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NOTES 



MIGRATOEY MOVEMENTS 



DCRINa 



THE AUTUMN OF 1911. 



Pav Migratiou is denoted tlius: September 30th, 

 Niylit Migration is denoted thus : September 29th/30th. 



THE MISTLE-TIIRUSH {Tardus visciiwus). 



The records of this species were so scant}' that any systematic account 

 of its movements is impossible. 



On the 6th of August a flock was seen near Blandford (Dorset), and 

 during the early part of the month there was a large influx at Stenton 

 (Perthshire), while there seems to have been a movenaent through 

 Staiiordshire towards the end of the month, considerable numbers being- 

 seen on the 21st, 24th and 28th. This migration also continued with 

 certain intervals during the greater part of September, more particularly 

 on the 9th, 11th and 12th, while about the same time several flocks 

 were noticed in Leicestershire, all making for the south. On the 1st 

 of September an increase in Dorset was reported, but perhaps this was 

 due to local causes, and on the 9th a large immigration was noticed in 

 Mull (Argyllshire). 



On the 17th and 27th of September small parties were seen coasting 

 south near Lowestoft (Suffolk), while on the 19th a large arrival was 

 reported from Stocksfield (Northumberland). From the 6th to the 16th 

 of October a few were noticed passing along the coast of South Yorii- 

 shire and a flock was seen near Lowestoft making for the south on 

 the 26th. Single birds were recorded from the Isle of May (Fifeshire) 

 and from Bell Rock Light (Tay) on the 20th/21st of October, while on 

 the 27th numbers were reported from Mull. 



The only reports from English lights were of single birds at the 



