The Migration of Birds. By George Bolam. 585 



For the last two or three years I have paid particular attention to the 

 movements of birds in the autumn, as observed in oui' garden hex*e in 

 Berwick ; and I must confess that I have been singularly fortunate in thus 

 chancing upon the example of the Redbreasted Flycatcher. We have but 

 very few species of resident or breeding birds in Berwick, and hence any 

 strangers (Warblers, &c.) are easily noticed. I now see the Pied Flycatcher 

 here almost regularly in autumn, although really it is a very scarce bird. 

 The kind of weather which seems to be most favourable, is the dull close 

 but wann days which we usually have during the end of September and 

 October, On such days we often have in the garden here quite troops of 

 Eedstarts, &c., and about the same time many of the common birds, such 

 as Robins, Thrushes, &c., become exceedingly numerous. Many of the 

 occurrences given in this list are also included in my Notes (pp. 384-396) 

 when I have something else to say about the bird. 



BerwicJi-on-Ttveed, 2Zrd April 1884. 



1884. 

 Ahhived (first seen.) 



Dbpa^btbs (last seen.) 



Swallow 



House Martin 



Sand Martin 



May 2, at Ross, near Bel- 

 ford, where they had 

 been noticed for some 

 days previously. 



May 2, at Railway bridge, 

 Berwick, but they were 

 numerous and well 

 established. 



April 11, plentiful on 

 Whitadder Banks from 

 Berwick to Chirnside, 

 and again on following 

 day. About a fortnight 

 previouly Dr Stuart 

 noted in papers that 

 they had appeared near 

 Allanton Bridge. 



Mr Seymour Tancred of 

 Twizell House, Belford, 

 told me that on Sunday, 

 Nov. 9, he saw 4 Swal- 

 lows flying about over 

 the house as if nothing 

 were unusual. He after- 

 wards sent a notice of 

 this to Newcastle papers. 

 He was not certain of 

 the species, but thought 

 they were the Chimney 

 or Long-tailed Swallow. 



Capt. Norman says, "On 

 Sunday last (Nov. 16) I 

 and other gentlemen saw 

 a Martin at Ava Lodge 

 (Castle Terrace) hawking 

 over the garden." I have 

 no other late record. 



No record. 



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