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great many beginning to pass ; 25th, enormous numbers passing 

 on high overhead in a westerly direction ; 26th, hundreds of 

 thousands high overhead ; 27th, some ; 28th, thousands so high 

 overhead that they cannot be seen, only their call-notes heard, 

 all day long; Oct. 6th, 7th, and 8th, great many; 11th, same ; 

 27th, still many passing. Great numbers have also arrived on 

 the east coast ; they are noticed at fourteen stations, from the 

 Fame Islands to the Goodwins. At Fame Inner l.h., Sept. 1st, 

 2 a.m.. one killed against glass, S.W., misty. At Whitby l.h., 

 Sept. 27th, "Finches," ''great rush," with many other species. 

 At Great Cotes, Oct. 13th, very large flocks of females and young 

 of the year about this date. At Dudgeon l.v., Oct. 16th, one male 

 caught on deck; 28th, same; Dec. 5th, one same, going W. At 

 Lynn Well l.v., Oct. 5th and 23rd, many S.E. to N.W. ; 25th, in 

 smaller flocks to N.W. At Northrepps, Oct. 13th, Mr. J. H. Gurney 

 saw a huge flock in a stubble-field on the cliff, which he thinks must 

 have come in from the sea. At Leman and Ower l.v., Oct. 19th, 8 to 

 12 p.m., o.m., six caught on deck. At Newarp l.v., 2 to 3 p.m., 

 Oct. 6th, 14th, and 18th, each day to S.W. At Cockle l.v., Oct. 

 6th, two on board caught. At Corton l.v., 7 p.m., several 

 males alighted on deck; 15th, 6 p.m., one male caught. At 

 Galloper l.v., Oct. 9th to Nov. 6th, on several days, sometimes 

 with Larks, twelve Larks, nine Chaffinches killed night of Oct. 

 9th, o. m., heavy rain. At Kentish Knock l.v., Oct. 7th, two at 

 sunrise to S.W. ; 15th, two, male and female, caught ; 17th, 

 W\S.W., three or four hundred very high to S.W. At Swin 

 Middle l.v. Sept. 18th, sunrise to 10 a.m.. Chaffinches with 

 Linnets to W. At Gull l.v., Sept. 28th, 9 to 11 a.m., continuous 

 flocks of Linnets, Starlings, Chaffinches, and Mountain Sparrows 

 to W., many of each on deck. The main immigration of the 

 Chaffinch was from the middle of September to end of October, 

 the bulk of the immigrants crossing south of Yarmouth. The 

 "great rush" on or about Oct. 13th. 



Beambling, Fringilla montifringilla. — At Heligoland, Sept. 

 25th, many ; 27th, some ; Oct. 8th, great many ; and on 27tli, 

 still more, and also good many throughout November. On the 

 English coast few have been observed. At Flamborough, Jan. 

 13th, some large flocks. At Leman and Ower l.v., Oct. 6th, one 

 male caught. 



Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus. — None are recorded as 



