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one Eider ; 22ncl, N. ; Dec. 23rd, N. ; 31st, N.W., large flocks all 

 day from N. to S. At Teesmouth 5 Buoy l.v., Aug. 16th, six 

 Teal; 26th, large flock from N.E. ; Sept. 10th, twenty-six 

 Sheldrakes, same day large flock of Widgeon ; Oct. 12th to 22nd, 

 immense number of Widgeon ; Dec. 16th, large flock of Teal to 

 S.E. At Teesmouth, Oct. 28th, Ducks in endless flocks morn 

 and noon, all kinds, N.E. hurricane, hail, snow, rain. At 

 Flamborough, Jan. 3rd to 7th, both Geese and Ducks to south in 

 great numbers. At Spurn, Nov. 4th, great number of various 

 sorts in Humber ; and during the, last half of December and in 

 January, enormous flocks of various sorts driven into the river 

 by stress of weather. At Outer Dowsing l.v., July 20th, 28th, 

 and Ang. 10th, about 7 p.m., forty or fifty each day S.E. to 

 N.N.W. At Lynn Well l.v., Sept. 25th, great quantities S.E. to 

 N.W. At Winterton l.h., Aug. 23rd, twenty-one Sheldrakes 

 to E. On Essex coast, Aug. 7th, Widgeon, six young birds 

 seen; 28th, many, wind N.N.W. veering to N.N.E. At Galloper 

 L.V., Nov. 9th, twenty " Smee Ducks " ; Widgeon during night, 

 At Kentish Knock l.v., Sept. 29th, calm, "Wild Ducks," flock at 

 midnight N.E. to S.W. At Swin Middle l.v., Aug. 31st to Sept. 

 20th, on fourteen days " Wild Ducks" all going N.W. or N.N.W. ; 

 Sept. 5th, "great rush." At North Foreland, Sept. 25th, twenty 

 to thirty to N. along shore ; Oct. 6th, thirty or forty to S.W. At 

 Goodwin l.v., Sept. 27th to Oct. 29th, "Wild Ducks" going E. 

 to W. or N.N.W. ; Nov. 4th to 29th, from N.W. to S.E. Migration 

 extending from about the middle of July to the end of October. 

 The greater part arriving in September and October, not only 

 from the north and north-east, but also from S.E. and S.S.E. on 

 to the English coast. 



Black Scoter, (Edemia nigra. — The migration of this species 

 appears greatly to have exceeded that of any other Duck. They 

 have been seen in large numbers during the autumn at various 

 stations on the coast and at sea, passing as a rule towards the 

 south. At Teesmouth, Oct. 2nd, two Black Scoters seen. At 

 Lynn Well l.v., Oct. 17th and 24th, large flocks of Scoters all 

 day from S. to N.W\ and S.E. to W. The direction in this case 

 caused by birds passing over from North-west Norfolk to Lincoln- 

 shire coast. Jan. 1st, one killed against lantern. At Newarp 

 L.V., Sept. 22nd to Oct. 15th, several days, flocks going to S.W. 

 At Cockle L.V., Sept. 27th, 6 to 10 a.m., in large flocks to N.W, 



