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March 8th, many, 9 a.m. Same station, Oct. 17th, great numbers 

 at same hour. At Teesmouth (Eedcar) some on South Gare on 

 morning of Oct. 25th, with other immigrants. 



Rustic Bunting, E. rustica, Pall.^ — Spurn, Sept. 17th, one, 

 presumed to be a female, shot on the beach near Easington by 

 Mr. Townend, schoolmaster. On the same date a fine young bird 

 was obtained on Heligoland. Light variable easterly winds over 

 North Sea at time. 



Little Bunting, E. pusilla, Pall. — Sept. 17th, Heligoland, 

 seen but not obtained. Oct. 19th, one. 



Reed Bunting, E. schoeniclus , Linn. — Teesmouth (Redcar), 

 Sept. 22nd, a flock in conjunction with Chiffchaffs and Lesser 

 Whitethroats. 



Lapland Bunting, Plectrophanes lapponicus (Linn.). — One shot 

 at Tetney, near Great Grimsby, Dec. 27th, by Mr. G. E. Power. 



Snow Bunting, P. nivalis (Linn.). — First at Spurn, Sept. 10th, 

 an old bird on beach ; then, at Inner Fame, on Oct. 6th, four ; 

 wind E.N.E. (3). At Heligoland, on Oct. 26th, 28th, 29th, 

 30th, 31st, easterly winds to N.W. and S.W. ; 26th, 9 p.m. to 

 midnight, great many passing overhead ; 28th and 29th, rain 

 and hail, both days very great numbers ; 30th, great many ; 31st, 

 flights of thousands high overhead — one old to about one hundred 

 young. Enormous and unusual flocks occurred from the Fame 

 Islands to N.E. Lincolnshire, from Nov. 14th to end of the year. 

 In the latter district, also near Redcar, many thousands together 

 remaining for weeks on stubble-land feeding on shaken corn. At 

 the South Tees l.v. the great rush was on the 23rd, 24th, and 

 25th Nov., and again 6th and 10th of Dec, flying S.W. At Inner 

 Fame l.h., Dec. 4th, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., immense numbers to W. 

 and W.N.W. ; very few old birds observed. On Nov. 8th and 9th, 

 at Heligoland, thousands upon thousands passed night and day 

 along with Shore Larks, Otocorys alpestris. In spring of 1882, 

 March 28th, Spurn, a few ; 29th, one on beach. 



Sky Lark, Alauda arvensis, Linn. — On the night of July 25th, 

 1881, large numbers occurred at the Dudgeon and the Leman and 

 Ower L.v.'s, round the lanterns, in the former case associated with 

 Starlings and Snipes ; fifty fell on deck, and sixty at Leman and 

 Ower. Again, at these same light-vessels, on March 6th and 

 7th, great numbers occurred during night. In the autumn Sky 

 Larks occurred at all stations from the Inner Fame to Hanois. 



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