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Departure movements are also witnessed on the 

 west coast of Britain. These are somewhat feebly 

 marked at the English, Welsh, and Manx stations, 

 but become more pronounced on the Scottish coast 

 (including the Hebrides), which receives the Irish emi- 

 grants en route for the north. There is also much 

 overland migration from the western districts to the 

 east coast, for embarkation, performed throughout 

 Great Britain. 



Before proceeding to the coast for departure. Field- 

 fares assemble and form flocks in the various districts 

 in which they have wintered, and are then very noisy 

 and restless for several days before they finally take 

 leave of their winter haunts. 



The earliest emigrants quit our shores chiefly in 

 small parties, either alone or at the same time as 

 Rooks, Starlings, Bramblings, Mealy Redpolls, Yellow 

 Buntings, Skylarks, Meadow-Pipits, Song-Thrushes, 

 Redwings, Ring-Ouzels, Wheatears, Redbreasts, Hedge- 

 Accentors, and Woodcocks. Those that follow in the 

 latter half of April and in May are observed mainly on 

 the east coast and at the northern islands of Orkney 

 and Shetland, in great flocks, and in company with 

 many other migrants — Blackbirds, Whinchats, Red- 

 starts, Blackcaps, Common and Lesser Whitethroats, 

 Willow- Warblers, Pied Flycatchers, Swallows, Corn- 

 Crakes, Whimbrels, and other species, including most 

 of those already named as observed during the earlier 

 movements. 



General Remarks. — This species is extremely wary, 

 and is less frequently killed or captured at the lanterns 

 of the light-stations than any of its congeners. 



