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20th. At Nash, Sept. 10th, 3 p.m., about 100 Books passed N. ; 

 13th, from the low station, hundreds were seen flying overland ; 

 22nd, 9 a.m., a flight of young Rooks, Starlings and Jackdaws 

 flying N.E., fresh W. breeze ; 24th, at noon, a flock passing S.E. ; 

 30th, 3 p.m., from both stations we hear of a flight passing N.E. ; 

 Oct. 2nd, 2 p.m., fresh N. breeze, misty, large flock of Crows 

 pass S.W. ; the only instance reported from Nash for October. 

 At Morecambe Bay, Oct. 3rd, 5.30 p.m., fifteen common Books 

 passed, flying E.N.E., fresh N.E. breeze; 5th, same hour, mod. 

 gale E. by N., overcast, misty and rainy, twelve going E.S.E.; 

 10th, 11 a.m., fresh E.N.E. breeze, two passed S. by E. At 

 Bull Point, Oct. 12th, 7 a.m., fresh E. breeze, two dozen Black 

 Crows, old and young, seen flying W., before fresh E. breeze; 

 only record of a W. direction of flight. The next occurrence 

 dates Nov. 1st and 3rd, 9 a.m., when, at Nash, large flights, with 

 Starlings, passed overland. We next hear, on 13th, of similar 

 flights flying overland at noon ; a fresh W. gale, mist and 

 showers. From the low station (only) we have like returns on 

 20th, 24th, 25th, and 28th, 29th, 30th, between 9 a.m. and 

 noon, winds various, clouds or mist. There are no returns from 

 any other station. At the same station, Dec. 1st to 10th, 9 a.m., 

 mod. breezes, more or less W., overcast and misty, like flights 

 overland. At Holyhead, Dec. 16th, 9 a.m., flights of Black Crows 

 passed E. across the bay, against a strong E. breeze. On Dec. 

 18th, from both stations at Nash, and on 20th, 23rd and 25th, 

 from the low stations (9 a.m.), flights of Crows and Starlings are 

 reported ; winds various, generally mist. On Dec. 25th, the high 

 station reports such a flock passing S. at the same hour, fresh 

 E. breeze, clear; and on 28th, 30th and 31st, same hour, with 

 breezes from W.S.W., E. and N., overcast, showery or misty, 

 flights of Crows and Starlings were seen from both stations. At 

 N. Stack, Dec. 20th, 9.5 a.m., a flock passed, flying E., fresh 

 N.W. breeze; 30th, 2.15 p.m., a flock flying S.E., fresh N.W. 

 breeze. This is the latest return. Besides Caldy and Nash, in 

 the Bristol Channel, the returns are from four stations off the 

 coast, viz. : — Bull Point, N. Stack, Holj^head, and Morecambe 

 Bay. The direction of flight is from E.N.E. through E. to S.E. 

 At Nash the direction seems to vary greatly, but is mostly 

 reported as being "overland." 



Common Wren, Troglodytes vulgaris. — At Scarweather, Aug. 



