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At Spurn, Oct. 28th, one shot. At Hasbro' l.v., Sept. 30th, 

 10 a.m., o. m. from E. to S.W., horned owl — probably this 

 species. The Long-eared Owls arrive on our east coast, as a 

 rule, later than Asio accijyitrinus, and in much less numbers. 



Short-eared Owl, Asio accipitrinus. — At Heligoland, Sept. 

 25th, S., very little wind, great many. Oct. 20th, again great 

 many ; 22nd, thousands. On our east coast they arrived in very 

 considerable numbers in October. At Inner Fame l.h., Nov. 

 16th, 4 p.m., one. At Coquet Island l.h., Oct. 7th to Nov. 16th, 

 with northerly and easterly winds, and from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., 

 eight. At Teesmouth 5 Buoy l.v., Oct. 4th to 27th, twelve, 

 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., going E. to W. At Teesmouth, Oct. 3rd to 

 24th, nine. At Spurn, Sept. 29th, one shot ; Oct. 19th and 

 following week, many ; 27th, several. On Lincolnshire coast, 

 Oct. 19th and following week, very great many. At Inner 

 Dowsing L.V., Nov. 4th, 7.30 a.m., one N.E. to S.W. At 

 Dudgeon l.v., Oct. 5th, noon, one to W. ; 23rd, 10.20 a.m., one 

 to S.W. At Lynn Well l.v., Oct. 5th, 11 a.m., one; 4 p.m., one 

 Grey Owl N.W. to S. At Leman and Ower l.v., Oct. 1st, one 

 caught at noon. Many also arrived about Oct. 19th on the 

 Norfolk coast. I have no notices of Short-eared Owls south of 

 Yarmouth. The ''great rush" took j)lace on night of Oct. 18th 

 or morning of 19tli, the Woodcock arriving at the same time with 

 a north w^ind. Heavy snow from north on Oct. 20th. The 

 "great rush" over Heligoland was on Oct. 22nd. 



Barn Owl, Aluco flammeus. — At Yarmouth, Oct. 19th, 

 morning, one seen coming in from the sea. 



Tengmalm's Owl, Nyctala Tengmahm. — On Oct. 22nd a very 

 fine example of this small Owl was shot at Saltfleet, on the 

 Lincolnshire coast ; wind strong from the north on 21st. 

 Another was shot in Felyingdales, Yorkshire, near Kobin Hood's 

 Bay, late in December. At Heligoland, Nov. 22nd and 23rd, 

 Hawk Owl, Surnia funerea, was seen flying about, but never 

 within shot. 



Great Grey Shrike, Laiiiiis excuhitor. — At Heligoland, Oct. 

 14th, N.W., windy, four fine old birds, pure white underneath ; 

 16th, some ; 17th, some ; major, one. Nov. 10th, one fine old 

 male. There was a very considerable immigration on to the east 

 coast in October. At Spurn, one was seen during the first week 

 in October, and subsequently in that month and early in 



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