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the Leinan and Ower Light-vessel (Norfolk). On the 27th a large flock 

 on passage was noted in Suffolk, 



During November small lots were recorded in widely separated 

 localities without showing any definite movement, and on the 27th 

 a flock was seen at Whitby coming in from the sea. 



THE HO CJSE-SPARROW (Passer domesticus) . 



An increase was noted on the Suffolk coast on the 11th of October, 

 probably due to passage-migrants, as from the loth to the 2lst flocks 

 were seen coasting south nearly every morning. A great increase in 

 numbers was recorded at Bosham, ou the Sussex coast, on the 25th and 

 2Gth. These had gone by the 28th, but from the 5th to the 7th of 

 November and on the 12th there were further arrivals and flocks were 

 passing along the coast from east to west. Twelve were recorded from 

 Winterton Light (Norfolk) on the 8th/9th of November. 



THE TREE-SPARROW (Passer montanus). 



Practically all the records of this species are from the east coast. 



Single birds were seen at Holy Island (Northumberland) on the 14th, 

 16th and 20th of September, and the first winter visitors were noted in 

 E. Kent on the 28th. On nearly every day in October flocks were seen 

 coasting south down the Suffolk coast and on the 1st and 21st flocks 

 were coasting north. On the 13th a flock was seen to come in over 

 the sea from the east at Orfordness (Suffolk). Flocks on passage were 

 noted ou the Holderness coast (Yorkshire) on the 3rd and 4th of 

 October, while at Holy Island quite small numbers arrived on the 

 2nd (with Bramblings), 9th, 12th and loth of October. From the east 

 coa.st light-vessels, from Yarmouth to the mouth of the Thames, there 

 were numerous records of " Sparrows " throughout the month migrating 

 by day in some westerly direction, and there are four records of night 

 migration between the 19th and 25th from the Lernau and Ower Light- 

 vessel (Norfolk) and Outer Gabbard Light-vessel (Suffolk). No doubt 

 many of these records relate to this species. On the 5th of November 

 flocks were again observed moving south on the Suffolk coast and some 

 were noted going west past the Outer Gabbard Light-vessel on the 

 following day. 



THE LINNET (Linota cannabina). 



Flocks of Linnets began to move early in August in Cheshire and 

 West Sussex. 



On the 4th and 15th of September there appears to have been a 

 movement in some westerly direction on the coast of West Sussex. 

 In Kent and Suffolk there was a gradual flocking and diminution 



