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coast. Large flocks appeared at Penrith (Cumberland) on the 24th, 

 wliere they remained until the 18th of November, and arrivals were 

 noticed in several parts of Somerset during the latter part of the month. 

 By the end of October the majority of migrants had arrived, but isolated 

 influxes were reported at the Skerries Light (Anglesey) on the 10th of 

 November and at Stornoway on the 30th. 



The main body of migrants seems to have passed along the coast, but 

 a few isolated movements were noticed inland. On the 12th of October 

 at Peper Harow (Surrej-) numbers Avere seen. On the loth a few were 

 observed near York and in Warwickshire and later on in Staffordshire ; 

 at Bloxham (Oxfordshire) large flocks appeared towards the end of 

 October, and in North Wiltshire there was a distinct influx on the 22nd 

 of November. 



Reports from the south were scanty. During October and November 

 a few small movements were noted in Sussex. At Hanois Light 

 (Guernsey) there was a more or less continuous passage on a small scale 

 all through October and November, at the Eddystone Light (Cornwall) 

 a few birds were seen towards the end of November, while at St. 

 Catherine's Light (Hampshire) several small movements were recorded 

 during November, with a more decided one on the 27th/28th. 



THE FIELDFAEE {Turdus pilaris). 



The first Fieldfares were recorded on the 2nd of October, when some 

 birds were seen at the Pentland Skerries (Orkney), while a few days 

 later their arrival was noted at St. Ivilda and the Flannans (Outer 

 Hebrides) and at Sule Skerry (Orkney). On the 13th a movement 

 began which embraced both sides of Great Britain. Between the 13th 

 and 18th flocks of Fieldfares were seen arriving at Fair Isle, the 

 Pentland Skerries, the Bass Eoek Light (Forth) and the coast of south 

 Yorkshire. This movement was at its height on the east coast between 

 the 19th and 30th, when a big influx was reported from North Unst 

 (Shetland), many stations in Orkney and Shetland, and the mainland of 

 Scotland as far south as the Bass Rock. Towards the end of October 

 arrivals were noted on the coasts of Northumberland, Lincolnshire and 

 Suftblk, and an immense flock passed over Wooler (Northumberland) on 

 the 30th. Irregular movements continued all through November. 

 Early in the month there was a migration in several parts of Suflblk, and 

 at Stenton (Perthshire) ; on the 15th at the Isle of May (Fife), and on 

 the 16th at the Outer Gabbard Light (Suffolk), while there seem to 

 have been fresh arrivals in Suffolk on the 19th and 22nd, and on the 

 N.E. Lincolnshire coast on the 21st and 22ud. 



On the west the first movement was recorded on the 24th of October. 

 On that day a big flock arrived at Penrith (Cumberland) and stayed 

 imtil the end of November ; on the 26th Fieldfares were hurrying south 



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