242 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
“February 18th, W. Alauda arvensis, a great many; Turdus 
merula, ten to twenty; Corvus frugilegus, about one hundred; 
Fringilla cannabina, pretty numerous; Saaicola rubicola, two ; 
Charadrius vanellus and auratus, many; C. hiaticula, one. 
“19th, westerly, clear. Turdus merula, fifty to sixty at least; 
T.. viscivorus, twenty to twenty-five; Saaicola rubicola, four to 
six; Charadrius vanellus, some. 
“90th to 2lst, W., cloudy. Turdus merula, pretty numerous ; 
Charadrius auratus, T. alpina, Turdus, Alauda, at lighthouse. 
“99nd, W., cold. Nothing. 
“93rd, W., cloudy, cold. Sturnus vulgaris, flights from twenty 
to sixty; A. arvensis, many ; arborea, some; Charadrius vanellus, 
some. 
“96th, N.W., cold. Turdus merula and viscivorus, some. 
“97th to 28th, night, westerly, at lighthouse. Alauda arvensis, 
T. merula, Tringa, C. auratus, Vanellus, Hematopus ostralegus, 
Regulus ignicapillus, some ; during day time nothing. 
“98th to March Ist, westerly, at lighthouse. Sturnus vulgaris, 
thousands; Alauda, Turdus, Tringa; C. hiaticula, beginning. 
“ March Ist, W., alternately fog. Motacilla lugubris, one or two. 
“9nd to 3rd, fog. Nothing. 
“4th, W., clear. Accentor modularis, several, the first of the 
season; Saaxicola rubicola, six to ten; Turdus merula, fifty to one 
hundred. 
“10th. Last week birds were next to none, which has been occa- 
sioned by prevailing fogs. On the 8th a storm(N.by W.) about 94.M., 
approaching N.W., very heavy. On the 4th six to ten Sa.wicola 
rubicola aud the first Accentor modularis of the year; on the Sth 
ten to fifteen S. rubicola. Starlings, Lapwings and Larks, as also 
Golden Plover have passed over in immense numbers during all the 
nights. Blackbirds are not on a regular move, because the sexes 
are promiscuously mixed; these birds have been turned by the 
unseasonable weather. 
“31st. Nothing but N.N.W., N. and N.E. winds; cutting cold, 
sleet and hail in abundance, and of course no birds. Whilst all 
the rest are wanting, there are more this spring of Stonechats than 
I recollect having seen for years. ‘The Gold-crested Wren comes 
every spring (March) in sufficient numbers to rank it with the 
common customers, although not by tens of hundreds, or even tens 
of thousands, as sometimes in autumn (October and November), 
