Lapwing, _Vanellus vulgaris_, Bechst.--Spring: At Nash, Jan. 3rd, large
flocks passed W., and on 6th N.W., mod. E. breeze. On 10th, Plovers
and Peewits passed S.W., gentle N.E. breeze; and on 11th, flocks (with
Starlings) passed N.W., light breeze, mist. At Scilly, Jan. 10th, 13th,
and 25th, large flocks of Lapwings and Plovers, mod. E. and N.N.E.
breezes. At Sevenstones, on 11th, large flocks flying W., gentle W.N.W.
breeze, hazy. At Godrevy, on 14th, Lapwings, Starlings, and Thrushes
at 4 p.m., fresh E.S.E. breeze, clear. On 15th, at Skerries, several
were seen flying round the lantern at midnight, strong S.S.W. breeze,
gloomy. At Scilly, Feb. 22nd, 9 a.m., Lapwings with Plovers, Starlings,
and Curlews, strong E.N.E. breeze, mist. Autumn: Aug. 30th, at Air, a
flock hovering about in the morning. This is the only notice from any
station till Oct. 1st, when, at Allonby, large flocks. On 16th, at
Nash, two Peewits and a few Starlings passed S.W., gentle E. breeze,
mist. At Allonby, Nov. 14th, several flocks coming from the north,
flying S., strong S.W. breeze, rain. So on 18th, with gentle E. breeze,
frost. At Morecambe, on Nov. 10th, at 11.30, a flock passed, flying
S.E., fresh W. breeze. On Dec. 12th, at Milford, a considerable number
(probably over 200) seen near, evidently on flight, were following a
leader from the way they flew, light N. breeze, fine sharp frost. On
Dec. 16th, at Nash, 1000 or more Lapwings passed W. at 1 p.m., light
N.E. breeze, mist. At Menai, Peewits all the year round (but is no
increase and decrease of their numbers observable?).
Turnstone, _Strepsilas interpres_, Linn.--At Allonby, Nov. 28th, small
flocks of about a dozen Turnstones noticed on the shore, gentle S.W.
breeze, clear.
Oystercatcher, _Hæmatopus ostralegus_, Linn.--On June 7th and 8th, at
Nash, twenty Curlews and Sea-pies passed N., mod. N. to N.W. breeze. At
Bideford, Sept. 17th, hundreds of Sea-pies visit the mussel-beds all
the year with Curlews, Gulls, and Stints. On Oct. 6th, at Air, several
flocks passed E. at different times of the day, mod. N.N.E. breeze. On
20th, at Allonby, flocks. At Skerries they are said to remain all the
year. (But do all remain all the year? What about the young? Is there
no movement noticeable at any time of the year?)
Woodcock, _Scolopax rusticula_, Linn.; Snipe, _Gallinago cælestis_,
Frenzel.--At Bardsey, Jan. 14th, two passed W. at noon, fresh E.
breeze, mist; on 20th one struck the lantern. At Nash, Jan. 5th, four
Snipe passed S.W. at 3 p.m., fresh E.N.E. breeze, mist. On Oct. 27th,
at Skerries, a Woodcock killed soon after midnight, fresh S.S.E.
breeze. At Nash, Nov. 2nd, two Snipe passed E., mod. E. breeze, rain.
On Dec. 21st, at Skerries, a Woodcock killed at midnight, mod. W.N.W.
gale; and on Dec. 29th, at Nash, four Snipe passed S.W., light S.W.
breeze, mist.
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