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brealc-iip of the frost on that date they gradually disappeared, and none 

 were seen after the 26th. On the Hampshire coast a passage-movement 

 to the S.S.W. commenced at 2 p.m. on the 2nd of February, and con- 

 tinued, though gradually diminishing, throughout the 3rd, 4th and 5th, 

 while uiftny Itedwings occurred at Trevose Head Light (Cornwall) on 

 the night of tile 4th. Small numbers were also recorded at Hanois 

 Light (Guernsey) on the 20th/3Oth of January. 



With the exception of small numbers at Hanois Light on the loth/16tli 

 of February and one or two passing birds seen on DungenefS (Kent) on 

 the 26th, 27th and 28th of March, there were no further records of the 

 Bedwing from ille neighbourhood of the south coast. 



On the west coast a few Redwings Occurred at Lundy Island North 

 Light on the 17th/18th of Janual-y and at Chicken Rock Light (Isle of 

 Man) on ihe 20th/2lst, while considerable numbers were recorded at 

 the latter light alid at Bardsey Light (Carnarvon) on the 18th/19th. 

 The west coast records for February and March were practically the 

 same as those of the Song-ThrUsh (q. z).), with the exception that they 

 wel'e not so numerousj but they covered the sallie extent of coast and 

 the same period of time. In April Redwings occurred in quite small 

 numbers at the Skerries Light (Anglesey) on the nights of the 13th and 

 14th and at Bardsey Light on those of the 14th, 20th and 21st, while in 

 May a few were noted at Chicken Rock Light on the night of the 5th. 



On the east coast small numbers occurred at Lynn Well Light-vessel 

 (Wash) on the 8th/9th of February and at Spurn Plead Light (Yorkshire) 

 on the nights of the Kith, 22ud and 26th, also on the 11th, 12th, 25th 

 and 26th of March and the 19tli of April, and at the Kentish Knock 

 Light-vessel on the 20th/21st of March, While large numbers were seen 

 at Withernsea Light (Yorkshire) on the nights of the 15th and 19th of 

 February and at the Outer DoWsing Light-vessel (Lincolnshire) on the 

 12th/13th of March. 



Inland but little movement was recoi'ded ; a few were noticed going 

 E. in N.W, Suffolk on March 19th ; others Were heard passing at night 

 in Kent on the 24th, and a few were Hying S.E. in Yorkshire on the 6th 

 of April. 



The latent record was of two seen in Gloucestershire on the 16tli 

 pf May. 



THE 'FlEh'DY KKE {Turdus pilaris) > 



Fieldfares seem to have partaken in a minor degree in the cold^weather 

 migration at the end of January and beginning of February already 

 detailed under the previous species, as a large incursion was noticed on 

 the low ground of the Devon and Cornish coasts near Plymouth between 

 the 2nd and 6th of ^eb^uar3^ They all, however, left that district 

 again on the break-up of the frost. About forty occurred at the lantern 

 of the Leman and Ower Light^vessel (Norfolk) on the 12th/18th of 

 January. 



