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THE ZOOLOGIST 



No. 730.— April, 1902. 



MIGRATION OF BIRDS IN N.E. LINCOLNSHIRE 

 DURING THE AUTUMN OF 1901. 



By G. H. Caton Haigh. 



There have been few seasons during recent years in which 

 the meteorological conditions have been so uniformly favourable 

 for the passage of birds on their southward migration as those 

 prevailing throughout the past autumn, and although for this 

 reason no great " rush " of migration took place, the steady 

 inflow of birds was almost uninterrupted from the middle of 

 August to the end of November. 



The whole autumn was unusually fine and dry, the only 

 heavy rainfall occurring on Nov. 12th and 13th. 



During the latter half of August light variable winds pre- 

 vailed, with fine weather. From Aug. 31st to Sept. 3rd the 

 wind was N.E., and from this date to the end of September light 

 easterly to south-easterly winds prevailed with little intermission. 

 Throughout October the wind was again very variable, but usually 

 light, with fine weather. November was a somewhat similar 

 month, except for a gale and heavy rain on the 12th and 13th, 

 followed by a spell of sharp frost to the 18th. 



As in 1900, no rare birds appeared, the only unusual occur- 

 rences being those of the Firecrest, Roller, Great Snipe, and 

 Red-necked Phalarope. 



The waders were again very scarce, as they have been in all 

 recent years. Possibly the great increase in the number of 



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