60 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



hen, Great Cotes, Nov. 18th, N. strong, sleet and rain, great 

 numbers on the streams, drains, and "blowwell " ponds, also in 

 gardens and localities where I have rarely seen them ; probably 

 altogether ten to one in excess of normal numbers ; very few 

 observed after this date. Heligoland, Oct. 23rd, some. 



Charadrius pluvialis, Golden Plover. — Spring: Longstone 

 l.h., March 14th, S., with Lapwings round lantern. Farn l.h., 

 July 27th, first flock. Tees l.v., Aug. 25th, large flock to N.W.* 

 Great Cotes, the great flight of old birds on 25th and 26th Nov. 

 Heligoland, Aug. 1st to 3rd, N.N.W., numerous ; 5th to 25th, 

 daily, some young ; 31st, 11 p.m., many ; Sept. 23rd, still 

 many ; Oct. 12th, some ; Nov. 30th, old birds. 



Squatarola helvetica, Grey Plover. Spurn, Aug. 24th, about 

 twenty adults in summer plumage ; Sept. 5th, about one hun- 

 dred and fifty, of which a third were in summer plumage, 

 probably all adults (H. H. S.). Cley and Blakeney, Sept. 5th, 

 several, the first seen (F. D. P.) 



Mgialitishiaticula, RingedPlover. — Spring: Spurn, April 19th, 

 nest with four eggs. Longstone l.h., May 4th, nest with four 

 eggs. Very numerous on migration at Spurn, Aug. 20th to 

 Sept. 10th, there was a small ploughed field on which probably 

 a thousand collected every night (H. H. S.). Heligoland, June 

 28th, several hundreds young. ALgialitis cantiana, Kentish 

 Plover. Languard l.h., Aug. 12th, one. 



Eudromias morinellus, Dotterel. — Spring, Great Cotes, May 

 8th, seven. Autumn : Cley and Blakeney, Sept. 5th, W.N.W., 

 five, one alone showing some rufous on lower, parts of breast 

 and flanks (F. D. P.). Easington, near Spurn, Oct. 11th and 

 13th, seven. Heligoland, August 31st, some. 



Vanellus vulgaris, Lapwing. — Great flights -on to the coast 

 throughout October to Nov. 12th. Rushes, Coquet l.h., Oct. 8th, 

 great numbers all day ; Redcar, 25th, continuous to N.W. ; 

 Tees l.v., 22nd and 23rd, large flights to N.W. ; and in 

 November at Redcar on the 1st and 3rd throughout the morn- 

 ing ; 5th, all day ; 8th, same. Hasboro' l.v., 12th, 10 p.m. 

 to sunrise on 13th, and Jan. 3rd, 1885, .night, quantities round 



- ;: See footnote lleport lor 18S3, p. 50, on the night of Golden Plover 

 northward in August. 



