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During the last few days of September immigratory flocks were noted 

 at the Gull Lt.-v. (Kent) going north-west towards the land. On 

 October the ]st flocks were noted at the Cross Sands Lt.-v. (Norfolk) 

 flying towards the land, and a few were recorded from the Gull Lt.-v. 

 on the 2nd/3rd. On October the 9th many were recorded from the 

 Galloper and Varne Lt,-vs. (Kent). 



From the 10th to the end of the month immijrrant flocks were noted 

 flying westwards almost every day at one or more of the east coast 

 lights, viz., Leman and Ower, Cockle, Haisboro' and St. Nicholas Lts. 

 (Norfolk), Orford Lt. (Suffolk), Smith's Knoll, Cross Sand and Cork Lts. 

 (Essex), Gull and North Goodwin Lt?. (Kent), while birds noted at the 

 Varne Lt.-v. and Dungeness Lt. (Kent) on the nights of the 26th and 27th 

 may have been emigrants or "coasters,"' as the direction was not stated. 

 Flocks were recorded as arriving on the Norfolk coast on the 18th, and 

 on the north coast of Lincolnshire flocks of males were noted on the 

 26th. 



Immigration continued in November, as birds were noted at the Cork 

 Lt.-v. on the 5th going towards lano 1 , and again on the 14th. 



The few birds noted at the Bishop Rock Lt. (Isles of Scilly) on 

 November the 5th/Gth were probably emigrants. 



THE BRAMBL1NG (Fringilla montifringilla) . 



The earliest arrivals were noted in [vent on September the 26th, on 

 the 28th some were seen at the Haisboro' Lt.-v. (Norfolk), and on the 

 same day an increase was recorded in Kent. 



( >u September the 29th/30th flocks were noted at the Leman and Ower 

 Lt.-v. (Norfolk). On the following day they again were noted at the 

 Haisboro' Lt. (Norfolk) and at the Smith's Knoll Lt.-v. (Essex) going 

 south-west, also at the Leman and Ower Lt-.v., from which they were 

 again recorded on October the 2nd and 4th. 



On the 9th numbers going south-west, were recorded at the Galloper 

 Lt.-v. (Kent) and at the Smith's Knoll Lt.-v., also on the following 

 day at the Haisboro' Lt.-v. and Haisboro' Lt. On the lOth/llth 

 many were recorded from the Inner Dowsing Lt.-v. (Lincolnshire), 

 on the 10th, 13th, and 15th from the Haisboro' Lt.-v. coming in 

 from the north-east, and on the 27th at the Cockle Lt.-v. (Norfolk) 

 going towards land. 



This species was noted in Sussex for the first time on October the 12th, 

 and in Northumberland and Lancashire on the 18th. Immigrants to 

 the north coast of Lincolnshire were noted on the 24th, on which day 

 also the first birds were noted in Hampshire. Many were reported 

 from Worcestershire on the 25th, from Cheshire and Hertfordshire 

 on the 27th, and a few from Berkshire on the 30th, with an increase on 

 November the 2nd. A further influx apparently took place in Cheshire 

 "ii November the 17th. 



