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are coming into our area for the winter, or simply 

 passing over it to more southern latitudes, but also 

 those that, having bred in this country, are now 

 leaving it for winter quarters beyond the English 

 Channel. Among Passerine birds that are now 

 entering the British area may be mentioned the 

 Missel-thrush, the Song Thrush, the Redwing, and 

 the Blackbird. Each of these, however, will con- 

 tinue to arrive in much greater numbers during 

 September and October, the migration dying down 

 again in November. Stonechats are now returning 

 to us, as also in small numbers are Robins and Hedge 

 Accentors, both of which will arrive in greater abund- 

 ance during the two succeeding months. The same 

 remarks almost exactly apply to the Titmice, the Gold- 

 crest, the Wren, and the Pied Wagtail. Amongst 

 the hard -billed Passeres such birds as Linnets, 

 Greenfinches, Chaffinches, Yellow Buntings, and 

 Tree Sparrows are also returning; as are also Sky- 

 larks, Starlings, Rooks, and Short- eared Owls. 

 Among the Duck family and the Waders, the Ber- 

 nacle and Brent Geese, the Mallard, the Teal and 

 Wigeon, the Scaup and the Scoters; Plovers, Turn- 

 stones, Woodcock and Common Snipe, Ruffs, Red- 

 shanks, Curlews, Godwits, Dunlins, Knots, and 

 Sanderlings are now migrating, but their numbers 

 will enormously increase during the two, or in some 

 cases even three, succeeding months. But few of 



