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summer visitors, spurred to move southwards by the very 
unsettled weather of the previous few days. I witnessed no 
second movement of a precisely similar nature, though, no 
doubt, other flittings away of our summer birds followed ; 
but the nights were brilliantly fine, and the migrants passed 
southwards unobserved. On this occasion the lantern was 
attractive to the birds by reason of its rays being rendered 
unusually luminous as they streamed out on the heavy rain 
which prevailed. 
This movement was followed by several minor emigra- 
tions : that is to say, they were less important so far as they 
came under observation. 
On September the 30th, at 9.30 p.m., following a lifting of 
fog (wind E.S.E., moderate breeze, hazy), '^Song-Thrushes, 
■^Meadow-Pipits, ^Chaffinches, and other undetermined 
species appeared. The movement ceased to be observed on 
the appearance of the moon at 10.45 p.m. 
October 1st. — Numbers of "^Meadow-Pipits passing from 
^A.M. to 5 a.m. (wind S., moderate breeze). At night, on 
the rolling away of fog at 9.45, and during intervals of light 
rain up to 11.15, "^Starlings (first) and "^Wheatears (first) 
appeared at the lantern (wind S., moderate breeze, cloudy). 
October 10th. — After a gale of three and a half days' 
duration, the night of the 9th was clear and starlight, with 
a gentle breeze from the N.N.W. ; at 2 a.m. the sky became 
overcast, and ^Song-Thrushes, Mistle-Thrushes (first), Red- 
wings (first), '•'Skylarks, '^'Starlings, *Meadow-Pipits, and 
some undetermined Passerines appeared and were observed 
until 3.30 a.m. This was the first movement in which Birds 
of Passage were undoubtedly present — that is to say, 
species (the Redwing, for instance) which, having arrived 
in Britain from the Continent, had traversed our shores 
and were seeking more southerly winter-quarters by crossing 
the Channel via the Eddystone. 
October lOth-llth. — During passing showers, from 
7.15 P.M. to 9 p.m., Song-Thrushes and Skylarks were 
present. At 4 a.m., under similar conditions, several 
Starlings were flying round the lantern. (Wind W.S.W., 
light breeze.) 
