60 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



At Gorton l.v., Nov. 16th, noon, hundreds N. to S. ; Dec. 12th to 

 28th, numerous flocks from N.N.E. to W.S.W. and S.E. to N.W. 

 At Tongue l.v., Dec. 29th, 9 a.m. to noon, several flocks to W. 

 At Gull L.V., July 22nd and 23rd, flocks to S.E. ; Aug. 20th to 

 Dec. 3rd, on several days to W.S.W. and S. At South-sand 

 Head l.v., July 21st, two flocks, thii'ty and fifty to S., and from 

 this to Oct. 16th, frequent flocks going as a rule S. At East 

 Goodwin l.v., July 5th, 6th, 9th, and 10th, first two days, small 

 flocks E. to W. ; on the 9th, a thousand or more going N. to S. 



CoLYMBiDiE. — At Fame Inner l.h., Sept. 10th, two. Great 

 Northern Diver, Coli/mhus glacialis, Nov. 2nd, six "speckled" 

 about island. At Teesmouth, several Eed-throated Divers, 

 Colymhus sejytentriojialis, early morning. Mr. J. H. GmTiey 

 informs me that when Mr. F. D. Power was off Cley, on 

 the Norfolk coast, this autumn, on Oct. 1st, he saw a remarkable 

 flight of Eed-throated Divers along coast eastward ; they flew 

 forty to fifty yards high, but rarely came near the boat ; one 

 shot had a perfect red throat. 



PoDiciPiTiD^. — At Hunstanton l.h., Sept. 2nd, 9 p.m., o.m., 

 Little Grebe, Podiceps fluriatilis, struck and caught. At Hasboro' 

 L.H., Dec. 3rd, 2 a.m., fog, Little Grebe killed, being the second 

 in eighteen months. Sclavonian Grebe, Podiceps auritiis, one, a 

 female, was shot near Easington, Spurn, on Jan. 11th, 1881, and 

 Great Crested Grebe, P. cristatuSy in Whitby Harbour on the 16th 

 of the same month. 



Alcid^. — At Heligoland, Nov. 26th, Common Guillemots in 

 great numbers on the cliff, their breeding quarters ; Dec. 10th, 

 early morning, cliffs covered ; 13th, thousands, at least half 

 black-bearded. 



Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carho. — At Hunstanton l.h., Aug. 

 24th, eight passing E. 



Gannet, Snla bassana. — At Spurn l.v., Oct. 1st to 16th, many 

 to S. At Outer Dowsing l.v., Oct. 27th, 9 a.m., eight to S. At 

 Cockle L.V., Oct. 16th, several ; 25th, fifteen to W. ; 27th, great 

 numbers. At Corton l.v., Oct. 16th, many to S. At Casquets, 

 Aug. 22nd, and on Dec. 8th, matiy to N.N.W. Was seen off the 

 Casquets as early as Aug. 22nd. The main migration appears to 

 have taken place in October, from N. to S. along the east coast. 



Sterninze. — At Heligoland, July, Ca'spian Tern, Sterna Caspia, 

 frequently seen. At Fame Inner l.h., Aug. 28th, both the 



