THE MIGRATIONS OF THE FIEEDFARE 201 



1906. October 22, 23, 26. November 3, 22. 



1907. October 10, 12, 18. 



1 90S. October 24, 31. November 24. 



1910. October 21, 24-29. 



1911. October 14, 21, 22. 



It will be observed that in most seasons the birds 

 arrived in a series of pronounced movements, while in 

 others a single "rush" only is chronicled. When the 

 latter is the case, it must be remarked that it was pre- 

 ceded or followed (or both) by a steady influx cover- 

 ing the ordinary period of the autumnal incoming (7th 

 October to 22nd November). On many occasions 

 these ofreat immig-rations cover much of the eastern 

 sea-board, which is chiefly affected from Unst, in the 

 Shetland Isles, to, or perhaps beyond, the H umber. 



After arrival the immigrants quickly find their way 

 to accustomed winter quarters in the British area, includ- 

 ing those in the western districts, which are largely, but 

 not entirely, reached by an overland flight from the 

 north-east and east. 



A migratory stream of Fieldfares, though one of 

 much less extent, reaches the west coast of Scotland, 

 where it is chiefly observed at the inner isles, but extends 

 as far to the west as St Kilda, the Flannan and the 

 Monach groups, and comes much under observation at 

 the rock stations of Skerryvore and Dhu Hearteach. 

 The Outer Hebridean branch of this stream reaches 

 the north coast of Ireland, whence numbers of the birds 

 proceed inland to winter quarters. Regarding these 

 western movements, it must be observed that it seems 

 likely that a small proportion of the Fieldfares regularly 

 travelling southwards via the Outer Hebrides may 



