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on the 27 th, and large numbers were seen at Hanois Light (Guernsey) 

 and the Bishop Rock Light (Scilly) at the end of the month. About 

 the same time Wheatears on passage were noticed in Wiltshire and 

 Warwickshire, and a solitary bird was seen in Regent's Park, but after 

 the end of August no movement of importance seems to have occurred 

 inland. 



The first ai'rival of the large race was noted at St. Kilda on the 2ud of 

 September, after which date it continued to arrive in small parties till 

 the middle of October, at St. Kilda, Fair Isle, the Isle of May and 

 on t'.ie east coast of Ross. At intervals during September a few birds 

 were observed on the coast of Cheshire, and on many parts of the coast 

 from east Ross (where birds of the large race were obtained on the 11th 

 and ] Sth of September) to south Devonshire, but the largest numbers 

 were seen at St. Kilda on the 3rd, at Budleigh Saltertou (S. Devonshire) 

 on the 23rd, at Littlehampton (Sussex) on the 24th, and at Langstoue 

 Harbour (Hants) on the 26th and 27th, while towards the end of the 

 month several birds of both races were obtained at Hanois Light. 



By the end of September the main body of migrants seems to have 

 passed on, but there was an arrival of the big race at St. Kilda on the 

 4th of October ; small movements were noticed at a good many stations 

 in Scotland till the 23rd, and stragglers were passing the east and south 

 coasts of England throughout the month. Single birds of the large race 

 were taken at Gorton Light-vessel (Suffolk) and on the south coast 

 of Yorkshire on the lltb, and at Lytham (Lancashire) on the 23id. 

 During November a few stragglers were noticed at the Butt of Lewis on 

 the 6th, at Fair Isle and on the coast of Northumberland in the middle 

 of the month, while single birds of the larger race were taken at Barra 

 (Outer Hebrides) on the 17th and 18th. 



THE STONECHAT {PratincoJa rubicola). 



Aug. 11th. Bosham (Susseis), about 100 arrived and passed on 



during the day. 

 Sept. 12th. Stocksfield (Northumberland), a pair passing. 



„ 27th. S.E. Sussex coast, one passing. 



„ 28th & 30th. Tunbridge Wells (Kent), single migi'ants passing. 



„ 30th. S. Devon coast, first autumn arrival seen. 

 Oct. 1st. Tunbridge Wells, last of summer-residents left. 



„ 4th. Isle of May (Fife), one passing. 



„ 7th. Tunbridge Wells, one passing. 



,, 14th. Ludlow (Shropshire), one passing. 



„ loth/16th. Owers Lt.-v. (Sussex), several. 

 Nov. 24th. Tiree (Argyll), one passing. 



