44 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE. 



1879. Very numerous at Spurn on October 3Oth, wind blowing very 



fresh from N.E. (p. 176). 



1880. March ist. At Whitby L.H., daylight, a flock of Robins. 

 September 27th. At Whitby L.H., at 10 a.m., " a large flock 



of small birds containing many Robins, remained a few hours 

 and then went south " (pp. 27 and 37). 



1 88 1. March 5th. Whitby L.H., at daybreak, many Redbreasts. 

 October 2nd to 8th. At Spurn head in large numbers ; on the 



3rd, so worn out by a N.E. gale that they might be caught 

 by the hand (p. 20). 



1882. October 6th to 25th. Between the Longstone L.H. (Fame 



Islands) and the East Goodwin L.V. in great numbers (p. 30). 



1883. September loth to October i4th. Occurred on the " main 



migration " covering the entire [east of England] coast line ; 

 rushes on September 2ist and 3Oth, October 6th and 7th 

 (P- 38). 



1884. Autumn. At stations between the Fames and the mouth of the 



Thames ; first at Shipwash L.V. [Essex] on the i4th August, 

 in large numbers, at noon ; lastly at the Hasborough L.V., 

 November i2th, "one at night on deck" (p. 44). 



1885. Autumn. Considerable immigration between the Fame Islands 



and Guernsey, from September 8th to November I2th ; rush 

 on October i6th observed at Spurn L.H., Lincolnshire coast 

 (very large numbers) and other stations to south (p. 41). 



1886. Autumn. First at Whitby L.H., August i6th . . . . a heavy 



rush is indicated between the 3rd and 7th of October at 

 Teesmouth and Spurn ; again on the i6th at Teesmouth, and 

 1 8th and I9th at Spurn (p. 31). 



1887. March 26th. Whitby L.H., Robins, 10 a.m. 

 April 5th. Spurn L.H. four Redbreasts, 9 a.m. 

 September i6th. Spurn, several Redbreasts, 9 a.m. 

 September 29th. Spurn L.H., great migration of Redbreasts. 

 November 6th. Spurn L.H., Redbreasts, 9 a.m. (pp. 22-50). 



I have for many years known the Robin as a regular 

 autumn migrant between September and November to the 

 Teesmouth district ; at Redcar I noted a considerable number 

 in mid-October, and again in mid-November 1887, in com- 

 pany with a constant stream of other migrants, and many 

 were also observed in the autumns of 1896 and 1898. In 

 the Naturalist for 1893 (p. 9), the late J. Cordeaux, in his 

 notes from the Humber, wrote, " Robin, October I4th, I5th, 

 i6th. An immense arrival in the Spurn district. Thousands 



