8 CORDEAUX : BIRD-NOTES FROM THE HUMMER DISTRICT. 



Procellaria pelagica L. Storm Petrel. Mr. M. Bailey has 



one which was captured alive on board a fishing-boat in October. 



Emberiza citrinella L. Yellow Bunting. October 4th. 



Mr. Haigh saw many in turnips at Tetney, and the following 

 day hundreds in coast hedges : also Greenfinches (Ligumius 

 Maris). Thousands of the latter also came in at Easington and 

 Kilnsea. 



Gallinago coelestis (Frenzel). Common Snipe. October, 



first week, many. 



Gallinago gallinula L. Jack Snipe. October, first week, some. 



Mr. Haigh writes : ' October gth. We had a very strong rush 

 of birds — Lapwings ( Vanellus cristatus), Larks (Alauda arvensis), 

 and Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) — all day going west ; also a few 

 flocks of Golden Plover (Charadrius plnviaUs) ; other birds 

 moving were Greenfinch (Ligurinus chloris), Chaffinch {Fringilla 

 Calebs), Yellow Bunting {Emberiza citrinella), Linnets (Linota 

 cannabina), Blue Tits {Pants caruleus), and one flock of Twites 

 {Linota flavirostris), also a few Thrushes (Turdus vnisicus) and 

 Blackbirds (T. menila), and one Ring-Ouzel (T. torqiiatns)? 



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Tadorna cornuta (S. G. Gmelin). Sheld-drake. Mr. Haigh 



saw a flock of about fifty on October 10th off the Tetney coast. 



Colymbus septentrionalis L. Red-throated Diver. Oct. 



14th. One shot in Bridlington Bay was in adult summer 

 plumage, with chestnut-red throat. 



Parus ater L. Coal Tit. Oct. 10th. Mr. Haigh saw a very 

 light-backed Coal Tit in a hedge near Tetney. On October 

 17th, at early morning, I saw seven or eight in a shrub close to 

 my library window, I have no doubt they were immigrants from 

 their very bright clean plumage ; they had very light grey-blue 

 backs. It has never been common on migration in Heligoland, 

 and in recent years of rare occurrence, in 1847 in small number 

 there, but invariably in company with the many great flocks of 



P. major and P. ccemleus. 



Totanus fuscus (L.). Dusky Redshank. Stubbs of Tetney 



pulled his net over a Dusky Redshank which had been seen 

 about some time, but it got through the net just before he 

 reached it. 



Ruticiila phcenicurus (L.). Redstart October 18th. A late 



bird seen at Kilnsea. Many very dark-coloured thrushes came 

 in at this time. 



Plectrophenax nivalis L. Snow Bunting. Oct. 25th, 



a flock on Lincolnshire coast. 26th Oct. Heavy snow from 



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