CHAPTER VIII. 



MIGRATION ON THE COAST. 



The Best Coasts for Observing of Birds on the Coast The 



Migration Migration of Species Earliest Arrivals Departure 



in Present Volume Order of of our Summer Birds Arrival 



Appearance of Migratory Birds of Shore Birds Direction of 



In Spring In Autumn Flight Change in this Direction 



Spring Migration of Birds on to East The Vast Rushes of 



the Coast The Earliest Species Birds across the German Ocean 



to Migrate Departure of The Perils of Migration 



Winter Visitors Coasting Mi- Birds at Lighthouses and Light 



grants Arrival of Summer Vessels Netting Birds Rare 



Visitors Duration of Spring Birds. 

 Migration A utumn Migration 



IN order to make the subject of Bird-life on the 

 Coast complete, it is necessary for us briefly to 

 sketch the phenomenon of Migration as it may be 

 studied on the shore. A person could select no 

 better situation for the observation of this grand 

 avine movement than the coast. Unfortunately, 

 however, all coasts are not equally favoured in this 

 respect, and unless a proper selection of locality be 

 made, the observer in quest of information will 

 meet with nothing but disappointment. Unques- 

 tionably the best portion of the British coast-line 

 for the study of bird migration is that washed by 



