34 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



East Lincolnshire on Oct. 8th corresponds with the immense 

 flight at HeHgoland at the same period, Oct. 6th, 7th and 8th. 

 At Languard Point, on March 1st, 1883, a large flock was seen 

 at 12.30 p.m., going eastward. 



Bearded Eeedling, Panurus biarmicus (Linn.). — Heligoland, 

 Oct. 9th, S.S.E., later thick and hazy, one, a male. 



Paridje. — Autumn : Heligoland, Blue Titmouse, Parus cceru- 

 leus, Linn., Sept. 20th, heginning ; Oct. 23rd, some. Great 

 Titmouse, P. major, Linn., Oct. 7th, a sprinkling; 8th, numerous ; 

 14th, great many. Coal Titmouse, P. ater, Linn., one on Oct. 15th ; 

 Paridce continuing to pass up to 29th. Languard Point l.h., 

 Oct. 29th, one Long-tailed Titmouse. Galloper l.v., Oct. 8th, one 

 Titmouse dead on deck. Fame Inner l.h., Oct. 13th, E.S.E., 

 Great and Blue Titmouse, old males, many. 5 Buoy Tees l.v., 

 13th, 3 p.m., five on hoard. Newarp l.v., several on deck, with 

 Goldcrests and Redbreasts. Two '' rushes," Oct. 8th "and 13th, 

 with Goldcrests. 



Common Wren, Troglodytes paiTulus, Koch. — Spring : Flam- 

 borough L.H., March 18th, W., many round lantern, several 

 struck. Hunstanton l.h., 17th, 3 a.m., S.W., one caught against 

 lantern. Corton l.v., April 14th, one, E. to W. Cromer l.h., 

 June 17th, 9.50 p.m., two struck, one killed. Autumn : Heligo- 

 land, Oct. 9th, S.S.E., calm, a great many; 14th, many. Flam- 

 borough L.H., Sept. 15th, Spurn l.h., 20th, Galloper l.v., 21st, 

 and Shipwash l.v., 26th, a great many, both during day and 

 night. Oct. 7th to 8th and 12th to 13th, great rushes at six 

 stations from Fame Islands to Galloper l.v. ; at the latter on 

 night of 12th many round lantern, and night of 13th, 8 p.m. to 

 daybreak of 14tli, with many other birds, Larks, Starlings, 

 Thrushes, and two Robins — altogether many thousands of birds ; 

 160 of various species picked up on deck, and it is calculated one 

 thousand struck and went ovei'board. 



MoTACiLLiD^. — Spring : Heligoland, Feb. 20th, 1882, Pied 

 Wagtail, Motacilla liiguhris, Temm., one fine old male, " never so 

 early ; once I got one on Feb, 28th " ; April 23rd, Blue-headed Wag- 

 tail, M.flava, Linn., some ; Yellow Wagtail, M. raii, Bp., one ; 28th, 

 flava pretty numerous. Inner Fame l.h., March 29th, one Pied 

 Wagtail. 5 Buoy Tees l.v., 28th and 29th, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., great 

 many in flocks of about twenty, flying S.E. to N.W. Whitby l.h., 

 23rd, many. Autumn : Heligoland, Aug. 14th, White Wagtail, M. 



