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On the 13tli a few were recorded in South Devon and on the 21st in 

 Somerset; but it was not till the last week in October that the main 

 arrival took place in England. 



On October the 23rd a few flocks were recorded from Worcestershire 

 and West Yorkshire, on the 24th from Shropshire, and on the 25th from 

 South Yorkshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire and Wilts ; while during 

 the next five days there was a general increase of Fieldfares in Lanca- 

 shire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Essex, Kent and 

 Wilts but it was noted in nearly every case that the birds were on 

 passage towards some point between south and west. 



The earliest arrivals were noted in Denbigh on the 26th, and in South 

 Wales on November the 3rd. 



A further increase was noted in North Lincolnshire and Staffordshire 

 on the 30th, and in South Yorkshire both on the 31st and on November 

 the 2nd coming from the north-east. 



Durino- the first week of November migratory flocks were noted 

 passing through Suffolk, Essex and Kent, on the 5th a large flight 

 passed through Wilts, and on the 8th a great arrival was noted in 

 Norfolk. 



On November the 7th/8th large numbers with other members of 

 the Thrush-family struck Dungeness Lt. (Kent), and between the 

 5th and 12th many were recorded and taken at Bishop Rock Lt. 

 (Isles of Scilly). These were emigratory birds going westwards, both 

 by day and night, in company with Starlings, Sky-Larks, Thrushes, &c. 



On the 8th a large increase of Fieldfares was reported from Norfolk ; 

 on the 10th and 11th further large flights going south-westwards were 

 noted in Wilts, on the 16th and 19th in Kent going west, and on the 

 19th/20th and 26th in Somerset going south. 



Durino- the second and third weeks of November this species seems to 

 have become generally distributed in its winter-quarters. 



THE BLACKBIRD {Turclus merula). 



There were practically no inland migratory records of this species. 



During September it was noted that there was a great decrease in the 

 numbers in Berks. 



During the last week of September emigratory flocks were noted 

 nearly every night with Song-Thrushes at Bishop Bock Lt. (Isles of 

 Scilly), and also on the 28th and 29th at St. Catherine's Lt. (Isle of 

 Wight). 



On October the 10th there was a large arrival, consisting mostly of 

 young birds, on the north coast of Lincolnshire ; these were augmented 

 on the 12th and 14th ; between that date and the 18th great numbers 

 rn have been coming in, the later migrations including many adults. 



