94 STUDIES IN BIRD-MIGRATION 



scattered over the island. Woodcocks, three. Red- 

 breasts, several. 



i8M October.- — East-south-east breeze ; clear. 



Siberian Chiffchaff, one searching for food on 

 the sides of a ravine. It allowed so close an approach 

 that its black legs could be distinctly seen. Little 

 Buntings, no less than six came under observation, 

 sheltering and seeking food on the sides of the same 

 ravine. Redbreasts very numerous. 



19M October. — Southerly gale; much colder. 



The wind much too high for observation, and the 

 birds were in hiding. When any of the smaller birds were 

 found and disturbed, there was scarcely any chance of 

 seeing them again, for the wind instantly carried them 

 far away. Rose-coloured Pastor, an example was well 

 seen among a number of Redwings and Song-Thrushes. 

 It afterwards left these, and joined a flock of Starlings. 

 It was very wary, and kept to the face of the cliff. 

 Starlings, a large number, several hundreds of immi- 

 grants in to-day. They kept to the open fields, and did 

 not join resident birds and visit the yards. Common 

 Gulls, very numerous and mostly old birds. Lapwings, 

 seven. House-Martin, one. Blackbirds, very numerous. 

 Short-eared Owls, two. Rooks, three. Woodcocks, 

 between forty and fifty. Jackdaw, one. Grey Geese, 

 two. Goldcrest, only one. Blackcap, male. Little 

 Buntings, three or four seen. 



20th October. — Southerly gale continues ; wet 

 forenoon. 



Birds more in evidence to-day. Goldcrests, many. 

 Woodcock, scarcer. Scaup, one. Yellow - browed 

 Warbler, one. Blackcap, male, still here. Common 

 Gull, about one hundred and fifty young and old birds. 



