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Hirundo rustica, Swallow. — Spring : Hanois l.h., April 7th, 

 two, Flamborough and Whitby on the 8th, and Farn Islands on 

 the 9th, a gradual movement north, at the rate of 150 English 

 miles a day. Malmo, Sweden, first, on April 21st. Great 

 numbers were observed at Hanois l.h., passing north up to 

 May 11th; and at the Tees l.v., on the 8th, 9th, 11th, and 

 17th of May, large numbers all day from S.E. to N.W. 

 Languard l.h., June 21st, a flock too numerous to count. 

 Autumn : Tees l.v., July 1st, six, at 9.30 p.m., came on board 

 and remained all night. From the middle of August and 

 throughout September Swallows were passing south up the coast 

 in parties of five to fifteen, and at Spurn, on Sept. 26th, 27th, 

 28th, continuous each day by two's and three's. In North-east 

 Lincolnshire, some on Nov. 3rd. The last reported is from the 

 Farn Islands, a single bird, on Nov. 8th. Heligoland, Sept. 4th, 

 astounding numbers. 



Chelidon urbica, Martin. — Spring: Outer Dowsing l.v., May 

 12th, four to W. Languard l.h., July 16th, all day, far too 

 numerous to count. Heligoland, Sept. 3rd, 10 p.m., great 

 many ; 4th, astounding numbers. 



Cotile riparia, Sand Martin. — Spring : Malmo, Sweden, May 

 14th, first. Autumn : Spurn, Aug. 25th, one ; 26th, three ; 

 27th, hundreds, after this in less numbers to Sept. 3rd ; 26th, 

 27th, and 28th, still a few, with Swallows, each day to the south. 

 Heligoland, October 1st, in great haste passing on. 



Carduelis elegans, Goldfinch. — Orfordness l.h., Jan. 12th, 

 1885, flock of fifteen to twenty, one caught. Heligoland, Nov. 

 28th, 29th, 30th, some, with the great rush of Greenfinches; 

 Siskin (Chry. spinus), Nov. 1st, some. 



Ligurinus chloris, Greenfinch. — Great Cotes, Oct. 7th, great 

 many in flocks. Immense numbers crossed Heligoland between 

 the 28th of November and 26th of December: "Enormous 

 numbers all the month, more than ever seen before." The 

 greatest flights, Nov. 28th to 30th and Dec. 20th to 26th. 

 Unusually large numbers are recorded by Mr. J. H. Gurney 

 [' Zoologist,' 1885, p. 150], about Norwich and also about 

 Brighton in the winter of 1884-5. 



Coccothraustes vulgaris, Hawfinch. — Inner Dowsing l.v., Oct. 

 22nd, 4 p.m., " one on board, and then to W." This is the third 

 year in succession that this species has occurred at this station. 



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