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Tliroe Yellow "Wngtails were seen in Wigtown on the i'Stli o{ 

 September, and single birds in Cheshire on the ICth and in Kent 

 on the 31st of October. 



THE TREE-PIPIT (AnthNs trivkdh). 



Aug. lOtli. Kent, several going sonth. 



„ loth >fc 20th. Warwick, about fifty passing. 



,, 22nd/23rd. Ilanois Lt. (Guernsey), five. 



,, 23rd. Kent, one flying south. 



„ 24th. Largo (Fife), large movement. 



,, 26th, Kirkliston (Linlithtrow), last seen. 



„ 31st. Kent, several passing. 

 Sept. 24th. Isle of May (Fife), many. 



„ 27th & 28th. Isle of May, one. 

 Oct. 6th. Sussex, about a dozen seen. 



,, 13th. Sussex, passed on. 



THE MEADOW-PIPIT [AiitJms pratcnsis). 



Migration commenced in Yorkshire on the 13th of August, on tlie 

 14th some arrived on the Flannans (Outer Hebrides) and many on Pair 

 Isle (Shetland), further arrivals taking place at both places on the 19th. 

 Large immigrations were noted on the Suffolk coast on the 22nd and 

 25th, the birds passing on again on the 24th and 30th. 



During September many important movements took place. Pas.sing 

 flocks were observed at the Butt of Lewis (Outer Hebrides) and Beattock 

 (Dumfries) on the 2nd, many were reported on passage at Kirkliston 

 (Linlithgow) on the 4th and large numbers at Stornowaj' (Lewis) on the 

 20ih. On Fair Isle and St. Kilda birds were numerous in fluctuating 

 numbers all through the month. A flock of about a hundred was 

 reported in Northumberland on the 12tli and Meadow-Pipits were 

 gatheiiug in flocks in Cumberland on the 19th, but nearlj^ all dis- 

 appeared between the 24th and 26th, On the Staflordshire moors an 

 observer reported very large numbers roosting in the heather on the 

 night of the 13th ; these appear to have passed on before the 21st, 

 being succeeded on the 26th by smaller nimibers, which remained until 

 the end of the mouth. In Oxfordshire large numbers were on passage on 

 the 26th. From Suffolk very ample records were received, large arrivals 

 took place between the 4th and 8th, and small numbers were at the 

 same time passing soutli, while on the latter date two smaller parties 

 were seen to arrive on the coast, coming in over the sea from the east. 

 Between the 12tli and 19th thene were further large arrivals on this 

 coast and flocks continued to pass southward, while from the 23rd to the 



