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coast, where the birds remained for one day ouh'. On the 9lh .several 

 were seen at Bardsey Light (Carnarvon) and on the 14th/.15th at Ilartland 

 Point Light (N. Devon). 



On tlie east coast there was very little evidence of migration during 

 September, a few odd birds were seen on the S. coast of Yorkshire 

 dui'ing the latter half of the month, but there was no indication that 

 they were really migrating. From the neighbourhood of the south 

 coast there was evidence of considerable emigration throughout the 

 month : on the 1st large numbers arrived in S.W. Hampshire and an 

 emigratory movement was noticed that night at the Eddystone Light ; 

 from the 2nd to the 24th large flocks were seen on the coast of 

 W. Dorset, fresh arrivals being noted on the 10th and 20th, while large 

 flocks arrived in E. Surrey on the 11th and in N.E. Sussex on the 21st, 

 and smaller ones in Somerset on the 22nd and 26th. Further emigrations 

 were noted at the Eddystone on every night from the 17th to the 26th 

 and on the 29th/30th. 



During October very little migration was noticed: the southward 

 passage of very small numbers was noticed on eleven days between the 

 6th and 27th from the S. coast of Yorkshire, a large flock that had been 

 resident in Leicestershire for some time left on the 4th, while a con- 

 siderable increase took place on the 1st on the Lancashire coast, where 

 the birds remained until the 6lh, leaving behind them ^he usual winter 

 population, which afterwards remained constant. 



THE WHITE WAGTAIL {MotacUla alba). ' 



Aug. 1st. Isle of Man, south coast, a small party seen. 



„ 10th & 21th. Isle of Man, south coast, several scattered parties, 

 abundant. 



,, 18th. Fair Isle (Shetland), many flocks passing at u p.m. 



„ 19th. Isle of Man, south coast, i'ew. 



„ 20th. Hampshire coast, one seen. 



„ 21st. E. Fife, passing. 



„ 22nd. Isle of Man, south coast, large increase. 



„ 23rd, Isle of Man, south coast, decrease. 



„ 27th. Isle of Man, south coast, slight increase, which 

 remained until the 22th. 



„ 29th. Lerwick (Shetland), passing. 

 Sept. 3rd. Tiree (Argyll), passing, 



„ 5th, Flannans (Outer Hebrides), passing. 



„ 14th. Isle of May (Fife), one arrived. 



„ 25th. Isle of May, several arrived. 



,, 26th & 27th. Isle of May, two seen each <Xi\y. 

 Oct. 24th. Surrey, one seen. 



