58 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



The main arrival from Bedcar to Humber district on the 1st, 

 2nd, and 3rd Oct. Coquet l.h., Nov. 4th, many flocks all day 

 to N. Shipwash l.v., Dec. 1st and 2nd, nights to W. Heligo- 

 land, Ans< r cinereus, Grey-lag Goose, Oct. 10th, a flight, one 

 shot, a young bird; 11th, some ; Nov. 30th, numerous. 



Cygnus, Swans. — March 8th, Outer Dowsing l.v., one black 

 Swan to S.S.E. A black Swan was shot on Sunk Island 

 [Humber] in the autumn. Redcar, Oct. 5th, nine to N. 

 Yarmouth, Nov. 20th, four on Breydon Water. Corton l.v., 

 Dec. 4th and 6th, two. 



Tadorna eornuta, Sheldrake. — Spring: April 12th, Farn l.h., 

 four on rocks ; first young at sea on June 22nd. Twigmoor, 

 Lincolnshire, May 23rd, pair of old birds and seven young on 

 pond. Redcar, Dec. 3rd, flock. Farn l.h., Jan. 21st, 10.30 to 

 noon, flocks to N., one flock numbering thirty-eight. 



Mareca penelope, Wigeon. — Redcar, Oct. 28th, first seen, 

 several. 



Anas boschas, Wild Duck. — Spring: Outer Dowsing l.v., 

 March 9th, 9 to 3 p.m., Wild Ducks continuous, from N.W. to 

 S.E. Autumn: Redcar, October 3rd to December 6th., large 

 numbers in various directions, also at most coast stations. 

 Heligoland, Querquedula crecca, Teal, Sept. 1st, great many, 

 also 2nd and 3rd. 



Harelda glacialis, Long-tailed Duck. — Farn l.h., Jan. 12th, 

 1885, several swimming all day near island. 



Somateria mollissima, Eider Duck. — Spring : Coquet l.h., 

 April 28th, twenty, of which four were males off island. May 

 8th, many Ducks and Drakes, and at the same station -in 

 December many off island. Farn l.h., Jan. 11th and 12th, 

 1885, hundreds swimming in lee of island. . The first young 

 were seen on June 13th. The King Eider, Somateria sjMctabilis, 

 was seen at the Farn Islands on April 9th, and at the Long- 

 stone on May 4th. This bird, which has now regularly appeared 

 in the locality for several years,-was unfortunately shot at on 

 June 12th, and was not seen afterwards. 



CEdemia nigra, Common Scoter. — Gull l.v., April 27th, 8 a.m. 

 to noon, continuous to N. Autumn : Great numbers at several 

 stations, moving in various directions. 



Mergus merganser, Goosander. — Redcar, Oct. 6th, one to 

 N.W. ; Nov. 19th, flock; Dec. 8th, two. M. serrator, 



