Tetney, February 24th, 1887, out of six shot to-day, one had the
lower parts mottled with faded brick red, the summer plumage of the
previous year having not been altogether cast off. _Calidris arenaria_,
Sanderling.--Yarmouth, May 14th, considerable arrival with others;
some seen on the 9th. _Totanus ochropus_, Green Sandpiper.--Longstone
L.H., July 29th, one seen (very rare here). Grainsby, Lincolnshire
(Waithe-beck), July 27th, first; August 23d, large arrival; end of
March, all have left. _T. glareola_, Wood Sandpiper.--Cley, Norfolk,
August 13th. _T. calidris_, Redshank.--Longstone L.H., July 29th.
Farn L.H., September 4th and 9th, many. Tees L.V., October 30th,
twenty; always common on the Lincolnshire coast and at Spurn in the
autumn. _T. fuscus_, Spotted Redshank.--Breydon, Norfolk, August 15th,
one. _T. canescens_, Greenshank.--Yarmouth, April 28th, 1886, two;
May 14th, some; and on return, November 27th. _Limosa lapponica_,
Bar-tailed Godwit.--Yarmouth, April 12th, 1886, first; 14th, some;
May 14th, great arrival. Autumn: September 22d, first. Redcar, July
19th, 12.30 P.M., seven or eight to E. _L. ægocephala_, Black-tailed
Godwit.--September 12th, one at Breydon, Norfolk. _Numenius phæopus_,
Whimbrel.--Spring: April 26th, Breydon, Yarmouth, in small number. May
14th, large arrival with others. Autumn: Redcar, June 19th, first
heard passing over; last on September 7th. Great Cotes, July 26th,
first heard. Tees L.V., August 30th, twenty; October 30th, very large
flock of Curlew, Whimbrel, some Oyster-catchers and Redshanks; January
4th, 1887, large flocks both of Whimbrel and Curlew. _N. arquata_,
Curlew.--Leman and Ower L.V., May 10th, 1886, 3 A.M., five, one killed.
Great Cotes, August 19th, first young Curlew in marsh; 20th, hundreds
of Curlew in the marsh for a few hours. I was told by one observer he
had seen thousands. Redcar, September 6th, at sea flock to W. Yarmouth,
September, early, very numerous; Redcar, 19th, flight, with others,
overhead, 10 to 11 P.M., foggy and dark. Tees L.V., October 30th, very
large flight; Hasbro' L.V., 30th, 7 P.M. to midnight, many round light,
none struck. Winterton, October 27th, 8.30 P.M., flight to W. Tees
L.V., January 4th, 1887, large flocks.
[Footnote 9: Mr Thomas O. Hall, of the Longstone L.H., speaks of the
great scarcity of birds this season, and thinks they must have crossed
further south, the prevailing winds having been E.N.E. and N.E.,
crushing down the migration, and giving it a southerly direction.]
The migration of waders was observed inland by their nocturnal cries.
Great Cotes, August, night of 19th, Ringed Plover. Trent Lock, Notts,
by Mr E. B. Whitlock, August 19th, Ringed Plover; 21st, Sandpipers and
others; 24th, Curlew. At Grainsby, by Mr Haigh. August 29th, waders;
and by Professor Newton, of Cambridge, July 21st to 22d and 26th to
27th, about midnight.
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