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Sept. lOth/llth. St. Catherine's Lt., one. 



12th. S.E. Yorkshire coast, one passing. 



12th/13th. St. Catherine's Lt., one. 



14th/15th. Spurn Head Lt., several; St. Catherine's Lt., two ; 



Hanois Lt., one ; Isle of May Lt., one. 



15th/16th. St. Catherine's Lt., twelve. 



16th/17th. Spurn Head Lt., two ; Hanois Lt., one. 



17th. Kent, three passing. 



17th/18th. Hanois Lt., one; St. Catherine's Lt., four. 



19th. Little Ross Lt. (Kirkcudbright), one. 



28th. Sussex, last seen. 



Oct. 2nd/3rd. St. Catherine's Lt., one. 



THE GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN {Regnlus cristatus). 



The records of the migratory movements of this species were nearly 

 all from the eastern side of the kingdom. The first reports were of the 

 arrival of some in Suffolk on the 17th of August and the appearance of 

 three at the Chicken Rock Light (Isle of Man) on the 24th/25th. 



In September small numbers were observed at Tarbatness Light 

 (E. Ross-shire), Girdleness Light (Kincardine), the Bell Rock Light 

 (Tay), and Little Ross Light (Kirkcudbright), between the 18th and 

 26th. A good many of the British race were recorded at the Isle 

 of May (Fife) on the 15th, and there were constant small arrivals of 

 Continental birds in Orkney, Shetland, and at the Isle of May between 

 the 28th of September and the 5th of October. At Holy Island 

 (Northumberland) two passing migrants were noted on the 14th of 

 September and one on the 16th and 25th respectively, these two latter 

 being of the Continental form, as also were numbers that arrived on the 

 29th. A portion of these had passed on by the next day, and the 

 remainder by the 6th of October. On the 8th of September, Goldcrests 

 were first seen at Spurn Head (Yorkshire), an increase was noted there 

 on the 12th and again between the 24th and 27th, followed by a gradual 

 decrease from the 28th to the 30th. On the opposite coast of Lincoln- 

 shire six were seen on passage on the 25th. Arrivals on the coast of 

 Suffolk were reported on the 6th and an increase in numbers on the 12th. 

 In E. Kent passing birds were observed throughout the month. The 

 light-records for September were : — One example of the British race at 

 Hanois Light (Channel Islands) on the 12th/13th, a few at Withernsea 

 Light (Yorkshire) on the 14th, and a small influx at Little Ross Light 

 on the 17th/13th. 



In October, Goldcrests were on passage in the Orkney and Shetland 

 Islands between the 22nd of that month and the 5th of November. A 

 straggler (British race) was recorded at the Isle of May on the 9th of 

 October, and one at the Pentland Skerries on the same date. A passing 

 bird was observed on Holy Island on the 16th, and stragglers at Spurn 



