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(Outer Hebrides) on the 3rd and smaller numbers from the 9th to the 

 12th, while on the 12th/13th and 13th/14th a great immigration tooi place 

 which was noted at many of the north- and east-coast lights, and on the 

 14th many again visited the Flannan Isles. It is noteworthy that at Holy 

 Island during this period and up to the 18th (when the observer left) no 

 large, if any, migration was noted. 



During the last half of October the numbers of immigrants coming in 

 from the east on our east coast greatly increased, and flocks were noted 

 at many light-stations from the II umber to the Thames on most days and 

 nights, the greater number of records being between the lOtli and 24th. 

 Flocks were seen arriving nearly every day from the E. or E.N.E. on 

 the Suffolk coast and a northward coasting movement was noted at 

 Cromer on the 22nd and 25th. From the 19th to the 24th fuithev 

 large immigrations were recorded at many of the Scottish light-stations, 

 especially at those on the Noithern Isles and again at the Pentlaud 

 Skerries on the 20th. 



In the west, on the 21st, 22nd (there having been no records since the 

 9th/10th in that area) migrants were again noted at Bardsey Light, 

 Carnarvon Bay Light-vessel and the Skerries. On the following night 

 some numbers were recorded at Chicken Bock Light, Bardsey, the 

 Skerries, South Stack and St. Tudwal Lights (Carnarvon) and at 

 the Eddystone Light, while on the 23rd and during the two following 

 days flocks were passing Holyhead (Anglesey) all the morning from 

 N.W. to S.E. On the 21st/22nd there were many at St. Catherine's 

 Light and on the next night at Ilanois Light (Channel Islands). 



Of inland observations there were few, but it was noted in "Wor- 

 cestershire that Starlings had increased in numbers up to the 10th of 

 October, but had diminished rapidly after that date. Movements to the 

 W. or W.S.W. were noted in Kent on many days, and a great influx 

 was recorded from the 17th to the 20th. 



During the first ten days of November the great immigration to 

 our east coast went on night and day, covering the same area as 

 before, and on the Gth,'7th twelve stations (practically every one which 

 sent in records) on the east coast reported " man)-." In Scotland the 

 only records were from the Bell Rock Light (Tay) end Isle of May 

 Light on the 3rd/4th and 4th/5th. 



During the same period movements were recorded every night at one 

 or more cf the west-coast light-stations that had sent in returns, from the 

 Chicken Rock in the Isle of Man to the South Bishop off the Pembroke 

 coast, while the Channel stations, Eddystone, Hauois and St. Catherine's 

 Lights also recorded numbers nightly. On the 7th of November large 

 numbers were coasting south at Hunstanton (Norfolk). In Kent and 

 Sussex a large increase in numbers was noted between the 4th and 12th, 

 and on the 12th and 13th flocks were going E. past St. Catherine's. 

 From the 10th onwards a certain number of migrants continued to arrive 



