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NOTES 



MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS 



DURING 



TH|l AUTUMN OF 190G. 



Note. — During the autumn of 1906 records were only received from a 

 limited number of observers and were supplemented by lighthouse 

 records. The material which came to hand was therefore somewhat 

 scanty, and in the following account we have only included those 

 species concerning whose movements something definite could be 

 ascertained. 



THE MISTLE-THRUSH {Tardus viscivorus). 



This species was noted at the Bishop Rock (Isles of Scilly), Eddystona 

 (Cornwall) and St. Catherine's (Isle of Wight) lights from Nov. 10th 

 to Nov. 13th, with other species of the genus as well as Sky-Larks, 

 Starlings and Meadow-Pipits. 



THE SONG-THRUSH {Turdus musicus). 



A few stragglers were noted at the east and soiith-east coast lights in 

 the end of September. During the first part of October the numbers of 

 migrants increased, some being noted at the south-east Channel lights 

 nearly every night. The general trend of the migration seems to have 

 been south- we&t. 



Daring the second week of October some were noted at the west 

 Channel lights for the first time (Eddystone and Start), and an increase 

 was noted in Devon on the 16th and 17th, but the birds appear to have 

 passed on by the 21st. 



On the 19th a few were noted at St. Nicholas light- vessel (Norfolk) 

 going west, whilst on the same night many were noted at St, Catherine's 

 (Isle of Wight) and a few at Hanois (Channel Islands) lights. During 

 the last week of October a few were noted going west at St. Nicholas 

 light (Norfolk) and some going south at Ilanois and St. Catherine's. 



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