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over tliG same area of the east coast as was indicated above. The latest 

 arrivals were observed on the 19th of November in Suffolk, though 

 there were notes of a few birds at the lights on several nights np to the 

 3rd of December. Up to the 1st of November flocks were seen going 

 south on the Suffolk coast nearly every day and a similar movement was 

 seen on the Northumberland coast on that date. At Cromer flocks were 

 seen going north on several days. On the west coast, from the Isle of 

 Man to Cornwall, a large number of records were sent in from the lights 

 during the last half of the month, though there was no indication of the 

 direction taken by the travellers. Numbers were moving south in Mull 

 on the 26th of October. 



On the south coast migrants were seen at the Hampshire, Dorset, 

 Devon and Channel Island lights on nearly every night from the 15th to 

 the 26th of October, and on the 25th flocks were noted at Hanois Light 

 (Guernsey) coming from the north. During the third week of the month 

 an increase was noted on the Sussex coast. Migrants were noted on the 

 20th/21st of November at the Eddystone Light (Cornwall) and St. Cathe- 

 rine's Light (Hants) and on the 22nd/23rd at the latter and at Hanois 

 Light, while from the 26th to the 30th a few were seen flying soutli at 

 the Owers Light-vessel (Sussex). 



On both the east and west coasts of Scotland migrants were noted on 

 many nights between the 11th of October and the 1st of December, 

 the greatest numbers occurring between the 17th and 21st of October, 

 while on the 19th/20th of October there was a large influx at N. Unst 

 (Shetland). 



THE SHORE-LARK {Otocorys alpestris). 



Oct. 6th. Yarmouth (Norfolk), four seen. 



„ 11th, S.E. Sufli:)lk coast, two arrived. 



„ 14th, 15th & 19th. Yarmouth, flocks arrived. 



„ 18th. "VVey bourne (Norfolk), one seen. 



„ 20th & 29th. Yarmouth (one seen). 



,, 28th. Cresswell Point (Northumberland), one seen. 



,, 30th. Cullercoats (Northumberland), a small flock of 20 

 coasting S. 

 Nov. 2nd. Yarmouth, two seen. 



„ 14th. Nr. N. Berwick (Haddington), a flock of 8 seen, which 

 remained through December. 



THE SWIFT {Cypselus apus). 



On the 25th of June an observer in Devonshire recorded a flock of 

 forty or fifty apparently on passage 



Swifts were reported from Fair Isle, Pentland Skerries, the Eutt of 



