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up to the middle of the month, was characterised by light south 

 wind and dull weather. Among the rarer visitors may be 

 numbered the second Lincolnshire example of the Barred 

 Warbler, the Arctic Bluethroat, Red-necked Phalarope, Spotted 

 Redshank, Wood-Sandpiper, and Great Snipe, as well as such 

 unusual migrants as the Wood- Wren, Grasshopper- Warbler, and 

 Barn-Owl. 



There are also some notable absentees, such as the Ring- 

 Ouzel, Great Grey Shrike, Pied Woodpecker, and Wood-Pigeon. 

 On the whole, however, the amount of visible migration was 

 below the average of recent years. 



Turdus viscivorus, Linn. Mistle-Thrush.— Appeared on the 

 coast in great numbers, taking part in the " rush " of small birds 

 of Oct. 4th and 5th ; again numerous on 9th, and finally was still 

 more abundant in the movement of Oct. 17th to 21st. 



T. musicus, Linn. Song- Thrush. — A very small migration 

 compared with that of 1898. A good many appeared in turnip 

 and potato fields near the coast on Sept. 11th, and again in the 

 hedges, with Redwings and Blackbirds, on Oct. 21st, 27th, and 

 30th ; and a few were still present on Nov. 3rd. 



T. iliacus, Linn. Redwing. — A very heavy immigration com- 

 mencing with the " rush " of Oct. 4th to 9th in small numbers, 

 but appearing in great abundance on that of Oct. 17th and 

 following days, and lasting until about Nov. 10th. 



T. pilaris, Linn. Fieldfare. — I saw a single bird in a hedge 

 near the coast at North Cotes in October, but no more had appeared 

 up to Nov. 15th, when I left Lincolnshire. On my return I found 

 Fieldfares fairly numerous on Dec. 13th, and very large numbers 

 appeared on Dec. 24th and 25th. 



T. merula, Linn. Blackbird.— Several Blackbirds appeared 

 in the neighbourhood of the coast on Oct. 5th, and a much 

 larger flight on the 9th. Both these flights consisted of adult 

 males and females in about equal numbers. On 17th and 18th 

 another very large arrival took place, again consisting of adults 

 of both sexes, accompanied, however, on the latter day by a few 

 young cocks. On 2lst scores of young black-billed cocks 

 appeared with very few hens. Young cocks were still very 

 abundant on 27th, with a good many old cocks and a few hens. 



