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birds going north on tlie 2ud. Large flocks travelling south were noted 

 in Northumberland on the 3rd, and there was a great influx into 

 Cornwall between the 3rd and 7th. Many were seen on the 4th round 

 Cromer Lighthouse (Norfolk), a flock was seen flying north-west in 

 Devonshire on the 5th, and some from north and north-east to south on 

 the coast of Suflblk on the 8th, on which date a large arrival of Swallows 

 took place in Sussex followed by a decrease on the following day. 

 Between the 9tli and 29th of September small numbers were observed 

 at intervals on the Isle of May, on the 11th a large flock was seen in 

 Denbighshire travellmg east, numbers appeared at dawn in Kent between 

 the 11th and loth, and thousands were going south in Devonshire 

 at 11 A.M. on the 12th, and on that date a very large flock, going in the 

 same direction, was reported in Northumberland. A large passing flock 

 was recorded in Sussex on the 14th and great numbers in Dumfries- 

 shire between the 14th and I6th, in Lancashire about a hundred were 

 observed going south-east at 2 p.m. on the 15th, and large numbers 

 were passing in Sussex on that date and again on the 20th. On the 

 19th many were travelling south on the coast of Suflblk, and a passing 

 flock of about two hundred was seen in Dumfriesshire. On the 29th a 

 similar number were noted going south-west in Yorkshire. Minor 

 migratory movements took place in Kent between the ICth and 20th, in 

 the Isle of Man on the 18th, in Suffolk on the 19th, in Warwickshire 

 and Suffolk on the 20th, and in Suffolk and Sussex on the 21st, the birds 

 going south-east in the foi-mer county and south and south-west in tlie 

 latter. On the 23rd a few were observed going south in Suffolk, and 

 from north-west to south-east in Yorkshire on the 24th, Many were 

 passing south in S.E. Sussex all the morning of the 25th, and on the 

 same day an observer on a steamer in the Bay of Biscay off" Ushant 

 noted a small party flying south or south-east. In Suflblk small numbers 

 going south were reported on the 25th, 26th and 28th, and in Devon- 

 shire a flock to the north-west on the 29th. In addition nrany reports 

 of increases and decreases were received from all parts showing that a 

 vast stream of migrants was passing through the country during that 

 month. 



The light- reports for September were comparatively few, viz.: — 

 English and Welsh Grounds Light-vessel, seven to the south at 4.30 p.m. 

 on the 13th, and some passing north from dawn to 10 a.m. on the 15th; 

 Nab Light-vessel (Hampshire), two to the north at 3 p.m. on the 13th, 

 four to the north-Avest at noon, and ten to the north-east at 2.30 p.m. 

 on the 14th ; Girdler Light-vessel (Kent), twenty at 10.30 a.m. and ten at 

 11 A.M. to the south-west on the 20th, and two to the south at 8.46 a.m. 

 on the 25th. Owers Light-vessel (Sussex), several passing south from 

 5 A.M. to noon on the 22nd and 23rd, and in the same direction in bands 

 of four and Ave all day on the 29th. 



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