50 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



In 1882, on Oct. 20th, two on board all night ; and in 1883, on 

 Nov. 2nd, one struck the lantern. 



Passer domestic us, House Sparrow. — Spring : Outer Dowsing 

 l.v., April 9th, six on board. In the autumn great numbers are 

 recorded at stations between the Tees l.v. and Hanois l.h., 

 Guernsey, between Sept. 9th and Nov. 25th, the bulk crossing 

 south of the Humber ; rush, Oct. 14th and 15th, and on to the 

 19th. Shipwash l.v., Oct. 14th, large numbers to W.N.W. 

 Kentish Knock l.v., 15th, all day, " hundreds on board, many 

 dropping into the sea." Goodwin l.v., 15th, 21st, and 25th, 

 shoals. Hanois l.v., 18th, 9 to 12 a.m., flocks, thirty to forty, 

 to south ; and many other notices too numerous to mention. 

 Heligoland, Aug. 21st, a flight, the first; 22nd, the same; Sept. 

 30th, several great flights. 



P. montanus, Tree Sparrow. — The migration covered the 

 whole of the East coast, the bulk crossing south of the Humber. 

 First recorded at Whitby l.h., Sept. 9th, immense flocks of both 

 the Tree and Common Sparrow, and from this date up to Nov. 

 25th at the majority of the East coast stations, ten of them 

 light-vessels. Rushes, Shipwash l.v., Oct. 15th, continuous all 

 day. Leman and Ower l.v., Nov. 4th, 3 p.m., great numbers, 

 E. to N.W., thirty coming on board. Great Cotes, 25th, flock of 

 500 to 600. Heligoland, Oct. 22nd, great many; Nov. 1st, 

 smart migration. 



Fringilla coelebs, Chaffinch. — The migration is very extensive, 

 and covers the whole of the East coast, the bulk, as in the two 

 preceding cases, crossing south of the Humber. Through 

 September and October immense numbers are recorded as 

 crossing, the first flocks young of both sexes and old females ; 

 old cocks later. Rushes, Farn Islands, Oct. 16th. Orfordness 

 l.h., 15th and 18th. Hasbro' l.v., 21st, all night. Farns and 

 Hasbro' l.v., Nov. 2nd; also at Redcar, Nov. 20th, N.E., very 

 stormy. Direction of flight W. to W.S.W. Heligoland, an 

 immense migration at intervals, between Sept. 19th and Nov. 1st ; 

 great rushes, Sept. 29th, and Oct. 1st, 23rd, and 24th. On Feb. 

 22nd, 1885, very large flights in Great Cotes, marshes apparently 

 composed entirely of the young of the previous year, the young 

 cocks being in every stage of development to the mature summer 

 plumage. 



Fringilla montifringilla, Brambling. — Coast of Northumber- 



