40 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Chiffcliaffs, Garden Warblers, one P. siqyerciliosus seen, a grey 

 Phylloscopus seen, tristis ! Some more Chiffcliafifs, with many 

 other birds, Oct. 8th, and one P. siiperciliosiis ; Chiffchaffs again 

 on 9th, 10th and 11th; 13th, Willow Wrens, great numbers all 

 this latter time also. After the middle of October the migration 

 of the Sylviidce appears to have ceased. At Flamborough a 

 Willow W^ren was caught on the morning after the great storm 

 on the night of Oct. 28tli, and at Spurn on morning of 28tli a 

 female Blackcap was shot by Mr. W. Eagle Clarke. 



Golden-crested Wren, Eefjidiis rristatiis. — At Heligoland, 

 Sept. 9th, great many, first comers ; 25tli, some ; 27th, 29tli and 

 30th, some. Oct. 4th, great many ; 5tli, also man}- with some 

 li. iyuicdpillus, Eire-crested Wrens, first comers ; 8tli, great many 

 Golden; 11, also great many; 22nd, daily some. At Longstone 

 L.H., Oct. 22nd, one. At Earne Inner l.h., Sept. 15th, 9 a.m., 

 E.N.E., six. Oct. 12th and 13th, several all day. At Coquet 

 Island L.H., Oct. 14th, N.W., one. Nov. 9th, 11 p.m., N.W., gale, 

 one caught on glass. At Elamborough l.h., Oct. 8th, hundreds 

 seen. At Spurn l.h., Sept. 15th, E.N.E., first seen. Oct. 5th 

 and 7th, plentiful; 15th, about a dozen, one caught; 17th, several; 

 26th, one seen. At Hasbro' l.v., Oct. 17th, 3 p.m., E.S.E. to 

 W.N.W., two. At Cockle l.v., Aug. 18th, one caught on deck. 

 Oct. 9th and 18th, one each day also. On Suffolk coast, mouth 

 of Deben, Nov. 1st, Goldcrests. At Kentish Knock l.v., Oct. 1st, 

 one ; 10th, two on board. At Shipwash l.v., Sept. 1st, 6 to 8 p.m., 

 large numbers to N.W. Dec. 8th, 10 a.m., flock to W.S.W. At 

 Hanois l.h., Aug. 14th, o. m., N., Goldcrests, some killed. Eirst 

 observed at the Guernsey lighthouse, Aug. 14th ; last at Coquet 

 Island, Nov. 9th. Migration extending over eighty-eight days. 



Wren, Troglodytes parvidus. — At Earne Inner l.h., Nov. 23rd, 

 several. At Whitby l.h., Sept. 27th, 10 a.m., Wrens with many 

 other small birds, remaining a few hours and then going south. 

 At Spurn l.h., Sept. 21st, one caught on lantern. At Great Cotes, 

 early in October, many. At East Goodwin l.v., 10 a.m., four 

 from N.W. came on board. 



Parid^e. — Oct. 14th, N.W., windy. Great Titmouse {Panis 

 major-), some; Blue Titmouse (P. ccsruleus), a great many passed 

 over in the afternoon of Oct. 10th, N.E., windy ; and again a great 

 many on the 11th, under the same conditions. At Great Cotes, 

 Oct. 14th, Great Tit, many ; Blue, some ; and Coal Titmouse 



