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THE HOODED CEOW {Corvus comix). 



THE JACKDAW [Corvus ononedula). 



THE ROOK {Corvus fnicjilegus). 



Nearly the whole of the records relating to these species came from 

 the east coast, and as all three were frequently travelling in company 

 and the light-keepers as a rule did not differentiate one from the other, 

 it seemed convenient to take them all together. 



The earliest movement recorded was at the S. Goodwin Light-vessel 

 (Kent) on the 11th of February, when two " Rooks " were seen crossing 

 the Straits of Dover to the S.E. On the 17th ten '' Crows " passed the 

 Outer Dowsing Light-vessel (Lincolnshire) also flying S.E. On the 21st 

 large numbers of all three species were flying S.E. over Northrepps 

 (Norfolk) from 7.45 to 11.30 a.m., and this passage was repeated on the 

 part of the Hooded Crows on the 23rd and by Jackdaws and Rooks on 

 the 24th. A large eastward movement of Hooded Crows was also wit- 

 nessed in N.E. Suftblk on the 23rd. On the 19th and 22nd a few 

 " Crows '" passed the Outer Gabbard Light-vessel (Suftblk), flj^ing E. on 

 the former date and N.W. on the latter ; at the Shipwash Light-vessel 

 (Suffolk) several flocks of " Rooks " flying N.W. were seen on the 25th, 

 26th and 29th, and a large emigratory movement of Rooks took place 

 from the S.E. Suffolk coast on the 28th, the line of flight being E.S.E. 



During the second week in INfarch la,rge numbers of Rooks in a 

 fatigued condition arrived on the Sussex coast from the S.E. and passed 

 inland to the N.W. On the 11th a flock of" Rooks" flying N.W. passed 

 the Shipwash Light-vessel; on the 18th and 19th large numbers of 

 Hooded Crows passed over Northrepps and Overstrand (Norfolk) from 

 early morning until after mid-day, one remained about the Outer 

 Dowsing Light- vessel all day on the 23rd, and three came to the lanteni 

 during the night, one being killed, while an observer in S.E. Suffollc 

 reported that nearly all had left that district by the 26th. 



At Lowestoft (Suffolk) in April flocks of Rooks and Jackdaws were 

 seen flying S.E. on the 3rd, N.W. on the 6th, E. on jthe 12th and N. on 

 the 17th and 20th ; at Plickling (Norfolk) fi floek passed N. on the 21st. 

 A few " Crows " passed the Kentish Knock Light-vessel flying N.W. on 

 the 7th. 



Hooded Crows were seen in Surrey during the second week of April, 

 one was trapped in Hereford on the 17th and one was seen at Lowestoft 

 on the same day ; a pair were seen in S.E. Yorkshire on the 26th, 

 seven in S.E. Suffolk on the 80th and five on the Pentland Skerries 

 (Orkney) on the 10th of May. 



