26 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



May 14th. — Yarmouth, Terns, not many to this date. " In 

 the autumn Terns keep to the coast-line, but in the spring they 

 follow the inland waters, crossing Breydon and the Broad dis- 

 trict " [A. P.]. Small flocks of Sanderlings, 7 A.M. 



May 17th.— Redcar, one flock Terns to E. (Wind K ; light.) 

 Spurn l.h., several Swallows, 9 a.m. Yarmouth, Curlew, 5 A.M. ; 

 Turnstone, several ; fresh arrivals to-day. (S.W. ; strong.) 

 Languard L.H., two Common Wrens, 2.20 p.m. ; left at sunset. 

 Thanet, Grey Crow last seen, two. (Garden Warbler, first on 

 15th.) 



May 18th. — Yarmouth, Turnstones, two Godwits in red plum- 

 age, one Lesser Tern, fifteen Herons. (S.W.) Shipwash L.V., 

 two Swallows, S.S.E. to N.N.W., and at intervals to June 4:th, 

 travelling S.E. to N.W. 



May 20th.— Spurn l.h., Cuckoo, 3 p.m. (N.N.W., 3.) Cromer 

 L.H., large number Chaffinches all day going inland. (E.S.E., 3.) 



May 21st. — Cockle l.v., Waterhen (mid watch), struck and fell 

 on deck. (S.W., 5.) 



May 22d. — Cromer l.h., four Turtledoves, 6 A.M., pitched on 

 the hill, then to S.W. 



May 24th. — Spurn l.h., small flock of Common Wren, 3 p.m. 

 (N.N.W., 3.) Dudgeon L.v., three Curlews N. to S. Varne L.v., 

 ten Swallows, 9 A.M., S. to N. 



May 25th. — Spurn L.H., several Whimbrel flying round, 11 a.m. 



May 27th.— Cromer L.H., flock Sand Martins to S.W. 



May 28th. — Redcar, about fifty Sanderlings on east sands. 

 (N.E. ; strong.) 



May 30th. — Farn L.H., Wheatears and Flycatchers, midnight 

 (S., 3 ; fog), round lantern. Yarmouth, three Swifts. 



May 31st. — Farn l.h., Bed-backed Shrike, 10 A.M. (S.E., 3), 

 on island. Yarmouth, Lesser Tern, three to E. 



JUNE. 



June 1st. — Whitby l.h., Turtle Dove, 8 a.m. (E.), shot near 

 lighthouse. 



June 2d. — Yarmouth, Black Terns, 7 p.m. (Strong KE.) 

 Grey Plover, one. 



June 3d. — Yarmouth, Sanderlings, four seen on beach, 5 a.m. 



