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Hasborough, Lighthouse ; white, fixed. 



Winterlon, Lighthouse ; white, fixed. 

 -:=Newarp, Lightvessel, 12 miles N.E. Winterton ; white, three quick flashes, 



and 36 seconds in a minute dark. 

 =i^Cockle, Lightvessel, 3 miles E. Yarmouth; white, revolving each minute. 

 ^Lowestoft, Lighthouse; white, revolving 30 seconds, and red fight, fixed. 

 *Corton, Lightvessel, 4 miles E. Lowestoft; red, revolving 20 seconds. 

 ^'Orfordness, Lighthouse ; white, fixed. 

 'I'Shipwash, Lightvessel, 8 miles S.S.E. of Orfordness; white, fixed. 



Languard Point, Lighthouse, entrance to Harwich Kiver. 



Cork, Lightvessel, 5 miles off mouth of Harwich River. 

 ^Galloper, Lightvessel, 40 miles S.S.E. of Orfordness; two white, hori- 

 zontal, fixed. 

 *Kentish Knock, Lightvessel, 33 miles N.E. of North Foreland; white, 



revolving each minute. 

 -i'Nore, Lightvessel, mouth of Thames; white, revolving 30 seconds. 

 =1' North Foreland, Lighthouse ; white, fixed. 

 ^Goodwin, Lightvessel, Goodwin Sands ; white, revolving, three quick flashes 



in succession, 36 seconds darkness. 

 ^:= Gull-stream, Lightvessel, Goodwin Sands ; white, revolving 20 seconds. 

 *East-side, Lightvessel, Goodwin Sands, 13 miles E. of Deal; green, 



revolving 15 seconds. 

 *South-sand Head, Lightvessel, Goodwin Sands; white, fixed. 



South Foreland, Lighthouse ; white, fixed. 



Dungeness Point ; white, fixed. 



Great credit is due to the observers of the various stations for 

 the careful manner in which, as a rule, the returns have been 

 made out. Taking them altogether the reports show truthful, 

 accurate, and painstaking observation. Excluding the Anatidce, 

 Swans, Geese and Ducks, notes have been taken of about thirty- 

 two different species. 



SEPARATE REPORT OF EACH SPECIES OBSERVED. 



Of JRaptores two only are mentioned, the Sparrowhawk and the 

 Short-eared Owl. Of the former one visited the Inner Dowsing on 

 Oct. 1st, at 8 p.m. At the Gull-stream on Sept. 19th one alighted 

 on deck and was caught. At the South- sand Head on Sept. 23rd 

 a very large Sparrowhawk stopped to rest on the rail, going W. At 

 the same station on Oct. 2nd another settled on the lantern, also 

 leaving for the west. These may have been hawks in passage, or 

 pirates beating in the track of small migrants. The Short-eared 



