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Oct. 17th. Isle of May, many passing'. 



„ 17th/18tli. Longstone Lt. (Outer Fames), many, witli a great 



influx of Thrushes, Goldcrests &c. 

 ,, 19th. Lincolnshh-e, north coast, many arrived. 



„ 19th/20th. Spurn Head Lt. (Yorkshire), one killed. 

 „ 17th to 20th. Fife Ness (Fife), large numbers reported. 

 „ 22nd. Suffolk coast, numbers arrived. 

 „ 23rd/24th. Isle of May Lt., several killed. St. Catherine's Lt., 



two of the continental race taken. 

 „ 26th/27th. Smith's Knoll Lt.-v. (Norfolk), several seen at 1 a.m. 

 „ 27th/28th. Isle of May Lt., many in the early morning. 

 „ 28th/29th. Isle of May Lt., many from 8 p.m. to davs^n. Inner 



Fame Lt. (Northumberland), a few at 3 a.m. 

 „ 29th/30th. Spurn Head Lt. (Yorkshire), one taken at 5 a.m. 

 „ 31st/Nov. 1st. St. Catherine's Lt., many, of both the British 



and continental races, with large numbers of 



Redwings, Larks &c. from sunset to dawn. 

 Nov. 3rd/4th. Isle of May Lt., a few. St. Catherine's Lt., a few 



of the continental race only between 3 and 4 a.m. 

 N.B. — All the birds examined during the autumn migration from 

 the Isle of May are said to belong to the British race. 



THE BLACKCAP {Sylvia atricapilla). 



Sept. 1st to 30th. Kent, single birds seen. 

 Denbigh, last seen. 

 Hampshire, last seen. 

 Oxford, last seen. 

 Isle of Texel (Holland), a tired migrant seen on 



coast, 

 St. Catherine's Lt. (Isle of Wight), one killed. 

 20th to 23rd. Isle of May (Fife), migrants passing. 

 22nd/23rd. St. Catherine's Lt., a few. 



Norfolk coast, many arrived in the afternoon and 



passed on. 

 St. Catherino'ii Li., many, 

 Yorkshire, south coast, a few arrived and passed on. 



7th, 

 15th. 

 18th. 

 19th. 



20th/21st. 



2Srd. 



23rd/24th. 

 24th. 



"&2'th/'Vth^ ( ®*' Catherine's Lt., large numbers. 



„ 26th. Isle of May, migrants passing. 



„ 26th/27th. St. Catherine's Lt., a few. 



Oct. 5th. Isle of May, migrants passing. 



„ 7th. Isle of May and Yorkshire, south coast, migrants 



passing. 



„ 17th/18th. Isle of May Lt., one killed. 



