30 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



through December and in less numbers to Jan. 15th, 1883. At 

 Great Cotes during night of Sept. 28th, S.W. to W., rain, great 

 many young cocks came in. Swin Middle l.v., Oct. 6th, from 

 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., about one hundred came to lantern and twenty 

 were killed, all young cocks. Spurn l.v., Nov. 11th, noon, large 

 flock from S.E. to N.W. Spurn, Oct. 25th, adult males. 



King Ouzel, T. torqiiatus, Linn. — Spring : Fame Inner l.h., 

 April 23rd and 24th, one each day. Heligoland, April 22nd, 

 many ; 23rd, same ; and on 29th, some. Autumn : Heligoland, 

 Sept. 17th, E. — N.E., calm, some ; and at intervals to Nov. 7th, 

 an unusually late date, which, however, corresponds with arrivals 

 on English coast ; Sept. 10th, at Cromer, to Nov. 10th and 11th, 

 at Longstone l.h., several afternoon of each day. Great rush 

 Oct. 12th and 13th from the mouth of the Tees to Spurn, old 

 cock birds. Were very numerous in the neighbourhood of Spurn 

 all through October, all being mature males. 



Common Wheatear, Saxicola oenanthe (Linn.). — Spring : Fame 

 Inner l.h., March 22nd, 1882, 3 p.m., two. Spurn, 29th, many. 

 Heligoland, April 8th, numerous fine old males ; 12th, some at 

 lighthouse. At 5th Buoy Tees l.v., April 1 0th to 29th, several 

 coming from E.S.E. towards land, wind N.E. to N.W. Autumn : 

 Heligoland, June 29th, pretty numerous, young birds of the year. 

 On the English coast, from Aug. 12th, at the Fame Inner l.h., 

 several, to Spurn, Oct. 7th, E., rain, evening, several round lantern. 

 Passed across Heligoland in large numbers in September ; some 

 on Oct. 10th, ** great old males." 



Eastern Pied Chat, S, morioy Ehr. — Heligoland, early in June, 

 a fine adult male shot. 



Whinchat, Pratincola rubetra (Linn.). — Great Cotes, August, 

 last week, some number of young birds. Spurn, Oct. 15th, all day. 

 Hehgoland, from Aug. 6th, young birds, and throughout month. 



Stonechat, P. mibicola, — Spring : Heligoland, Feb. 27th, 1882, 

 two or three ; 28th, several ; March 1st, one fine old male. 

 Autumn : Great Cotes, first week in September, many young ; 

 October and November, old birds, sparingly. 



Kedstart, Ruticilla phamicurus (Linn.). — Spring : Inner Fame 

 L.H., April 22nd and 23rd, some with Wheatears. Autumn: 

 Spurn, Sept. 7th, one. Longstone l.h., 14th, N.E., 5 p.m., on 

 rocks. Yarmouth, 22nd, a few ; and from Oct. 7th to 13th a few 

 from the Fame Islands southward to Spurn. Have been com- 



