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ment of a similar character was observed at Holy Island (Northumber 

 land), Spurn Head (Yorkshire) and on the N.E. coast of Lincolnshire 

 and in Kent, between the 24th and 30tb, while about the same time 

 single passing birds were seen in Surrey and Oxfordshire. There was a 

 passage-movement at Fair Isle (Shetland) from the 28th of September 

 to the 4th of October, and at the Isle of May (Fife) from the 29th of 

 September to the 2nd of October. 



The same irregular movements continued throughout October. Early 

 in the month a few birds were seen on Holy Island, on the S.E. coast of 

 Suffolk and at Reigate (Surrey) ; migrants were reported from the Eddy- 

 stone Light (Cornwall) on the 9th/10th and 18th/19th, from Sidmouth 

 (Devonshire) on the ] 2th, Hanois Light on the 15th/16th, mid-Devon on 

 the 24th and from Surrey on the 27th. In Scotland, one appeared at 

 the Pentland Skerries on the loth, and seven were killed at Tarbatness 

 Light (E. Ross-shire) on the same night, while on the 14th and 22nd 

 several came to Auskerry Light (Orkney), and a few to Tarbatness 

 Light early on the 24th. Five were killed at this light on the 6th/7th 

 of November and two were recorded from the same station on the 

 3rd of November. 



A solitary straggler was observed at Liscard (Cheshire) on the 18th 

 of November. 



THE "WHEATEAR (Saxicola cenanthe). 

 The migration of the Common Wheatear began in July, when two birds 

 of this species were killed at Skerryvore Light (Inner Hebrides) on the 

 14th, and on the 30th a male arrived at Pentland Skerries Light. After 

 that date, small movements were recorded steadily from stations all over 

 Scotland throughout August, but on the 9th and 10th many were seen at 

 the Butt of Lewis Light (Outer Hebrides), and there was a rush at 

 Tarbatness Light (E. Ross-shire) on the latter date. On the east coast 

 of England there was a passage-movement, which was noted on the 

 coast of Yorkshire in August, and in Suffolk at intervals from the 7th 

 to the 31st, apparently reaching its height at the latter locality on the 

 28th and 29th, after which date a decrease in numbers took place. On 

 the west coast a similar movement set in, single birds or small numbers 

 being noted during the month along the coasts of Lancashire, Cheshire 

 and N. Wales, while considerable numbers occurred at the Chicken 

 Rock Light (Isle of Man) on the 24th/25ch. About the same time a 

 few migrants were seen on many parts of the south coast from Sussex to 

 Devonshire, at Hanois Light (Channel Islands) on the llth/12th and 

 12th/13th, and there was a passage-movement of some magnitude at 

 St. Catherine's Light (Hampshire) on the 24th/25th. Inland, migration 

 was less marked, but scattered records of single birds or small numbers 

 from Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Surrey and Essex seem 

 to show that Wheatears were on the move throughout the month. 



