100 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Oct. 14th, one and a Linnet. At. Smalls, Oct. Ie5th, numbers 

 struck, with Starlings, Thrushes, and Finches ; and, at Godrevy, 

 two, with two Starlings and one Thrush, not killed. At Helwick, 

 Nov. 2nd, several killed, with Larks and Starlings ; and, from 

 midnight to morning at S. Bishop, a fresh S.E. breeze and very 

 misty, a very great quantity of Blackbirds, Larks, etc. (see Song 

 Thrush). At Godrevy, Nov. 3rd, one struck, not killed. At 

 Smalls, Nov. 2nd, two were seen at midnight ; 3rd and 5th six 

 (two males and four females), and one female. At Nash 

 (E. or high), Dec. 1st, one was killed. At Skerries, Dec. 4th, a 

 few. The time of the occurrences noticed, except of the three 

 in report, which were at sunrise, was from midnight to morning, 

 and they took place almost always in cloudy or misty weather, 

 with generally a mod. breeze more or less easterly, viz., N.N.E., 

 through E. to S.S.E. The greatest number of instances noticed 

 is in October, when we have returns from seven stations, but the 

 birds are only seen by ones or twos ; they seem to have appeared 

 in numbers from Nov. 1st to 3rd ; in December we have only two 

 instances. 



Then the Turdidce have been noticed from Morecambe Bay 

 (from St. Bees we have the general remarks that an occasional 

 Blackbird or Thrush is to be seen) to Godrevy. The movement 

 appears to have been pretty evenly distributed, perhaps to have 

 spread gradually from N. to S., and to have lasted from Aug. 12th 

 to Jan. 14th, being most active from Sept. 27th to Nov. 27th, 

 with a decided rush on Nov. 2nd and 3rd. The direction of 

 flight is seldom given, the notices almost all referring to birds 

 killed or striking. The greatest slaughter occurred at S. Bishop 

 on Nov. 1st, when, of Blackbirds, Thrushes, Larks, and Starlings, 

 162 were immolated, and on Nov. 3rd 172. The time when the 

 occurrences were observed lies between twilight and sunrise, but 

 is chiefly about midnight, the weather being generally hazy, 

 misty, or overcast, with mod. breezes from E.N.E. through 

 E. to S.E. In the majority of instances the birds were accom- 

 panied by others of their own family, or by Starlings or Larks. 



Stonechat, Saxicola ruhicola. — At Morecambe Bay, Aug. 29th, 

 4 p.m., moderate breeze E. by S., one came on board. The 

 note is added that it is "very. seldom Seen here." This is the 

 only occurrence noted. 



Wheatear, Saxicola cenanthe. — At Bishop Rock, Aug. 17th, 



