OENITHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, 



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Table of Oknithological Obseevations made in Berwick- 

 shire from 1799 until 1887, including the earliest, 

 latest, and average dates of the arrival and departure 

 of migratory birds. ^ 



TRUE MIGRANTS. 



Birds which arrive iu spring 

 and leave in autumn. 



PASSERES. 



TURDID^. 

 Ring Ouzrl (Turdus torqxiatus) 

 Arrives in spring 

 Sings 



Has young 

 Leaves in autumn 



SYLVIIDM. 

 Wheatear (Saxicola cenatithe) 

 Arrives in spring 

 Nests 

 Has young 

 Leaves in autumn 



Whinchat (Saxicola ruhetra) 

 Arrives in spring 

 Leaves in autumn 



Redstart (Phcenicura ruticilla) 

 Arrives in spring 

 Nests 

 Has young 

 Leaves in autumn 



Whitethroat {Sylvia rufa) 

 Arrives in spring 

 Sings 

 Leaves in autumn 



Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) 

 Arrives in spring 

 Sings 

 Leaves in autumn 



Garden Warbler (Sylvia sali- 

 caria) 

 Arrives in spring 

 Leaves in autumn 



Earliest 

 Date. 



15th Feb. 1872 

 22na Mar. 1875 

 10th April 1882 

 20th Oct. 1883 



28th Feb. 1876 

 7th April 1877 

 19th June 1882 

 6th Aug. 1S73 



7th April 1872 

 1st Sept. 1884 



24th April 1872 

 19th May 1850 

 2Sth June 1874 

 0th Sept. 1S7S 



1st May 1874 

 5th May 1875 

 15th Aug. 1873 



ISth April 1875 

 23rd April 1874 

 17th Sept. 1884 



22nd May 1884 

 17th Sept. 1883 



Latest 

 Date. 



22nd May 1884 

 7th May 1884 

 16th June 1877 

 22nd Nov. 1857 



4th May 1885 



14th Oct. 1879 



15th May 1884 

 12th Oct. 1883 



17th May 1883 



8th Nov. 1872 



22nd May 1885 

 21st May 1881 

 13th Oct. 1884 



22nd May 1880 

 30th April 1881 

 27th Sept. 1883 



25th May 1879 

 17th Sept. 1884 



Average 

 Date. 



7th April. 

 Sth April. 

 7th Mav. 

 11th Nov. 



9th April. 



7th Sept. 



21st April. 

 20th Sept. 



2nd May. 



2Sth Sept. 



11th May. 

 13th May. 

 Sth Sept. 



4th May. 

 27th April. 

 22nd Sept. 



23rd May. 

 17th Sept. 



1 For voluminous iiote.s of the arrival and departure of migratory birds in 

 Berwickshire from 1799 until 1887, from which this Table and the Calendar 

 which follows it have been chiefly prepared, I am indebted to the kindness of 

 my friend Dr. James Hardy, of Oldcambus. I have also to thank my brother, 

 Mr. Frank Mnirhead, for the great assistance which he has given to me in the 

 preparation of the Table and the Calendar. 



