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land the migration commenced on the 22nd of Sept. with pretty 

 large flights, and continued at intervals to the end of the year ; 

 on the 21st October an enormous migration over the sea on 

 each side of the island ; night of 24th to 25th, great rush, 500 

 caught at lighthouse. 



A. arborea, Woodlark. — Heligoland, Oct. 6th, a few; also on 

 8th and 11th ; 13th, twenty to thirty ; 15th, some ; 22nd and 

 30th, many ; Nov. 2nd, some ; and the 28th, many. 



A. cristata, Crested Lark. — Heligoland, Sept. 30th and Oct. 

 1st, one each day. 



Otocorys alpestris, Shore Lark. — Yarmouth, Nov. 11th, two ; 

 12th, one. Blakeney, 28th, two. Spurn, two or three about 

 the same date. Heligoland, Oct. 2nd, first young ; 6th, flights 

 eight to ten ; 7th, 8th, and 9th, some flights ; 12th, large flights ; 

 14th, flights of hundreds ; 15th and 16th, some ; 18th, large 

 flights, thirty to forty ; 20th, in afternoon, a flight, fifty to sixty ; 

 21st, twenty to thirty ; 24th, great multitudes ; 29th and 30th, 

 less ; Nov. 2nd and 3rd, many ; 10th and 11th, hundreds con- 

 stantly, and at intervals to Dec. 1st in large numbers. When 

 we consider the very few which appear on this side of the North 

 Sea compared with the vast numbers passing Heligoland in the 

 autumn, it becomes a matter of surprise where they all go, and 

 in what lands they find winter-quarters. 



Cypselus apus, Swift. — Spring : Hunstanton l.h., May 6th, 

 two. Cromer l.h., July 28th, 3 a.m., two struck lantern. Last 

 seen, Thanet, Sept. 7th, and Spurn, Sept. 8th. Heligoland, 

 Sept. 3rd, a few. 



Caprimulgus europceus, Nightjar. — Spurn, Sept. 2nd and 3rd, 

 one each day. Thanet, Sept. 5th, one. Heligoland, Aug. 17th, 

 one. 



Dendrocopus major, Great-spotted Woodpecker. — Heligoland, 

 Sept. 16th, one, young. 



Jynx torquilla, Wryneck. — Heligoland, Aug. 21st, first ; 22nd, 

 very many on cliff ; 23rd, many. 



Alcedo ispida, Kingfisher. — Orfordness l.h., March 25th, 

 9 p.m., E.N.E., 6 one struck and killed. North-east Lincoln- 

 shire, September and October, great many. 



Upupa epops, Hoopoe. — Farn, April 28th, 2 p.m., E.N.E. , 

 one on island. Longstone l.h., 29th, one seen. 



Cacidiis canorus, Cuckoo. — Spring : Great Cotes, April 



