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minutes, and perhaps Whitby, Jan. 3rd, 1884, *' one very large 

 Horned Owl seen on cliff top." Heligoland, Oct. 31st and 

 Nov. 1st, pretty numerous. 



A. hrachi/otus, Short-eared Owl. — Spring, Farn l.v., April 

 25th, 7.45, p.m., *' one very large Owl to E.N.E.; very high." 

 Autumn, first at Redcar, Sept. 11th to Dec. 20th. At Llyn 

 Wells L.V., two to S.S.W. ; throughout October to Nov. 8th, 

 at eleven stations;* rushes Oct. 1st to 4th, 12th to 14th, and 

 first week in November. Heligoland, Oct. 14th and 15th, one 

 each day ; 22nd, numerous ; 24th, some ; 30th, great many ; 

 31st, numerous. Nov. 1st to 4tb, " and at night at the light- 

 house, many, also our smaller Owl, tengmahni.'' 



FALCoNiDiE. — Circus, Harrier, Redcar, Sept. 21st, six on Tees 

 Breakwater. Buzzards or ''very large Hawks," Spring, Farn 

 L.H., March 10th, "one large Hawk, feeding on Blackbird"; 

 May 18th, large Haw^k ; June 18th, very large Hawk, driving 

 the Terns from their nesting-place; also on 19th. Autumn, 

 from Sept. 6th to Jan. 12th, 1884, numerous Buzzards, and 

 " very large Hawks " are recorded at ten stations between the 

 Farn Islands and Yarmouth ; the majority between Sept. 6th 

 and Oct. 20th. There appears to have been a rush of the larger 

 Falconidce on Sept. 21st. At the Spurn l.h., on Sept. 21st, two 

 Common Buzzards; 14th, 1 a.m.. Honey Buzzard caught against 

 lantern, and another on 17th, shot near Kilnsea. Farn l.h., 

 23rd, one very large Hawk, "back and wings dark brown, belly 

 greyish white, beak slate-colour." Whitby l.h., Jan. 12th, 

 8.30. a.m., one very large Hawk, " dark colour, with long, 

 square tail, the largest I have ever seen." Accipiter nisus^ 

 Sparrowhawk, numerous through September and to Oct. 14th, 

 and after this in less numbers to Nov. 20th ; rush, Sept. 21st, 

 with other Falconidce. Heligoland, Rough-legged Buzzard, Oct. 

 12th and 13th, one each day ; Nov. 2nd, some ; 19th, four to 



* Under date of Nov. 7th, at Happisburgli l.h., an Owl, flying about in 

 the glare of the lamps, was seen to pounce on a Starhng and carry it o£f. 

 Mr. F. Spurr writes, " this latter, a fine Horned Owl, has taken to visit the 

 hghthouse regularly ; he takes his post just beneath'the strong rays of light, 

 and from thence pounces on the small birds when they are frightened by 

 the glare." He goes on to say that he had seen it perched on the rail of the 

 balcony, when its eyes shone like living coals ; just such a hght as is visible 

 in the eyes of the night-flying moths when they settle on the pane. 



