402 Recwd of Migration, &g., of Bi/rds, by James Hardy. 



Oct. 3rd. — Oct. 4th, 1880, a large flock of "Wild Geese passed 

 along the coast from south, to north off the mouth of the Wear. 

 Before Oct. 8th, two large flocks flying southwards, passed over 

 Hawick, late at night {Kelso Chron., Oct. 8th). A pair of Brent 

 Geese were shot on the Oxnam water, near Millheugh, about 

 Feb. 4th, 1881, in a snow storm. Of this I have a notice from 

 Mr Valentine Knight. " I have been told," he says, " that these 

 geese have been in marvellous numbers this last winter near Holy 

 Island. No doubt the two birds shot in the Oxnam had simply 

 lost themselves in the storm ; it was during a heavy fall of snow 

 attended by a strong gale of wind, that they were found there, 

 from what I could learn." — In East Lothian, this is called the 

 " Wear Goose," which appears to be the same word as the "Horra 

 Goose" of Shetland, applied to this species. 



Hoopoe {Vpttpa Epops). — Sept. 15th, a Hoopoe was killed at 

 Chester House farm, about a mile from Acklington Station. It 

 was a very fine specimen of a mature bird. I am unable to find 

 out the name of the gentleman who shot it, as he was a stranger. 

 — C. F. McCahe, Thirston House, Felton, Feb. 19th, 1881.~Mr 

 Parkin informs me that a Hoopoe was shot near Wakefield in 

 autumn. 



Turtle Dove {Golumha Turtur). — Before Sept. 17th, a young 

 male Turtle Dove was shot at Lamberton by Mr James Mein. 

 It was shot on the main road on a very stormy and tempestuous 

 day, and was apparently quite fatigued, and could with great 

 difficulty fly. In aU probability it had been bred in Scotland or 

 Northumberland. An old bird was shot shortly after near Velvet 

 Hall Station. 



FiEiJ)FARE {Turdus pilaris)., — Belford, Sept. 25th and 27th re- 

 spectively, two small flocks, very early arrivals ; very few seen 

 since. — J. A. Oct. 31st, Fieldfares seen at Bowshiel. Nov. 9th, 

 nine or ten appeared at Oldcambus. They were extremely scarce 

 throughout the winter. One continued throughout the storms of 

 Jan. and Feb., 1881, and fed among the sheep on chips of turnips. 

 In 1879, arrived Nov. 13th. — /. H. In Lauderdale, both they 

 and the Bedwings had come and gone about the end of October. 

 — A. Kelly. At Berwick, arrived in 1879 on Oct. 27th; and in 

 1880, on Oct. 28th ; and there they usually depart about the 

 beginning of May or end of April. — G. B. Alnwick, Oct. 2nd, 

 " observed the arrival of a company of Fieldfares from the north, 

 composed of about one hundred individuals. When first mm. 



