200 STUDIES IN BIRD-MIGRATION 



Meadow- Pipit, very abundant ; Greater Wheatear, 

 three ; Golden Plover, five or six ; Ringed Plover, two ; 

 Curlew heard ; Snipe, one. 



30//^ September, — North-west, west, and south-west 

 breezes ; fine. South-west, rising at night. 



Meadow- Pipit, still many ; Greater Wheatear, one ; 

 Heron, one ; Ringed Plover, two ; Golden Plover heard ; 

 Merlin, on croft ; Pennsylvanian Pipit, one. 



\st October, — South-west, high wind ; heavy rain all 

 day ; mild. 



Meadow- Pipit, many ; Greater Wheatear, one ; Grey 

 Wagtail, adult male. 



2nd October, — South-east gale ; continuous heavy 

 rain in morning. North-west, light ; showery in after- 

 noon. 



Great Northern Diver in bay ; Heron at night. 



-i^rd October, — North breeze, gusty ; showers and 

 sunshine. At night, north-west, heavy drizzle. 



Brambling, two or three ; Wheatear, three ; Grey 

 Wagtail, one ; Meadow-Pipit, many ; Ringed Plover, 

 one ; Peregrine, three ; Merlin, one. 



/i^th October, — West, strong breeze ; heavy drizzle ; 

 very mild. 



Wheatear, two ; Meadow-Pipit, many still ; Grey 

 Wagtail, female ; Merlin, one ; Curlew, one. 



c^th October, — West breeze, mild ; heavy drizzle in 

 morning and at night. 



Greater Wheatear, one ; Merganser, one in bay ; 

 Meadow-Pipit, numerous. 



6th October. — South-west breeze; dull; mild. 



Greater Wheatear, three ; Tree- Pipit, one ; Meadow- 

 Pipit, many ; Merlin, one ; Blackbird, young male ; 

 Grey Wagtail, one ; Curlew heard. 



