The Migration of Birds. By John Aitcliison. 57 9 



Nov. 19, a scant hay crop in Lammermoor, according to the old herds, 

 foretells a mild winter ; and a number of Wood Cocks sitting well, as they 

 were doing this autumn — is a sign of the same import. (At this date 

 January 29th 1885, we have had as yet not much snow, although plenty 

 of frost. Nov. 30, the Thermometer to-day registered 11 degrees of 

 frost, and with a powdering of snow which followed. Fieldfares, Red- 

 wings, and other winter visitors, now to be seen in the hedgerows and 

 turnip-fields). 



Dec. 1, large iiocks of a variety of Wood Pigeons differing in some resjDects 

 from our Ringdove, with some resemblance to the Stockdove, were seen at 

 White-rig, parish of Ayton ; where in other seasons I have noted them. 

 They are evidently from the continent. They are of a duller colour than 

 our Cushat and different in other particulars. From this date till the end 

 of the year we have exijerienced very changeable weather ; frost and 

 fresh alternating each other. The temperature was never very low, but 

 often below freezing — then fresh with rain. The Green Plovers remained 

 in the fields till after the new year, but have since that date been invisible. 

 We shall soon have them again. 



Arrival and Departure of Migratory Birds in the Belford 

 District, during the year 1883. By John Aitchison. 



Waxwings (in small flocks) 



Do. Do. 



Do. Do. 



Fieldfare 

 Redwing 

 Wheatear 

 Chiff-chaff 

 Pied Wagtail 

 Stonechat 

 Whinchat 

 Sand Martin 

 House Martin 

 Chimney Swallow 

 Ring-ousel 

 Wood Wren 

 Willow Wren 

 Garden Warbler 

 Grasshopper Do 

 Sedge Warbler 

 Reed Banting 

 Cuckoo 



Abhived. 



Depakted 



Jan. 14 



Feb. 2 



Jan. 25 





Feb. 15 



Feb. 19 



Jan. 26 



Mar. 16 



Jan. 3 



Mar. 30 



Mar. 30 



Sept. 16 



Mar. 26 



Sept. 30 



Mar. 24 





Apr. 3 



Oct. 14 



Apr. 10 



Oct. 14 



Apr. 14 





Apr. 18 



Sept. 23 



Apr. 21 



Sept. 23 



Apr. 22 





Apr. 15 



Sept. 20 



Apr. 20 



Sept. 5 



Apr. 22 





Apr. 26 





Apr. 30 



Sept. 4 



Apr. 20 



Oct. 3 



May 3 



July G 



