98 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



SEPARATE REPORT ON EACH SPECIES. 



Of the Eaptores we have heard but Httle. A male Falcon (Pere- 

 grme ?) was seen at Sevenstones Oct. 13th, at noon, flying S.W., 

 before a moderate breeze from N.E.; at Smalls, Oct. 7th, a 

 Kestrel was observed fl^^ing round the tower; in Morecambe 

 Ba}^ Oct. 4th, 7.30 a.m., a Sparrowhawk flying from N.N.E., a 

 gentle E.N.E. breeze, rested on board the light-vessel. At St. 

 Bees a hawk or two, we are told, may be seen occasionally; 

 ''they build on the cliffs thereabouts." 



Owl, Otus hrachijotos. — At North Stack, Oct. 13th, an Owl, 

 probably the Short-eared, was seen, at 8.55 a.m., flying S.W., 

 before a mod. N.E. breeze. At Smalls, Oct 15th, a little Horned 

 Owl was observed resting on the rock ; Nov. 6th, at 4 p.m., 

 another on the S.E. rock. 



Fieldfare, Turdiis jnlaris. — Distinguished on one or two 

 occasions ; possibly some of the notes on '' Thrush " may refer 

 to this. From Bishop Eock, Oct. 13th, Fieldfares were seen 

 at 10 a.m. passing W. before a mod. E. breeze. At Smalls, 

 Oct. 15th, from 1 a.m. to daylight. Grey Thrushes were noticed, 

 with Eedwings, Starlings, and Blackbirds ; breeze gentle to 

 moderate, E.S.E. to S.E. At Ak (Eiver Dee), Nov. 7th, "large 

 quantities passed at sunrise." 



Song Thrush, Turdus musicus. — Eecorded from five stations. 

 At Caernarvon Bay, Oct. 1st, two were killed; hazy. At South 

 Bishop, Oct. 5th, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., a mod. N.N.E. breeze, rain 

 and mist. Thrushes and Blackbirds were passing, and, of the 

 former, seven killed. At Morecambe Bay, Oct. 8th, 10.20 a.m., 

 one Song Thrush passed S.S.W., very tired ; a strong N.E. 

 breeze. At Nash (E. or high), Oct. 13tli, one was killed; afresh 

 N.N.E. breeze, with mist. At Bull Point, Oct. 14th, 3 a.m., 

 overcast and misty, light air S.S.W., one female is reported as 

 striking. At Caernarvon Bay, Nov. 2nd, a young Thrush and 

 Lark were killed at 9.10 p.m.; gentle E.S.E. breeze, hazy. At 

 Bull Point, Nov. 3rd, two struck at 2 a.m. ; fresh E. breeze, 

 clear. At the same time there ap2)ears to have been a rush 

 farther south. At South Bishop, Nov. 2nd, from midnight to 

 morning, a fresh S.E. breeze, very misty, a very great quantity 

 of Thrushes, with Blackbirds, Starlings, and Larks, of which 

 many were killed; and, with breeze still S.E., but moderate, 



