ON THE AUTUMN MIGRATION OF BIRDS IN 1878. 47 
October 4th. S.W., windy. Nothing. 
5th. §.E., clear. During night lots of Larks, Thrushes, Plovers and 
Peewits. Anthus Richardi, one shot; Alauda alpestris; Parus ceruleus, 
a great many; P. major, less. 
6th. S.E., strong. Parus ceruleus, a great many; Sylvia rufa and 
trochilus; Alauda alpestris. 
7th. S.—S.W.—W., warm and still. Corvus cornix, a great many— 
tens of thousands: Parus c@ruleus, astounding numbers; P. major, many ; 
Sturnus vulgaris, a great many old birds; all the Fringillide; Accentor 
modularis ; Turdus musicus, pretty numerous; TJ’. iliacus and merula, less ; 
Sylvia rubecula, many; S. rufa, less; Anthus pratensis and rupestris, pretty 
many; Woodcocks, some. 
8th. 8.S.E.—S., clear, windy. The same as the day before; Starlings, 
many thousands; Parus caudatus, fifteen to twenty; Hirundo rustica, a 
great many young birds during the afternoon. 
9th. W. Phylloscopus superciliosus, one seen during the last four days, 
probably the same. E’mberiza pusilla in my garden. 
10th, 11th, 12th. S.W.—W.—N.W. Sterna Dougallii, a young bird ; 
scarcely anything besides. 
13th. W.—S.W., clear, fine. Muscicapa parva, shot one in my garden; 
Hooded Crows and Starlings by tens of thousands; Turdus merula, musicus 
and iliacus, not many; Fringillide and Anthide. 
14th. Calm, later 8.H.—H. and E. by N., clear and warm. Corvus 
cornix, by thousands, high; Starlings, hundreds of thousands from 8 to 
11 a.m., from 50 to 250 feet high, flying in circles, like Swallows catching 
insects on wing. I have never before seen this done by Starlings. Alauda 
alpestris, many ; Fringillide, many; F’. coccothraustes, one. 
15th. E.S.E., strong. Corvus cornia and Sturnus, a great many; 
Corvus monedula, many; Alauda arborea; Parus major and c@ruleus. 
16th till 20th. E. by S. The lower shattered clouds S.E., higher clouds 
(more solid) S., the highest W. by N. Corvus cornix, in great numbers, 
coming from N.E., and some northerly. 
20th. Westerly wind. Corvus cornia and Sturnus, tens of thousands ; 
nearly nothing else. 
Qist. E., fresh. Anthus Richardi, four; Turdus merula, musicus and 
iliacus, few; Woodcock, daily some. 
22nd to 23rd. S.W., rain. Nothing whatever. 
24th till 30th, stormy. Phylloscopus superciliosus, one seen in trees at 
steps; Parus ater, one. 
30th. W. and N.W., stormy. Hmberiza pusilla, one; Corvus cornia 
and Sturnus, many; Alauda alpestris, pretty many; Fringilla montium, 
chloris and montifringilla, great numbers; Regulus flavicapillus, pretty 
large numbers. 
