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The great rush of birds crossed Heligoland during the last 

 fortnight in October, and appears to have come directly across 

 to our eastern shores. Mr. Gatke remarks, under date Oct. 24th, 

 S.E., clear, fine, early rather cold, C. comix, frugilegus, and 

 monedida, monstrous numbers ; comix and monedula mixed in 

 uninterrupted flight of ten and twelve minutes each, continued 

 with but short interruptions or gaps ; width as far as the eye 

 could reach in northerly and southerly directions ; and thus 

 from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. Sturnus, " a succession of clouds 

 sweeping past overhead." 



Speaking generally of migration during the month of October, 

 " weather exceptionally fine ; nearly no curruca ; very few rufa ; 

 few rubecula, accentor, regulus ; and fringiUa but small numbers. 

 Thrushes the same ; not a single Panes major nor other Tits ; 

 Pipits also far below the usual numbers." 



" Marvellously many Anthus cervinus, Lanius major and 

 excubitor, and particularly Corvidce and Starlings. In December, 

 Greenfinches, enormous numbers all the month, more than ever 

 been seen here." 



Since the completion of the Keport Mr. J. H. Gurney informs 

 me that he has received from Mr. J. Barrett, of the Swin Middle 

 l.v., the wing of a Garganey Teal with the date July 22nd, 1884. 

 Dunlin, March 21st, 1885, and that of a Wheatear with the 

 extraordinary date of Feb. 4th attached. 



From the Dudgeon l.v. comes a schedule signed by Mr. T. 

 W. Harrison, the entries ranging from Nov. 10th, 1884, to 

 March 6th, 1885. On Nov. 10th about forty Carrion Crows 

 going from S.E. to N.W. ; considerable numbers of Larks on 

 the nights of the 11th and 12th, about twenty being killed ; 

 on the 13th, two Woodcocks at 6.40 p.m., N.N.E. 3 , misty, one 

 killed; the same night a great rush of Larks, Blackbirds, 

 Fieldfares and Starlings ; " Black Crows " and Larks, also a few 

 Thrushes, at intervals through January, all coming from easterly 

 and going in westerly directions. On the night of Feb. 15th, E., 

 Knot, Stint, Lapwing and other birds round the lantern all 

 night. Night of March 4th, E.S.E., Lapwings and Starlings 

 about lantern, and eight of the latter killed ; on the night of the 

 5th, several Carrion Crows between 7 and 12 p.m., three killed. 

 The Dudgeon l.v. is about thirty-five miles east of Skegness on 

 the Lincolnshire coast. 



