320 STUDIES IN BIRD-MIGRATION 



Pratincola rubetra, Whinchat. 



Ushant. — A young male appeared on nth Septem- 

 ber, and was the only bird of this species that came 

 under our notice on the island. 



Alderney. — Single birds were observed on 22nd and 

 27 th September. 



Pratincola rubicola, Stonechat. 



Ushant. — This bird was surprisingly abundant ; 

 indeed, we have never seen this species in anything like 

 the same numbers elsewhere. There must have been at 

 least a couple of hundred of them on this small island. 

 It is doubtless a resident species, and finds congenial 

 haunts in the numerous compounds in which whin is 

 cultivated. 



Alderney. — Very common, 22nd to 28th September. 



Accentor modularis, Hedge-Accentor. 

 Ushant. — Is a common resident, frequenting the 

 whin-enclosures and the neighbourhood of the houses. 



Troglodytes troglodytes. Wren. 

 Ushant. — The Wren was a common bird among the 

 whin-enclosures, and is probably a resident on the island. 



MusciCAPA grisola. Spotted Flycatcher. 



Alderney.- — Was numerous in the hedgerows on 25th 

 and 26th September, along with various immigrants, of 

 which it was undoubtedly one. Mr Cecil Smith says 

 that this bird "probably occurs in Alderney." 



MusciCAPA ATRiCAPiLLA, Pied Flycatcher. 



Alderney. — One was distinctly seen by Mr Laidlaw 

 and myself, independently, on the morning of 27 th Septem- 

 ber. It was in a tall hedge, with Ring-Ouzels, Blackbirds, 

 Goldcrests, Willow- Wrens, and other migrants, and was 



