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vessel (Norfolk) and St. Catherine's Light (Isle of Wight). This 

 movement reached its height on the 9th, when it was noted at many of 

 the east, west and south coasts lights. A week later, on the 15th, the 

 main migration began, being first noticed in Essex and Yorkshire, and 

 large numbers were recorded on the same night from Hanois Light 

 (Guernsey). From the 2l3t to the end of the month the migration 

 continued and culminated apparently with an immense influx between 

 the 27th and 31st, when the species was recorded in numbers at lights 

 on all parts of the coast. The weather-conditions may possibly account 

 for the large numbers recorded during these nights. 



In November small straggling movements were noted both at the 

 east and west coast lights on the 5th/6th, and at the west and south 

 on the 23rd and 24th, while even as late as the 19th to the 22nd of 

 December a few solitary wanderers appeared on Coquet Island (North- 

 umberland). 



THE RING-OUZEL [Turdm torguatus). 



Compared with those of the other Thrashes the records of this species 

 are very scant3^ The earliest, which probably indicated the departure of 

 some of our home-bred birds, was from a Bristol Channel Light on the 

 2nd/3rd of September; on the lOth/llth one was killed at St. Catherine's 

 Light (Isle of Wight), and a few were noticed at Bardsey Light (Car- 

 narvon) on the 14th/15th. Records from Surrey and Suffolk on the 

 19th and 22nd probably point to a small immigration of Continental birds, 

 and notes from Cardigan and the Isle of Man on the 25th and Hampshire 

 on the 27th show that emigration on a small scale was in progress. 

 From the 27th of September till the 14th of October the records were 

 very scanty and showed no decided movem'ents, but from the 14th to 

 the 16th Ring-Ouzels were evidently moving in some numbers. On 

 the first of those days birds on passage were noticed at several places 

 on the south coast and at Hanois Light (Guernsey), and on the 16th 

 they were also recorded from the Isle of May (Fife) and North 

 Berwick. During the rest of the month they were no doubt passing 

 continuously through the country ; but we have little definite evidence 

 of the fact, the only records being from Kent on the 18th and 22nd, 

 the Isle of Man on the 23rd, Anvil Point Light (Dorset) on the 

 25th/26th, and Hanois Light on the last night of the month. By that 

 time, however, most must have passed on, as Mr. Eagle Clarke reports 

 that the last was seen at Fair Isle on the 27th of October. 



THE WHEATEAR {Saxicola cenanthe). 



The migration of this species began towards the latter end of July, 

 reached its height in Sejjtember, and the last few stragglers were seen 

 during the first two or three days of November. The first arrival of 



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