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at St. Catherine's Light on the last-named night being of the Continental 

 race. Migration through the Channel Isles had almost entirely ceased. 



During the same period and up to the 9th of April, migration on the 

 west coast was most marked, being recorded on nearly every night at 

 stations between the Bristol Channel and the i\Iull of Galloway ; the 

 numbers recorded, except on the nights of the 23rd and 24th March, 

 were very large, and the direction of flight when noted was apparently 

 from the south or south-east. Birds of the Continental race were 

 obtained at the Mull of Galloway Light on March 29th/30th. 



Except on the west coast but little migration was recorded during 

 April ; a good many Song-Thrushes were noted at Hanois Light 

 (Guernsey) on the 2nd/3rd, fl.ock8 were seen flying west on the 5th all 

 day at Coquet Island (Northumberland), and large numbers were flying 

 west at 10 A.M. of the 12th past the Kentish Knock Light-vessel. At 

 the end of April a few Song-Thrushes were still moving on the went 

 coast, being recorded from Morecambe Bay Light-vessel (Lancashire) on 

 the 22nd/23rd and at Skerries Light (Anglesey) on the 26Lh/27th. 



THE REDWING {Turdus iliacus). 



The only recorded movement of Redwings during early February was 

 that of a small number of birds observed at the Leman and Ower Light- 

 vessel (Norfolk) on the 4th/5th. From the 20th of that month to the 

 4th of March movements closely corresponding to those of the Song- 

 Thrush were recorded from the Isle of Man and Carnarvonshire lights, 

 but with the exception of March Srd/4th (large numbers at Bardsey 

 Light) the numbers concerned seem to have been quite small. There 

 were no recorded movements on the south or east coasts during February. 



During the first week of March, however, small numbers were recorded 

 at stations between Dorset and Kent, and when the direction was noted 

 the birds were apparently coming from the west. On the 8th/9th a 

 single bird was killed at Hanois Light (Guernsey). On the east coast 

 a few Redwings were observed at the Outer Gabbard Light-vessel 

 (Sufix)lk) on the 2nd/3rd and a general gathering of the birds was 

 noticed on the Suffolk coast on the 5th, the paucity of records being- 

 most marked when compared with those of the Song- Thrush. 



During the last ten days of March and the first week of April move- 

 ments were recorded almost nightly from the light-stations on the west 

 coast, and what has been said of the Song-Thrush applies equally well to 

 the present species. Migration on the south coast was also very active 

 during the same period ; the numbers concerned were large, but with the 

 exception of a single record from Dungeness Light (Kent) on the 3rd/4th 

 of April all were from stations to the westward of the Isle of Wight. 

 The main east coast movements seem to have taken place between 

 the 28th of March and the_6th of April, the records ranged from Essex to 



