EAST COAST OF ENGLAND. 37 





Limit of Migration. 



Days. 





Rushes 



'• 



Species. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Fieldfare ... 



Sept. 8th to Nov. 13th 



67 



21st 



28th to 31st 



6th to 8th 



Blackbird ... 



„ 18th to Nov. 15th 



59 



21st 



30th to 31st 



2nd to 8th 



Common Thrush 



„ 21st to Nov. 8th 



49 



21st 



13th 



2nd to 6th 



Redwing 



„ 21st to Oct. 30th 



40 



21st 



29th to 30th 



— 



Ring Ouzel... 



Oct. 13th to Nov. 4th 



23 



— 



13th 



1st to 4th 



Missel Thrush 



„ 20th to Nov. 15th 



27 



— 



20th 



4th 



Heligoland. 



Fieldfare ... Sept. 24th to Nov. 7th 45 24th 28th to 31st to 4th 



Blackbird ... Oct. 11th _ _ _ _ _ 



Common Thrush Sept. 21st to Nov. 12th 53 24th 13th & 29th first week. 



Redwing ... Oct. 3rd to Nov. 6th 35 — 13th 6th 



Rmg Ouzel... Sept. 30th to Oct. 22nd 23 — 13th, 12th, 15th — 



Missel Thrush — — — — — — 



Lines of migration, E. to. W., S.E. to N.W., and exceptionally from N.E. 



to S.W. 



Saxicola odnanthe^ Wheatear. — Spring, Farn l.h., April 2nd 

 to 24th; many on 14th. Flamborough, 5th, 1.20 a.m., one 

 struck. Tees l.v., May 10th, twenty going from S.E. to N.W. 

 Autumn, Farn l.h., from July 20th, 2 p.m., N.E., several, to 

 Nov. 7th ; Llyn Wells l.v., one struck (wing sent to Mr. Gurney). 

 In considerable numbers in September and October, covering the 

 whole coast line ; in the former month associated, as usual, with 

 Kedstarts. At the Farn and Longstone lighthouses, Sejot. 2nd 

 and 3rd, E., great numbers of both crossing, and on 24th with 

 both Redstarts and Snow Buntings. Heligoland, Aug. 6th to 7th, 

 a few, S.E. wind, and on to 20th numerous, all young; 21st to 

 24th, in astounding numbers ; Sept. lOth, enormous rush, and 

 11th and 12th, less. 



Pratincola rubetra, Whinchat. — Heligoland, Aug. 21st, 22nd, 

 and 24th, great many young birds. 



P. ruhicola, Stonechat. — Spring, Whitby l.h., Feb. 23rd, one. 

 Autumn, same station, Aug. 8th, many to S. Spurn, Oct. 23rd, 

 many. Stonechats have frequented the sheep-folds on the turnip- 

 fields in Lincolnshire throughout the whole of the late mild 

 winter. Heligoland, Oct. 20th, one young bird ; Oct. 11th, S.S.W., 

 p. ruhicola (indica) ? " with coloration just like a young autumn 



