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THE RING-OUZEL. 



Turdus torquatus L. 



Possibly a number of Ring-Oazels remain in or near their 

 breeding-haunts all the year round, for at the time our 

 observations commenced they had already taken up their 

 quarters in Yorkshire. 



The first immigration o£ any size, that could be traced, 

 occurred along the southern coast of Devon in the early 

 hours of the morning of March 30th, and the flight reached 

 its height on the following night. The birds passed straight 

 on in a northerly direction and reached Yorkshire on the 

 3rd of April, and Scotland on the 5th. 



The second immigration was first noticed in Somerset on 

 the 11th of April, but was not so well marked as the former 

 one, the birds probably arriving in small parties for several 

 days. On the 13th they were recorded from Merioneth, 

 Denbigh, and Cardigan, on the IGth from Cheshire, and on 

 the following day from Yorkshire. 



A week later, on the 24th, a nest with eggs was found in 

 Yorkshire. 



By this time all our native birds had apparently arrived. 

 On the 25th and 28i.h of April a fair number M^ere observed 

 at the Eddystone light ; these, however, passed straight on, 

 reaching Mid- Wales on the 28th and 29th, and the Isle of 

 Man on the following day. 



There were a few scattered records of birds from Norfolk, 

 Essex, and Surrej^ but these were apparently stragglers. 



