Cygnus, Swans.--At Tees L.V., March 25th, one. Outer Dowsing L.V.,
14th, three from N.W. to E.S.E. Spurn, May 13th, three to S.; and on
15th, two in Humber. Llyn Wells L.V., Sept. 16th, three to W.S.W. It is
possible all these may have reference to escapes or strays from private
waters.
_Tadorna cornuta_, Common Sheldrake.--Tees L.V., Jan. 13th, flock of
three hundred. "Never saw so many together before." Nov. 28th, flock of
about one hundred.
_Mareca penelope_, Wigeon.--Redcar, Aug. 20th, two flocks; Sept. 20th,
flock of one hundred Teal at sea. Farn L.H., Dec. 12th, hundreds of
Wild Duck, _Anas boschas_, off island.
_Harelda glacialis_, Long-tailed Duck.--Farn L.H., March 8th, "flock
of fifty to sixty off island." On Oct. 23rd, at Kilnsea, near the
Spurn, I shot a mature female Hareld from a flooded meadow. The stomach
contained a mass of small red worms and minute stones.
_Somateria mollissima_, Eider Duck.--Farn L.H., Nov., "hundreds of
Eiders, drakes and ducks, with young birds, flying and swimming about
the island every day this month." In December six were shot on Breydon
Water, Norfolk. The King Eider, _Somateria spectabilis_, was again, as
in the last two years, seen at the Farn Islands, in company with the
Common Eider, in April.
_Œdemia nigra_, Common Scoter.--Gull L.V., Aug. 19th to Sept. 11th,
great numbers going S.W.
_Columba palumbus_, Ring Dove.--Farn L.H., Sept. 24th, one. Stock Dove,
_C. ænas_.--On Oct. 25th, at Kilnsea, near the Spurn, I saw one come in
direct from the sea and pitch in a field on the cliff top. Heligoland,
_C. palumbus_, Sept. 30th, some; Oct. 4th, flights, forty to fifty;
13th and 15th, passing on; 31st, many.
_Rallus aquaticus_, Water Rail.--Farn L.H., Oct. 30th, S., foggy, three
at daylight; Nov. 2nd, one at noon, to land; Galloper, 3rd, one (wing
to J. H. G.) Hasbro' L.H., Dec. 9th, S.W., one struck.
_Crex pratensis_, Corn Crake.--Farn L.H., May 1st, 3 p.m., N.E., one;
23rd, 2 p.m., one. Whitby, 11th, first heard. Winterton L.H., Aug.
10th, midnight, one struck. Spurn L.H., Sept. 15th, one; Hunstanton
L.H., Oct. 8th, one struck and caught alive.
_Œdicnemus scolopax_, Stone Curlew.--Heligoland, Aug. 15th.
_Charadrius pluvialis_, Golden Plover.--Farn L.H., July 27th, five to
E., and on Aug. 20th, flock to W.; numerous on island through August
and September, moving to and from the mainland. At the Spurn on Aug.
29th, a large flock to N.[22]; and at Wells, Norfolk, Aug. 27th, in
small parties on mud. Heligoland, July. 16th, one young bird shot; Aug.
21st to 24th, young birds; 16th and 17th, great flights, all young;
29th, great flights; night Oct. 31st to Nov. 1st, "whole atmosphere
gloomy darkness, Curlew, Lapwing, Tringa, Snipe, Woodcock, but no
Golden Plover." Dec. 4th, N.E. (No. 8 or 9), snow-storm. Woodcocks and
Golden Plover.
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