172 Migration Xoli's from JVortlt Holland. 



on the 19l]i, 24tli, 25th, 28th, and 2Pth Sept. ; eniigTaiion 

 took place during tlie early part o£ Oetober, being inost 

 marked on the 2nd. ötb, Gih, and 8tb, while fresh 

 arrivals were again seen on tbe lOtb. 



Totanus hi/poleueus. — Two sniall | arties seen on tbe 17tb and 

 18lb Sept. 



Totanus calidris. — Altbongb seen or beard abiiost daily, tbis 

 species was distinctly scarce as conipared witb the 

 nunibers of otber Waders. I noted an increase on the 

 22n(l and a decrease on the 28th. 



Totamu fuscvs. — A scarce and wild species, wbich, unless 

 looked tbr, would probably be overlooked. One or two 

 were to be found ahnost daily in tbe neigbbourbood of 

 sonie cockle-beds, but it was too scarce for any definite 

 nioyenients to be noted. 



Totanus canescens. — Seen in moderate nnmbers ahnost daily 

 iintil tbe 28tb Sept., after wbich only solitary stragglers 

 Avere noted, Tbeir food consists ahnost entirely of a 

 very snuiU species of fish. 



Limosa Uqyponica. — Enormons numbers of these hirds were 

 present on the 15th and IGth Sept., but the large 

 niajority left on the 17th. Tbey were noted as " passing" 

 and " arriying " on tbe 24:th and 25th, and there was a 

 further increase on tbe 2nd Oct., but tbeir nnmbers 

 neyer reached one-tenth o£ those seen on the IGtb Sept. 

 Emigration took [)lace between the oth and 8th, and a 

 few fresh arrivals were seen on tbe 9tli. 



Limosa helffica. — Two indiyiduals were seen on the 25th 

 August, 190G : the rest had all left. It breeds on the 

 island in some numbers. 



JVumoiius arquata. — Seen daily, no very definite movements 

 noted. 



Numeinus pJupopiis. — A pair seen on 15th and IGth Sept., 

 and a solitary bird on tbe Ist Oct. 



Sterna ßxiviatilis. — Only a few seen up to the 18th Sept. 



Sterna cantiaca. — An immigration of these birds took place 

 on the 18th Sept., after wbich it was seen daily until 

 the 2nd Oct , when tbey all left. Two stragglers 

 appeared on the lOth. 



