52 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



and October; the migration commencing the first week in 

 September. At Great Cotes, October 30th, still very numerous. 

 Tees l.v., Oct. 15th, " three came on board, one remaining a 

 week." Heligoland, Sept. 26th, "a few during last days;" 

 Oct. 6th, some; 7th, many; 11th, very great many; 12th, 

 astounding numbers ; 14th, many ; 15th, same ; 21st to 25th, 

 less ; 30th, some. This very well represents the general 

 order of migration at the island ; first a few, then a rush for 

 some days culminating in astounding numbers, after which 

 there is a gradual falling away till the migration of that special 

 species ceases altogether. 



Calcarius lapponicus, Lapland Bunting. — Cley, Norfolk, Sept. 

 17th, N.E., one, a young male, obtained by Mr. F. D. Power. 

 Great Cotes, Nov. 27th, one, a mature male (' Zoologist,' 1884, 

 p. 484) ; Nov. 11th, one near Brighton, shown in the flesh to 

 Mr. Gurney. Heligoland, Sept. 19th, a few ; Oct. 3rd, a few ; 

 7th, many ; 12th and 16th, some. 



Plectrophanes nivalis, Snow Bunting. — Spring: Farn l.h., 

 March 11th, two on island; Longstone l.h., June 7th, one on 

 rock. Autumn : Northumberland Coast, Sept. 15th, one shot ; 

 sparingly in October, at the more northern stations, and 

 tolerably plentiful from Spurn to Yarmouth, in the latter half of 

 November ; rushes, Nov. 24th, 25th and 26th, into Humber 

 district. Great Cotes, marshes, also at this date, Nov. 25th, 

 sharp frost, Pink-footed Goose ; great flights of Golden Plover, 

 Snipe large numbers ; immense flocks of Linnets, Greenfinches, 

 Larks, Chaffinches and Tree Sparrows, fields covered ; Nov. 26th, 

 still sharp frost, scores of old male Blackbirds, fields swarming 

 with small birds as before, with the addition -of flights of newly- 

 arrived Wood Pigeons, which appear a smaller -race than our 

 homebred birds. All this time Snow Buntings, chiefly old 

 birds. Tees l.v., Dec. 7th, 16th and 17th, large flocks to S.W. 

 and N.W. Heligoland, Oct. 16th first ; 29th, many ; Nov. 5th, 

 large flights ; 29th, great many. 



Sturnus vulgaris, Starling. — Spring : Spurn l.h., March 3rd, 

 3 a.m. to daybreak, misty, S.S.E., numbers round lantern. 

 Outer Dowsing l.v., 16th, a flight ; 17th, continuous noon to 

 5 p.m., going W.N.W. to E.S.E. Autumn : First at Whitby- 

 l.h. Sept. 2nd, great many for several days. Spurn, 20th, all 

 day to S. Immense rushes in October more or less over the 



