494 l)r A. L. Thomson : Results of a Study of [Ibis, 
For further treatment all the records of Woodcock marked 
in Scotland and the north of England have been grouped 
together, the only other record being neglected. 
TABLE X. 
Seasonal Analysis of Reappearances of Woodcock marked as 
chicks in Scotland or the north of England. 
Month*. 
Near place 
of marking. 
Ireland. 
N.W. 
France. 
Northern 
Spain. 
Total. 
August . 
2 
_ 
_ • 
2 
September . 
3 
' 1 — 
1 — 
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3 
October . 
1 
— , 
— 
— 
1 
November . 
4 
1 
1 
— 
6 
December _ 
3 
2 
. ■— 
'' - ' 
5 
January . 
1 
— ' 
— 
1 
2 i 
February . 
1 
— 
- , 4 
1 S 
Total . 
i 
14 
4 
1 
1 
20 
(* No records for March, April, May, June or July.) 
The seasonal analysis given above shows that :■— 
(a) Some of the Woodcock bred in Scotland and the 
north of England remain in their native districts 
throughout the winter. 
( b ) Others are recorded from Ireland from November 
to February, while there are also winter records 
from north-western France and northern Spain. 
(c) There is an absence of records from Great Britain, 
other than from within a few miles of the re¬ 
spective places of marking, which suggests that 
th*e individuals are either definitely sedentary or 
definitely migratory. 
Age Analysis. — Sixteen of the birds referred to in 
Table X. were recorded in their first winters, and four in 
their second; the former figure includes all the records 
showing movement, except one from Ireland. 
Annual Analysis. —The different types of record are well 
distributed over several calendar years. 
