78 STUDIES IN BIRD-MIGRATION 



17/// y^//^//^/.— North-east, light ; clear. 



A Song-Thrush, a Tern, and seven Turnstones seen. 

 About thirty White Wagtails (mostly young birds) 

 arrived this evening. 



18//2 August. — Swift and Knot observed. 



19M August. — Two Greater Wheatears {S. 

 lettcorrhoa) observed. 



20th August. — About seventeen Herons as new 

 arrivals. 



21.9/ August. — East-south-east ; clear. 



Sanderlings, Dunlins, Turnstones (nearly twenty). 

 Curlew (about twenty). Knot, Lapwing, Greater Wheat- 

 ear, and about fifty White Wagtails (mostly young 

 birds). Remains of Nightjar found. 



22nd August. — Easterly, light; clear. 



In early morning a flock of Waders was observed, 

 comprising about forty Redshanks, six Curlews, one 

 Whimbrel, and a few Dunlins. Other birds observed 

 were : — Terns, three ; Sanderlings, two ; Knot, one ; 

 Greenshank, one observed on reefs ; Greater Wheatear, 

 and Common Snipe. 



2\th August. — East, light ; wet. 



Greater Wheatear, two Whimbrels, Snipe, Reeve, 

 and four Willow- Warblers. Knot and Greenshank 

 again observed. 



25M Aiigust. — East-south-east breeze ; rain. 



First Lesser Whitethroat for autumn, a few more 

 Turnstones, and two Lapwings seen. Greenshank left 

 about this date. 



26th Aug2tst. — Easterly, light ; sunny. 



Another Knot, a Wood-Warbler, a Tree-Pipit, 

 several Dunlins, two Snipe, about a dozen Willow- 

 Warblers, and two Sanderlings, are new arrivals. Swift 



