_Alauda arvensis_, L., Skylark.--Spring: March 23d, Selker L.V., a
small party; 24th, Chickens Rock, great numbers; 25th, at Bahama Bank
and Selker L.V.'s; 26th, Carnarvon Bay L.V., many.
Autumn: September 3d, Eddystone in numbers; afterwards many and often.
_Cypselus apus_ (L.), Swift.--Spring: April 29th, Carlisle. May 9th,
N.W. Merioneth; 11th, Langness, a large flock. June 6th Eddystone,
several.
Autumn: July 7th, Langness, large numbers. August 4th, Flatholm, small
party; 9th, a large flock; 18th, Cardigan Bay, nine at 7.30 P.M.
September 4th, Smalls, numbers; 19th, Lundy, thirty or forty (J. J.
Philips, "Field," October 2d, 1886, p. 510); 20th, Lundy, one (_Id._).
_Caprimulgus europæus_, L., Nightjar.--Spring: May 6th, N.W. Merioneth,
but not common until the 22d.
Autumn: September 3d, *Nash, four at 2.10 A.M., one killed.
_Gecinus viridis_ (L.), Green Woodpecker.--October 26th, Nash. Mr
Nicholas reports a great many birds at the lantern during the early
hours of the morning; at sunrise they passed S.E.; and that a bird of
this species was seen among the others.
_Cuculus canorus_, L., Cuckoo.--Spring: April 19th, Langness, one at 10
A.M. 25th, Carlisle; 27th, Nash, one passed to N.; 29th, Nash, four.
Autumn: August 1st, Nash, two at lantern at 11.30 P.M. September 3d,
*Nash, six [young of the year] at 3 A.M., two killed.
_Accipiter nisus_ (L.), Sparrow-Hawk.--Autumn: September 14th, Bishop
Rock, one appeared; 20th, Chickens Rock, one going E. at 7 A.M. 28th,
Smalls, one in the morning.
_Tinnunculus alaudarius_ (Gm.), Kestrel.--Autumn: October 5th, Wolf
Rock, one; Smalls, one.
_Pandion haliaëtus_ (L.), Osprey.--Autumn: August 16th, Breconshire,
one fishing at Llangorse Lake (Philips, _Zool._, 1886, p. 417).
_Anser ------?_ "Wild Goose."--Spring: March 27th, St Bees, about
twenty at 6 P.M.
------ ------, "Wild Duck."--Autumn: October 19th, a large number at
5.30 P.M.
_Anser segetum_ (Gm.), Bean Goose.--April 27th, about 120 passed over
Allonby in a flock; eight more seen in July; and many seen in October
and November.
_Bernicla brenta_ (P.), Brent Goose.--Present on Solway till end of
March.
_Bernicla leucopsis_ (Bechst.), Barnacle Goose.--October 11th, arrived
at Rockliffe.
_Dafila acuta_ (L.), Pintail Duck.--October 23d, Cumberland, one shot.
_Anas streperus_, L., Gadwall.--Spring: March 11th, two seen at Bowness.
Autumn: August, Breconshire, a female shot (Philips, _Zool._, 1886, p.
417). October (last week of), Solway, a bird of the year shot.
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