346 CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT, 1870, 



Great numbers of mountain finches arrived at Seaham in 

 October and remained for about a month. 



The swallow, martin, sedge -warbler, chiff-chaff, willow wren, 

 black-cap, and white-throat took their departure on or about the 

 20th of September. 



Mr. Thomas Thompson, of Winlaton, has kindly forwarded 

 the subjoined notes on the arrival, nesting, &c, of various birds 

 in 1870 :— 



DATES OP ARRIVAL. 



April 18 Grasshopper warbler. 



April 10 Chiff-chaff. 



Sept. 20* Jack snipe. 



April 20 Cuckoo. 



April 14 Sand martin. 



April 29 Redstart. 



May 1 Whitethroat. 



April 16 House martin (departed Oct. 9). 



April 9 Chimney swallow. 



April 17 Willow wren. 



Oct. 10 Woodcock. 



Oct. 24 Redwing. 



April 26 Winchat. 



DATES OF NESTING OP BIRDS. 



March 28 Rook. 



March 30 Hedge sparrow. 



March 31 Wood owl and dipper. 



Long-eared owl. 



April 2...... Missel thrush. 



April 5 Long-tailed titmouse. 



April 5 Thrush. 



April 12 Black ouzel and cushat. 



April 14 Peewit and redbreast. 



April 17 Snipe and pheasant. 



April 22 Jackdaw. 



April 28 Cole titmouse. 



Golden-crested wren. 

 May 1...... Kestrel and partridge. 



Marsh titmouse. 



Carrion crow (young birds). 

 * The jack snipe was never recorded as having arrived at so early a date before. 



