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Greenland race, which would seem to be an unusually early record. 

 Hundreds passed Chicken Rock Light (Isle of Man) between 10 p.m. and 

 dawn of the 17th/18th, six were taken at Sule Skerry Light (Orkney) 

 on the 19th, and an increase in numbers was noted in the Isle of Man on 

 the 22nd. During this period no records were received from any of the 

 eastern counties until large numbers arrived in E. Kent on the 27th. 



The earliest departure of migrants from the south coast was recorded 

 from Sussex on the 14th of August ; this was followed by departures 

 from Kent and Hampshire on the 26th/27th recorded at the S. Foreland 

 and St. Catherine's Lights, from the Isle of Wight again on the 27th/2Sth 

 and 29th/30th, and from E. Kent on (probably the nights of) the 28th, 

 29th and 30th. 



During September the passage of migrants in small numbers con- 

 tinued throughout the midland counties, with a corresponding accu- 

 mulation along the south coast, the movement being more apparent 

 to the west of Dorset than during August. Small numbers continued 

 to pass down the west coast, being noted on the Isle of Man on 

 the 5th, 12th, 20th, 23rd and 26th, and at Chicken Eock Light 

 on the lOth/llth, as well as at the Skerries on the 13th/14th and 

 14th and at Bardsey Island on the lGth/17th. The arrival of migrants 

 and their passage down the east coast appears to have commenced about 

 the second week of the month ; a few arrived on the south coast of 

 Yorkshire on the 9th and larger numbers on the 12th, these gradually 

 passing on during the next three days. Large numbers passed the 

 Kentish Knock Light-vessel (45 miles E. by N. from the mouth of the 

 Thames) on the lOth/llth, and two were seen from the Smith's Knoll 

 Light-vessel (Norfolk) on the morning of the 12th, when an arrival was 

 also noted on the north coast of Norfolk, where others were seen passing 

 on the 13th and 15th. On the 16th there were simultaneous arrivals on 

 the coasts of Yorkshire, Lincolnshu-e, Norfolk and Kent. The York- 

 shire birds gradually passed on during the next two days, and after the 

 18th the passage of a few birds was noted daily, while on the 18th/19th 

 one was taken at Whitby Light. The Norfolk birds passed on at once 

 and were followed by others on the 18th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 2Sth, 

 when six were seen flying W. at Smith's Knoll Light-vessel ; a few 

 were noted passing S.W. in mid-Suffolk from the 21st to the 23rd. 

 Emigration from the south coast was almost continuous during September. 

 The main departure of the Hayling Island birds began at dawn on the 

 3rd, when they were seen leaving to the S.W. against the wind ; 

 between the 4th and 11th continuous arrivals and departures took 

 place in that area, the arrivals practically ceasing on the latter date, 

 while the departures continued for two days longer. Other emigrations 

 took place from the Devonshire and Cornish coasts on the nights of tlie 

 1st, 3rd, 6th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 19th, 25th and 28th, but with the 

 exception of the 25th the numbers recorded were small ; from the 



