36 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



E.toW. Jan. 15tb, 12.45 p.m., high overhead, W.S.W. At 

 Galloper l.v., Nov. 1st, 9 a.ra., fifteen, S.E. to N.W. At Yarmouth, 

 Oct. 17th and 18th, early morning, very high. Mr. T. Southwell, 

 of Norwich, saw a large flock near that city on Sept. 9th.* Ex- 

 cluding Great Cotes as referring perhaps to local movement from 

 outburst of severe w-eather in the North, the Fieldfares were seen 

 on their migration, first near Norwich, Sept. 9th and last at 

 Teesmouth, Nov. 27th— eighty days. ''Great rush" Oct. 21st 

 to 28th. 



Eedwing, Tardus iliacus. — At Heligoland, Sept. 6th, first 

 flocks. Oct. 16th, N.W. and easterly, in great numbers, very high ; 

 20th, many. English coast five stations from Fame Island to 

 Yarmouth. At Fame Inner l.h., Oct. 29tli, many. At Spurn 

 L.H., Oct. 5tli, plentiful. At Great Cotes, Dec. 9th, many, 

 *' second rush." At Hunstanton l.h., Sept. 18th, 10 p.m., one 

 caught. At Y^armouth, Oct. 17th and 18th, with Fieldfares, very 

 high. From Sept. 6th, Heligoland, to Oct. 29th, Fame Islands, 

 fifty-four days ; " great rush" middle of October. 



Blackbird, Turdiis merula. — At Heligoland, Oct. 19th, some ; 

 20th, many ; 28th, numerous. At Fame Inner l.h., Oct. 21st 

 and 29th, one each day ; Nov. 20th, 22nd, 23rd and 26th, many ; 

 " great rush" on these four days. At Coquet l.h., Nov. 20th, all 

 day. Dec. 19th, many, with Larks and Plover. At Whitby l.h., 

 Aug. 1st, at daylight, the first seen this year. Oct. 24th and 26th, 

 several at daj'light. At Flamborough l.h., Oct. 21st, day and 

 night. At Spurn l.h., Oct. 27th, old cocks. Nov. 20th, Black- 

 birds in considerable numbers, with Thrushes, Redwings, and 

 Fieldfares. At Great Cotes, Sept. 27th, young cocks. Oct. 19th, 

 many. At Outer Dowsing l.v., Oct. 22nd, 3 p.m., four old males, 

 E.S.E. to W. Nov. 26th, 1 p.m., three males, E.S.E. to W. At 

 Cromer l.h., Nov. 6th, three. At Hasbro' l.h., 11 p.m., two struck, 

 killed. At Corton l.v., Oct. 22nd, continuous after daylight, 

 E. to W. Nov. 7th, 11 a.m. to sunset, with Thrushes; 9th, 

 W. by N., several flocks to S.W., very low. At Galloper l.v., 

 Oct. 22nd, 8.40 a.m., about four hundred and three hundred 

 Starlings to S.W. ; 31st, sixty; Nov. 2nd, about one hundred during 

 night, thirty killed, to N.W. at sunrise ; 6th, 10 p.m. to sunrise, 



'■^'- A flock of twcuty-five were Seen at Woodham Mortimer, Essex, on 

 Sept. Gtli. See ' Field,' Oct. 2ud. 



