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north-north-east was reported in Warwickshire, small passing flocks 

 were noted in Gloucester between the 4th and 9th and large numbers 

 were congregating there from the Ttli to the 11th. In the same county 

 large numbers were going north on the 11th, many to the south and south- 

 east on the 17th, increased numbers were noted on the 23rd followed by 

 a decrease on the 26th. Migrants were passing in Suffolk on the 6th 

 and on the coast to the south on the 8th, increased numbers were 

 recorded on the 12th as well as some passing on that and the following 

 days, on the 14th a flock of twenty or thirty was reported going north, 

 and on the 19th there was a very large coasting-movement to the south. 

 A considerable influx took place on the 29th and 30 th, the birds passing 

 on at once. In Yorkshire very large flocks were passing on the 13th 

 and 14th, about fifty were seen going south on the 18th, numbers on 

 the 24th and 25th, a passing flock on the 27th and a flock to the south- 

 east on the 29th. In Lancashire a great decrease was recorded on the 

 10th and 15th, but a further gathering of numbers took place on the 

 17th followed by a decrease on the 22nd. In Devonshire passing birds 

 were observed from the 13th to the 16tli and on the 22nd and 23rd. 

 Large numbers were noted on passage in Cheshire from the 14th to the 

 16th and on the 23rd. In Ayrshire large numbers were migrating on the 

 15th, a large influx took place in Staflxsrdshire between the 20th and the 

 23rd, gradually passing on. In Northumberland many were going south 

 on the 24th and 27th, in Denbigh large flocks were seen flying east at 



9 A.M. on the 24th and in Kent a flock passed to the south-east on the 28th. 

 In October the southward movement was briskly maintained up to 



the middle of the month. On the 1st small numbers were flying to the 

 south and south-east in Yorkshire and an immense concourse was seen 

 in Staffordshire, the bulk of these had passed on by the 4th ; in Devon- 

 shire numbers were passing from the south-east on the 3rd, a large 

 influx took place on the 4th and again on the 11th, on which date 

 numbers were passing from east to west, the birds had all left by the 

 end of the month. In Hampshire passing flocks were reported on the 

 15th, and this was the last record of any migratory movement of 

 importance. In Sussex moderate numbers were passing in flocks during 

 the first half of the month and stragglers during the latter half. 



The only light-records were: — Girdler Light-vessel (Kent), twenty 

 flying west at 9 a.m., twelve to the west-south-west at 9.40 a.m. and 



10 A.M. on the 27th of September ; Dungeness Light (Kent), twenty 

 going south on the 7th/8th of October; and St. Catjierine's Light 

 (Hampshire), large numbers to the east between 9 and 11 a.m. on the 

 13th. 



The records for November were of stragglers with the exception of 



a small party of sixteen going south-east in Suflolk on the 9th. In 



Ayrshire a pair were still tending their nestlings on the 4th of 

 October. 



