98 STUDIES IN BIRD-MIGRATION 



^rd November. — South-east, light. 

 Wood- Larks, a party of five observed. Dunlins, 

 two. Grey Geese (.■* species), seven. Ring-Doves, two. 

 Fieldfares scarcer. Wheatears, two noted. 

 4M November. — East-south-east, breezy. 

 Wood- Larks, five: these birds keep very much to 

 the stubbles, but do not associate with the Skylarks. 

 Fieldfares, about thirty. White Wagtail, one. Snipe, 

 two parties of seven and four seen flying over island : 

 these birds are generally seen in parties on arrival, 

 not afterwards. Short-eared Owl, two. Siskin, one. 

 Woodcocks, two. 



c^ih November. — South-east breeze ; clear. 

 Fieldfares, about four hundred have appeared since 

 yesterday. Redwings and Song-Thrushes also very 

 numerous. Slavonian Grebe, one. Goldcrests, many. 

 Bramblings, flock which has been present for some 

 time gone to-day. Woodcocks, about two hundred 

 seen. Snipe, several seen on the high hills with 

 Woodcocks. Long - tailed Ducks, a dozen. Sheld- 

 Duck, one. 



6th November. — South-east, light. 

 Woodcocks, a decrease noticeable. Fieldfares dimin- 

 ishing. Siberian Chiffchaff, one. Little Bunting, one. 

 Jack Snipe, one. Wheatear, one. Wood-Larks, three. 

 yth November. — East, light. 



Woodcocks, about a dozen seen, others left. Mealy 

 Redpolls, two. Fieldfares, about fifty seen. Glaucous 

 Gulls, several. 



9M November. — Westerly, light ; clear. 

 Little Stint, one. Tree- Pipit, one. Turnstone, 

 one. Sheld-Duck, one. Wood-Larks, two. Little 

 Bunting, one. Goldcrest, one. 



