Bar-tailed Godwit, _Limosa lapponica_ (Linn.).--Passed the Tees in
considerable numbers first week in September. Very common in Humber
district in September and October. At Redcar (Teesmouth), between July
4th and 7th, about thirty passed each morning to W. On Sept. 22nd, a
slight "rush"; several large flocks with Knots, both in morning and
afternoon, going W.; E. gale, stormy, with heavy rain.
Whimbrel, _Numenius phæopus_ (Linn.).--At Spurn, May 25th, three seen.
Teesmouth (Redcar), July 4th to 7th, each day a few seen in morning,
S.W., fine. Aug. 17th, continuous flocks with Curlews and Godwits from
6 to 9 a.m., and also the preceding night, W., calm; and at intervals
to Sept. 23rd, all flying W. or N.W. Last occurrence Oct. 22nd. 5 Buoy
Tees L.V., at 11 a.m., twenty to S.W.
Curlew, _Numenius arquata_ (Linn.).--On May 1st and 18th, at Inner
Farne and Flamborough, round lanterns during night. At various
localities in the autumn, from July 17th to end of September. Great
rush, with Whimbrels and Godwits, on Aug. 17th.
Terns, Sterninæ.--At the Farne Islands, in 1881, the Sandwich Terns
returned on May 6th, the Arctic Terns on the 9th; they left again
in a body, both old and young, on Aug. 21st. From Sept. 2nd to 5th,
hundreds of both species revisited and settled upon their breeding
grounds. After this, from Sept. 16th to the end of the month, two to
three hundred Arctic Terns, both old and young, were observed daily
fishing near island (Inner Farne L.H.), leaving again at night. Three
Arctic Terns, two old and one young, were seen fishing off island on
Oct. 27th, and on 29th a single young bird. A flock of about thirty
Common Terns were to be seen in front of Redcar daily up to Oct. 14th,
when the great storm evidently drove them south. Both at Redcar and
Flamborough, throughout September, great numbers of Terns were noticed
passing south. At Spurn, in May, 1881, small parties of Black Terns
were passing north, a few returning southward by the same route in
August. The Lesser Terns returned to their nesting quarters at Spurn
in the third week in May. At Coquet Island L.H., on the night of Aug.
22nd, fog. Terns with Curlews were all night beating about the lantern.
In 1882, March 29th, Spurn, two Terns [sp. ?] seen passing north.
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