54 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Winterton l.h., Sept. lOtb, 12.30 a.m., one caught beating 

 against lantern, great many during night to W. Farn l.h., 

 Nov. 17th, large flock to E. Hasbro' l.v., Jan. 3rd, 1884, one 

 killed. Heligoland, Oct. 30th and 31st, great many with Tringa 

 and ScolojKix, Limosa and Vanellus ; and night of 31st, great rush. 



Sterninj:, Terns. — Spurn, May 4th, all day to north. At 

 the Fame Islands the Arctic Terns, Sterna macruray returned to 

 their nesting quarters on May 20th, and left again on Aug. 3rd, 

 only a few being seen after that date. Yarmouth, Aug. 7th to 

 10th, Black, Common, and Arctic Terns along shore, and through 

 the month to 31st ; in shore only when wind is westerly, in 

 flocks of ten to fifty, nine-tenths being young ; it is the westerly 

 winds which bring in the herring "sj-le," on which the Terns 

 feed. The Sandwich Tern, Sterna cantiaca, arrived at the Farn 

 Islands between April 15th and 23rd, leaving again on Aug. 3rd. 

 At Languard Point, Mr. Owen Boyle saw on June 1st, 4.45 a.m., 

 a pair of Eoseate Terns ; 7th, four Sandwich Terns ; 15th, four 

 Lesser Terns ; and on 23rd, four Common Terns. At Redcar, on 

 Se]3t. 5th, 6th, 7th, and 10th, many flights were heard passing 

 over in dark. 



Larin^, Gulls. — Whitby l.h., Feb. 15th, Herring Gulls 

 returning to cliffs ; July 18th, first young on wing ; Aug. 14th, 

 Gulls, old and young, left the cliff. Farn l.h., April 14th, Lesser 

 Black-backed Gulls returning to nesting quarters. Yarmouth, 

 Aug. 10th, Gulls, mostly young, along shore feeding on " syle," 

 five to thirty in flock. Flamborough, Sept. 12th, great many 

 Gulls all day to south. Spurn, Sept. 24th, two hundred Herring 

 Gulls to south. Cockle l.v., Oct. 25th, great many large Gulls, 

 young and old, E. to W. ; Nov. 17th to 23rd, 9.30 a.m. to 3 p.m.. 

 Great Black-backed Gulls from W. to E. Farn l.h., Nov. 8th to 

 30th, very large number of Black-headed Gulls fishing round 

 island at flood each day ; Dec. 8th, two " Bass " Gulls ; 12th, 

 one. "These Gulls are all cream-colour. I am not sure if they 

 are the Glaucous, so have given them the local name." At 

 Heligoland, young Glaucous Gulls, L. glaucus, were repeatedly 

 seen about island in December ; and during the last week in 

 January, 1884, hundreds of Black-headed Gulls, L. ridihundus^ 

 frequented the plateau of cliff, which Mr. Gatke says is a "very 

 exceptional" circumstance there. Xema sabinii, Sabine's Gull, 

 an immature example was shot on. Oct. 28th, the second example 



