10 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
insect-life in high northern latitudes, the young Knots did not get 
a sufficiency of food before migrating. The old birds, remaining 
six weeks later, might come in for a better supply; hence the 
difference of condition. 
Wheatears (old birds) were very numerously represented in the 
marshes on the 20th September, and on the 24th Willow Wrens. 
In mentioning such and such birds seen at particular dates, 
I refer to special numbers over and above local residents. On 
the 26th there was an old Gannet inside the Humber—that is, 
within the “ Bull” Light-vessel. I mention this as it is the only 
Gannet I have known to come within the mouth of our river. 
Scores of Starlings on the 27th, in the early morning, were hawking 
like Martins over this village ; they appeared to be all young birds. 
Quails bred on Cabourn Wold this summer, and I am informed 
that some were shot early in the autumn. 
Hooded Crows came in considerable numbers on or about the 
20th October ; wind N.W. at the time. Grey Wagtails were both 
seen and heard on the 21st, and the first flight of Snipe appeared 
to have arrived about the same time. On the 29th there were 
some large flocks of Greenfinches, young Linnets, and some 
Twites. 
Mr. W. Eagle Clarke, of Leeds, to whom I am indebted for 
very interesting notes taken at Spurn from October 29th to 
November 3rd, says that on October 30th ‘‘ Redwings were coming 
in from the sea in small numbers; some yesterday; all had left 
on the 30th; one seen on the 31st.” I did not see any on this 
side of the water before November Sth. In ‘The Zoologist’ for 
November last (p. 460) Mr. J. Backhouse, jun., mentions cireum- 
stances which make it probable that a pair of Redwings nested 
near York in 1879. From the cold, backward, and winter-like 
character of the spring and summer, this is by no means im- 
probable. Redwings were observed very late in the spring on the 
Yorkshire coast. 
On the night of October 30th, wind fresh from N.E., and 
drizzly rain, there was a large arrival of Woodcocks on the coast 
of Holderness and Lincolnshire. Mr. Bailey informed me of a 
large flight at Flamborough. At Spurn, on the morning of the 
31st, sixty were obtained, Mr. Clarke says, to his knowledge, 
and probably many more; some were so exhausted as to be 
knocked down with sticks, and one was caught by a dog. On the 
