64 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



immature, shot; 10th, S., "very fine, several in two's and 

 three's, flying high and very restless " (F. D. P.) ; altogether 

 have been unusually scarce on East Coast. Heligoland, Aug. 

 18th, } r oung birds. 



Limosa lapponica, Bar-tailed Godwit. — Redcar, July 22nd, 

 E. light, one ; 29th, several flocks. 



Numcnius plueopus, Whimbrel. — Redcar, July 1st to 15th, a 

 few passing, and on to Aug. 13th. Great Cotes, July 30th, first 

 heard on passage. Cley and Blakeney, Sept. 9th, rather many 

 to W. The last are recorded from Tees l.v., Dec. 5th, five to 

 N.E. Heligoland, nights of July 20th to 23rd, W., enormous 

 and countless numbers passing on ; 27th to 28th, great many ; 

 August 1st to 3rd, enormous ; 10th, some ; and on the 31st in 

 greater or less number. 



Numenius arquata, Curlew. — Hanois l.h., July 10th, many 

 young all day about rocks. Flamborough l.h., 31st, during 

 night. Spurn, Aug. 20th to Sept. 10th, very plentiful. Great 

 Cotes, Sept., first fortnight, young birds most abundant. Wells, 

 Norfolk, 27th, flock of about 200. North-east Lincolnshire, 

 October 30th, about sixty old birds in turnip-field. Heligoland, 

 Aug. 19th, young; 31st, many; Nov. 13th, 10 p.m., astounding 

 numbers passing over. 



Sternin^, Terns. — Sandwich Tern (S. cantiaea). — Coquet l.h., 

 April 16th, eight seen. Farn Islands, April 19th, noon, N.N.E., 

 first heard ; 30th, fifteen flying about breeding-place ; May 18th, 

 collected at breeding-places ; 25th, first eggs ; June 13th, first 

 young. Longstone l.h., Sept. 1st, left and gone to sea. 

 Arctic Tern (S. macrura), Farn Islands, May 5th, first heard ; 

 22nd, assembled at breeding-places ; 25th; first eggs ; left about 

 the first week in September, a few lingering -to October 13th. 

 Terns generally. — Redcar, August 20th and 30th, Sept. 1st and 

 2nd, large numbers to south. Spurn, Sept. 3rd, large mixed 

 flocks of Arctic, Common, and some Lesser Tern daily to 

 south ; less towards end of montfa. Redcar, Nov. 7th, one. 



Larin^e, Gulls. — Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Whitby 

 l.h. , Feb. 13th, S. 6 , at daylight Gulls first came to cliffs ; May 

 18th, first young on wing ; Aug. 29th, old and young left cliffs 

 for sea. Heligoland, Dec. 31st, enormous numbers of old 

 birds. Lesser black-backed Gull (L. fuscus), Longstone l.h., 

 March 15th to 29th, assembling at nesting-haunts; at Farn 



