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over tlio same area of the cast coast as was iudicattd aLove. Tlie latest 

 arrivals were observed on the 19th of November in Suffolk, though 

 there were notes of a few birds at the lights on several nights up to the 

 3rd of December. Up to the 1st of November flocks were seen going 

 south on the Suffolk coast nearly every day and a similar movement was 

 seen on tlie Northumberland coast on that date. At Cromer flocks were 

 seen going north on several days. On the west coast, from the Isle of 

 Man to Cornwall, a large number of records were sent in from the lights 

 during the last half of the month, though there was no indication of the 

 direction taken by the travellers. Numbers were moving south in Mull 

 on the 26th of October. 



On the south coast migrants were seen at the Hampshire, Dorset, 

 Devon and Channel Island lights on nearly every night from the I'Jth to 

 the 20th of October, and on the 25th flocks were noted at Hanois Light 

 (Guernsey) coming from the north. During the third week of the month 

 an increase was noted on the Sussex coast. Migrants were noted on the 

 20th/2lst of November at the Eddystone Light (Cornwall) and St. Cathe- 

 rine's Light (Hants) and on the 22nd/23rd at the latter and at Ilauois 

 Light, while from the 2()th to the 30th a few were seen flying south at 

 the Owers Light-vessel (Sussex). 



On both the east and west coasts of Scotland migrants were noted on 

 many nights between the 11th of October and the 1st of December, 

 the greatest numbers occurring between the 17th and 21st of October, 

 while on the 19th/20th of October there was a large influx at N. Unst 

 (Shetland). 



THE SHORE-LARK {Otocorys alpestris). 



Oct. Oih. Yarmouth (Norfolk), four seen. 

 „ 1 1 th. S.E. Suffolk coast, two arrived. 

 „ ] 4th, 15th & 19th. Yarmouth, flocks arrived. 

 „ 18th. Weybourne (Norfolk), one seen. 

 „ 20th & 29th. Yarmouth (one seen). 



„ 28th. Cresswoll Point (Northumberland), one seen. 

 ,, 30th. Cullercoats (Northumberland), a small Hock of 20 



coasting S. 

 Nov. 2iid. Yarmouth, two seen. 



„ 1 llh. Nr. N. ]?erwick (Haddington), a flock of 8 seen, which 



remained through December. 



THE SWIPT {Cypselus apus). 



On the 25th of June an observer in Devonshire recorded a Mock of 

 forty or lifty apparently on passage 



Swifts were reported from Fair Isle, Pentland Skerries, the JJult of 



