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The arrival of immigrants on the east coast started on the 1st of Octo- 

 ber, and flocks were observed arriving during the first fortnight from some 

 easterly direction at manj points between Scarborough (Yorkshire) in 

 the north and N. Kent in the south. On the 6th and 7th flocks were noted 

 at the Kentish Knock Light-yessel going S.E. and S.S.E., these probably 

 being some of those coastal emigrants which had come from further 

 north. Flocks noted at Cromer going north on the 3rd and 7th were 

 probably those which had arrived further south from the south-east and 

 on striking land had coasted. On 2nd/Srd and 4th/5tli a few were noted 

 at Dungeness Light (Kent), these may have been emigrants going south 

 »,s certainly were many flocks seen at the Owers Light-vessel (Sussex) 

 on the 6th. At the same time increased numbers were noted in various 

 parts of Suffolk and Kent. There were only two records of single birds 

 from west coast stations during that period. 



During the last half of the month immigration on the east coast as- 

 sumed larger proportions, and seems to have been at its height from tlie 

 14th to the 18th. In Scotland there was a continuous movement noted 

 at many stations all round the coast from the 11th to 25th, and most 

 pronounced between the 19th and 21st. On the 10th of October flocks 

 were noted coasting south on the N.E. Lincolnshire coast, and a similar 

 movement was noted on many days on the Suffolk coast. 



Emigration from the south coast continued to increase. There was 

 also far more movement recorded on the west coast than during the 

 first half of the month, but though some of these were doubtless 

 migrants passing south, there was no positive information as to the 

 direction in which they were going. During that half of the month 

 increased numbers were noted in Suffolk, Kent, Cardigan and towards 

 the end of the mouth in Leicestershire and Devon. 



The immigration on the east coast continued during November, and 

 there were records on most days up to the 19th of November of arrivals 

 at places between the Wash and the Thames. On the 7th of November 

 flocks were flying south along the Lincolnshire coast and on the 11th 

 others were recorded going north at Cromer. On the south coast an 

 increase was noted on the Sussex and Hampshire border on the 11th and 

 12th, from the 20th to the end of the month fairly large movements were 

 recorded at the Owers Light-vessel, St. Catherine's Light (Hampshire), 

 Ilanois Light (Guernsey), the Eddystone Light (Cornwall) and Port- 

 land Bill Light (Dorset), while in Sussex migrants were seen going 

 west on the 24th. 



On the west coast there were a few records of importance ; on the 9th 

 flocks were recorded going S.S.W. at the Skerries Light (Anglesey) and 

 again on the 11th going W.S.W. On the 14th several were seen 

 flying N.E. at the English and Welsh Grounds Light-vessel (Bristol 

 Channel), a fair number were seen at Bardsey Light (Carnarvon) and at 



