78 STUDIES IN BIRD-MIGRATION 



17M AugusL— North-east, light ; clear. 



A Song-Thrush, a Tern, and seven Turnstones seen. 

 About thirty White Wagtails (mostly young birds) 

 arrived this evening. 



i2>tk Azigust. — Swift and Knot observed. 



igtk August. — Two Greater Whea tears {S. 

 leucorrhoa) observed. 



2Q>th August. — About seventeen Herons as new 

 arrivals. 



2\st August. — East-south-east ; clear. 



Sanderlings, Dunlins, Turnstones (nearly twenty), 

 Curlew (about twenty). Knot, Lapwing, Greater Wheat- 

 ear, and about fifty White Wagtails (mostly young 

 birds). Remains of Nightjar found. 



22nd August. — Easterly, light; clear. 



In early morning a flock of Waders was observed, 

 comprising about forty Redshanks, six Curlews, one 

 Whimbrel, and a few Dunlins. Other birds observed 

 were : — Terns, three ; Sanderlings, two ; Knot, one ; 

 Greenshank, one observed on reefs ; Greater Wheatear, 

 and Common Snipe. 



2ifth August. — East, light ; wet. 



Greater Wheatear, two Whimbrels, Snipe, Reeve, 

 and four Willow- Warblers, Knot and Greenshank 

 again observed. 



2^th August. — East-south-east breeze; rain. 



First Lesser Whitethroat for autumn, a few more 

 Turnstones, and two Lapwings seen. Greenshank left 

 about this date. 



2tth Aiigust. — Easterly, light ; sunny. 



Another Knot, a Wood- Warbler, a Tree-Pipit, 

 several Dunlins, two Snipe, about a dozen Willow- 

 Warblers, and two Sanderlings, are new arrivals. Swift 



