114 APRIL. 



MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 

 ARRIVALS. 



Charadrius Hiaticula, Ring Dottrel, comes April, goes August. 



Haunts, Sea-shore. 

 Columba Turtur, Turtle Dove, goes Sept. Woods in Kent, Surrey, 



etc. 



Coturnix vulgaris, Quail, goes Aug. Sept. Grassy fields. 

 Cuculus canorus, Cuckoo, comes early in April, goes July, Aug. 



Frelds, generally. 

 Curruca luscinia, Nightingale, comes April 15, goes Aug. Woods 



and copses. 



Curruca sylvia, Whitethroat, goes Sept. Hedges and bushes. 

 Curruca sylviella, Lesser Whitethroat, goes Sept. Hedges and 



bushes. 

 Curruca atricapilla, Black-cap, comes April 13, goes September. 



Gardens. 



Curruca locustella, Grasshopper Lark, goes Sept. Brakes and bushes. 

 Curruca hortensis, Pettychaps, goes Sept. Shrubberies in Southern 



counties. 



Curruca sibillatrix, Wood Wren, goes Sept. Beech and oak woods. 

 Cypselus Apus, Swift, comes April 24, goes Aug. 15. Eaves and 



towers. 



Fratercula arctica, Puffin, goes Aug. North coasts. 

 Hirundo rustics, Swallow, comes April 13, goes Sept. Nov. Chimneys. 

 Hirundo riparia, Sand Martin, goes Oct. SandclifTs near water. 

 Hirundo urbica, Martin, goes Oct. Eaves. 

 Motacilla flava, Yellow Wagtail, goes Sept. Green corn. 

 Muscicapa atricapilla, Pied Flycatcher, goes Sept. Woods. 

 Rallus aquaticus, Water Rail, goes Oct. Sedgy waters. 

 Saxicola rubetra, Whinchat, comes April 13, goes Sept. Grassy 



meadows. 



Sterna Hirundo, Common Tern, goes Sept Sea-shores. 

 Sterna minuta, Lesser Tern, goes Sept. Sea-shores. 

 Sterna Boysii, Sandwich Tern, goes Sept. Sea-shores of Suffolk and 



Kent. 



Sterna Dugalli, Roseate Tern, goes Sept. Scottish sea-shores. 

 Sterna nigra, Black Tern, goes Sept. Fens, lakes, and rivers. 

 Sylvia PJwenicurus, Redstart, goes Oct. Orchards and old walls. 



