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(Parus ater), a few. Dec. 9th, P. majoi\ several, "second rush." 

 Migratory flocks of the Long-tailed Titmouse {Acredida rosea) 

 occurred near Cromer in October. 



MoTAciLLiD^. — At Heligoland, Aug. 27th, Blue-headed and 

 White Wagtails {Motacilla flava and alha), great many young 

 birds. Sept. 1st, M. flava, pretty large numbers with other birds, 

 all restless, passing over; 9th, E., fine. Yellow Wagtail, Budytes 

 (M. Rail), great many; 15th, forenoon, M, flava, astounding 

 numbers, late in afternoon in great flights overhead, going north 

 to south ; 27th, M. alha, some. The only migration of Wagtails 

 over Heligoland in August and September, with one exception, 

 appears to have been confined to these two well-known European 

 species — the Blue-headed and White Wagtails of the Continent. 

 The Grey Wagtail {M. sidjjhurea) was first observed at Great 

 Cotes first week in October, and on Norfolk Coast, Sept. 25th. 



Tkee Pipit, Anthus trivialis. — At Heligoland, Aug. 22nd, young 

 birds ; 23rd, same ; 24th, same, but less numbers ; 26th, Meadow 

 Pipit {A. ])ratensis), great many (oftentimes with smart breeze), 

 also many Tree Pipits; 31st, Kichard's Pipit (A. Richardi), one. 

 Sept. 1st, Tree Pipits, pretty large numbers; 9th, E., fine. Tree 

 and Meadow Pipits, great many, and two A. Richardi seen ; 15th, 

 forenoon, Kichard's Pipit, some, once seven together, none shot ; 

 late in afternoon. Meadow Pipits, great flights. Tree Pipits less ; 

 16th, Tawny Pipit {A. campestris), two; 27th, Meadow Pipits, 

 a few. Oct. 6th, Meadow Pipits with Larks in great flights passing 

 overhead. At Coquet l.h., October, 9 a.m., half a score Titlarks. 

 At Spurn, Sept. 6th, migrating with Swallows, but in separate 

 flocks, bents full of Titlarks arriving from sea, came from N.E., 

 wind W. At Leman and Ower l.v., Sept. 13th, Titlarks, numbers 

 on board, fifteen caught. At Swin Middle l.v., Aug. 29th, 6 p.m., 

 two Titlarks and six species of small birds on board, left for W. 

 At Casquets l.h., Aug. 18th, 2 a.m., about fifty struck. Sept. 6th, 

 midnight to 3 a.m., twenty struck. Kock Pipit {A. ohscurus), 

 Sept. 28th, first seen on Lincolnshire coast ; Sept. 22nd, on 

 Norfolk coast. 



Shore Lark, Otocorijs aljjestris. — At Heligoland, Oct. 4th, about 

 twenty ; 5th and 6th, some ; 17th, twenty to forty ; 19th, great 

 many; 20th, flights from twenty to one hundred; 21st, great 

 many ; 23rd, still larger flights ; 26th, a few. Also great numbers 

 in November and up to Dec. 18th ; on Nov. 15th, thousands, in 



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