170 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. viii. 



At Hunstanton, which is situated at the point where 

 the coast of Norfolk turns suddenly S.S.W. to form the 

 south-east shore of the Wash, I have been fortunate enough, 

 during the last few years, to witness three big autumnal 

 migratory rushes — viz., on November 7th, 1912, and October 

 21st and October 22nd, 1913. The movement of November 

 7th, 1912, lasted from dawn till mid-day, and had been in 

 progress during the previous night. The wind was S.W. 

 and very light, and the migrating birds were : — Hooded 

 Crows, Rooks, Jackdaws, Starlings, Lapwings, Fieldfares, 

 Redwings, Blackbirds, Sky-Larks, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, 

 and probably other finches which could not be identified. 



Cromep. 



Mundesley 



On October 21st, 1913, I was not out till 9 a.m. when the 

 migration was in full swing, and it lasted till mid-day. The 

 wind was S.W., and the birds. Lapwings, Sky-Larks, and 

 Starlings, with a few Rooks, and it is interesting to note 

 that during the early hours of the same morning, birds of 

 the same species, and probably the same birds, were 

 observed by Mr. Pinchen passing Cley from east to west. On 

 October 22nd, 1913, the movement again lasted from dawn 

 till mid-day, the wind being S.W., but almost imperceptible, 

 and the birds passing were Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Linnets, 

 Sky-Larks, Starlings, Rooks, some Meadow-Pipits, and a 

 few Mistle-Thrushes. 



Now the point I wish to draw attention to is this : — 

 On all these three occasions the migrating birds were coming 

 along the coast-lme of Norfolk from the east, and on passing 

 Hunstanton, still following the coast-line, turned S.S.W., 

 and disappeared from sight down the south-east shore of 



