THE MIGRATIONS OF THE WHITE WAGTAIE 211 



my satisfaction. There appear to be few records of the 

 White Wagtail's departure from the southern shores 

 of England, but during my residence in the Eddystone 

 lighthouse in the autumn of 1901, I observed it crossing 

 the Channel towards the coast of France on several 

 occasions between 31st September and 14th October. 

 I only detected one of these travellers amongst the 

 Wagtails that migrated during the daytime ; but birds 

 of this species took part in some of the great night 

 movements, and were captured at the lantern from 2 

 to 4.30 A.M., among crowds of other emigrants leaving 

 the English shores. At both the Flannan and Fair 

 Isle lighthouses, I have on several occasions seen them 

 at the lanterns during the small hours of the morning, 

 chiefly in company with Wheatears. 



On the south-eastern and eastern sections of our 

 coastline the White Wagtail is, I believe, overlooked, 

 and we have yet much to learn concerning the details of 

 its distribution there during migration at both seasons. 

 Recent investigations, however, especially those of the 

 Misses Baxter and Rintoul, have added considerably 

 to our knowledge, and we are able to trace the move- 

 ments from the east coast of Ross-shire to the southern 

 shores of the Firth of Forth. 



