THE ZOOLOGIST 



No. 720.— June, 1901 



MIGRATION OF BIRDS IN N.E. LINCOLNSHIRE 

 DURING THE AUTUMN OF 1900. 



By G. H, Caton Haigh. 



The chief feature of the last autumn passage was the almost 

 total absence of visible migration — indeed, the scarcity of the 

 smaller land birds was quite unprecedented in my experience. 

 The number of shore birds also was far below the average. 



The prevailing winds were from the W. and N.W., and the 

 weather on the whole was unsettled and showery. The only 

 movement which amounted to a "rush" occurred in mid-October, 

 lasting from the 13th to the 20th, and consisted almost exclu- 

 sively of our common winter visitants, most of which were present 

 in their usual numbers. 



No rare birds were met with in the district, but among the 

 scarcer visitors may be mentioned the Bittern, Red-necked 

 Phalarope, Wood- Sandpiper, and Little Auk. 



The list of absentees is more noteworthy, comprising the 

 Stonechat, Kingfisher, Great Titmouse, Goldfinch, Short-eared 

 Owl, Buzzard, and Wood-Pigeon. I have never previously 

 known the Kingfisher to be absent from the coast during the 

 autumn migration, and the same remark applies to the Short- 

 eared Owl. The Wood-Pigeon was omitted from my last year's 

 notes, but a considerable immigration took place after they were 

 written, about the middle of January. This year my keeper, 



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