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During these movements the bird is not uncommon, 

 and both sexes were par4:icularly abundant from the 12th 

 to the 23rd of May 1910, arriving concurrently. 



In autumn young birds only have hitherto been 

 detected, and the bird has always been somewhat scarce 

 at this season. The passages have been confined to 

 September, and are recorded from the 9th to the 20th of 

 the month. 



Although it appears in some numbers in spring, 

 it is usually seen singly, and frequents stone walls, 

 fences, and even the face of the cliffs. 



In May 19 10, I saw these Shrikes pursue and capture 

 the fine, locally distributed Bee, Bombus smithianus, 

 which is abundant on the island ; and I have taken an 

 entire example of this insect from the crop of a young 

 bird in the autumn. George Stout once disturbed one 

 which was feeding on the remains of a Rock-Pipit ; and 

 has seen it chase other small birds. 



Regulus regulus, Goldcrest. — The Continental race 

 of Goldcrest is an annual visitor on passage during both 

 the spring and autumn ; but is much more in evidence 

 and abundant during the fall movements. 



In spring, on its journey northwards to its summer 

 haunts, it has appeared as early as 25th March ; but the 

 average date for its advent at this season is 6th April, 

 and the movement lasts until the end of the first week 

 of May. 



In autumn the earliest-known visitor was observed 

 on 8th September, but the average date for its arrival is 

 19th September. In most seasons it arrives in numbers 

 during the fourth week of September, and in varying 

 abundance at intervals throughout October. In 

 some seasons many have been recorded as late as the 



