April 23 
.Vpril 26 
April 29 
„ 18 
April 20 
April 18 
„ 21 
May 2 
„ 30 
.. 
„ 23 
., 14 
April 13 
.. ' 
April 15 
April 24 
„ 19 
April 17 
COLUMB*E. 
/i,„„7^_t'OLUMllII).E. 
Turtle Dove 
May 18 
May 9 
May 0 
kuLICARLE. 
IlALLllLE. 
Corn-Crake 
.. 3U 
May 8 
M.ay .5 
M 30 
»> 24 
May 8 
20 
„ 22 
May 19 
May 22 
June 3 
June 16 
June 8 
„ 29 
May 14 
„ 5 
May 3 
» 3 
April 29 
May 21 
LIMICOL.'K. 
i-bwi/y— SCOLOPACID^. 
Common Sandpiper 
19 
„ 20 
April 20 
April 21 
May 3 
April 23 
May 2 
April 26 
April 28 
PYGOPODES. 
PODICIPID.E. 
Great Crested Grere .. 
April 10 
JMarch 26 
NOTE.— The dates between 1843-55 are compiled fitim Harley’s MSS., 1847 not appearing, as 
in that year Harley was in \orkshire; those from 1877-88 are compiled from notes furnished by 
Messi-s. Macaulay, Matthews, Davenport, and others, and some few by myself. 
REMARKS.- Usually, the liret to appear is the Whcatcar — easily distinguishable by the white 
patcli over its tail. It may be looked for on fallow-lands— hence its name of “Fallow-Chat,”— any 
time after the middle of March. Just after, usually in the following week, appears the ChifEchaff, 
whose shrill and persistent stmin of “ Chiff, chaff, chivy, chevy," repeated many times, usually 
indicates its presence in retired thickets, or sheltered shrubberies and orchai'ds. After this each 
day brings some fresh arrival, the latest being the Corn-Ci*ake, Swift, and Nightjar, the latter 
generally last, and well into the middle or end of May. 
There are many of the rarer summer migrants to the British shores, not as yet recorded for 
Leicestershire. Should any, therefore, be observed at any time, not noted in the foregoing list, it is 
requested that their occurrence may be kindly notified to me. 
In a^ldition to the actual summer migrants, there are many of accidental occurrence — more 
frequently in spring than at any other time — such as the Honey-Buzzartl, and many of the Sand- 
pipers, Terns, &c. The resident birds also receive great accessions to their ranks, chiefly in the 
autumn, at which time many rare winter visitants may be looked for. 
