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1921 .] Birds of Alderney. 
Sterna minnta. The Little Tern. 
On the 5th of September, 1919, I saw a few of these 
birds fishing in Longy Bay. This is the only record I 
have for it. 
Sterna sandvicensis. The Sandwich Tern. 
Some hundreds, quite possibly over a thousand, of these 
birds appeared off the coast on the 12th of September, 
1920, after all the Arctic Terns, mentioned above, had left. 
It was difficult to estimate the number, as Alderney liace, 
as far as the eye could see, appeared to be full of them. 
They were fishing busily, some quite close to the shore. 
On the 13th, however, they had evidently passed on, and 
there were none to be seen. I had previously seen two 
of these birds in Longy Bay on the 9th inst., one of which 
I obtained. 
Alca torda. The Razorbill. 
A resident, but more numerous in the breeding-season 
than at other times. • 
Uria troille. The Common Guillemot. 
A resident, less common than the last species, but, as in 
the case of that bird, more numerous during the nesting- 
season than at other times. 
Fratercula arctica. The Puffin. 
A very common summer visitor, breeding here in large 
numbers. In August 1913 a disease seems to have attacked 
the colony of Puffins breeding on Burhou, and the whole 
island was thickly covered with the dead bodies of these 
birds. 
Thalassidroma pelagica. The Stormy Petrel. 
Whether the Stormy Petrel should be considered a resident 
or a summer visitor I am not certain. It still breeds in the 
neighbourhood in some numbers, but I have not noticed it 
at other times of the year. This is however, perhaps, not 
unnatural, considering its habits. 
