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Nov. 22nd. Yarmouth, many flying S. 

 „ 27th. St. Agnes, leaving. 



N.B. — The light-keepers almost invariably record this species as 

 "Blackcap," but in every instance except the three indicated above 

 wings were sent whereby the identification could be checked, and after 

 consideration it seems fairly safe to admit them. It is almost certain 

 that all the above records refer to the Continental Great Titmouse 

 {Parus major major) ; specimens were actually determined from Fair 

 Isle, the Isle of May, Lincolnshire, Cley, Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Thanet 

 and St. Agnes. 



THE BLUE TITMOUSE {Parus ccerukus). 



There seems to have been a considerable southward passage of Blue 

 Tits along the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts about the same time that the 

 Great Tits were passing. 



An arrival was noted at Yarmouth on the 10th of October and the birds 

 were very plentiful there up to the 21st, and an increase was noted at 

 Lowestoft on the 18th, while several were seen flying S. with Finches 

 during the two following days, and again on the 22nd of November. A 

 small flock was seen on the seashore of E. Sussex on the 10th of 

 November, which may also have been on passage. 



THE COLE-TITMOUSE {Parus hritannicus). 



British Cole-Tits were noticed, probably on passage, on the Suffolk 

 coast on the 25th and 29th of September, and on the 1st, 20th, 23rd and 

 31st of October. The numbers were small. 



THE WREN {Troglodytes parvulus). 



There was a well-marked movement of this species on the east coast 

 at the end of the second week in October. The earliest migrants were 

 noted at Coquet Island (Northumberland) on the 12th, and small 

 numbers were passing there up to the 17th. A small number arrived 

 on the morning of the 13th at the Longstone Light (Fame Islands) 

 with Goldcrests, large numbers arrived on the coast of S.E. Suffolk on 

 the 14th, while several reached the Isle of May (Fife) on the 15th and 

 16th. On the 15th/16th large numbers were noted at Cromer Light 

 (Norfolk), and on the 18th an increase took place in N.E. Suffolk, and 

 on the 24th/25th one was taken at Dungeness Light (Kent). A second 

 influx was noted in N.E. Suffolk on the 1st of November. 



Other light-records were from Helwick Light-vessel (Glamorgan), 



