30 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



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All the afternoon large flocks of Black-backed Gulls, 

 Black-headed Gulls, Kitti wakes, Grey Gulls, and Herring Gulls 

 to south. Spurn, Pied Flycatchers, Eedstarts, Whitethroats, 

 Willow Wrens, and Wheatears. Cromer L.H., Wren, 2 a.m., at 

 lantern windows. Languard L.H., large number Swallows and 

 Martins, 4.30 a.m., to S.W. (S.E., 2.) Shipwash L.V., two Swifts, 

 7.30 P.M., flying round light. 



August 29th. — Spurn, Kestrels numerous ; Golden Plovers. 

 Cley and Blaheney, Black Tern. 



August 30th. — Tetney, Missel Thrush, some on "fitties." 

 (S.W., gale.) 



August 31st. — Farn l.il, several Eedstarts. 4 p.m. (W., 2), on 

 island. Spurn, Swifts numerous at noon ; Curlew Sandpiper 

 very common ; one Eeeve. 



SEPTEMBEE. 



September 1st. — Coquet l.h., Fieldfares and Blackbirds on 

 island. (E.N.E., 5.) Flambro' l.h., " Hooded " Crows. Tetney, 

 Eedstart, one seen ; Pied Wagtails, numerous ; Teal, Snipe, a 

 few. 



September 2d. — Longstone l.h., one Grey Wagtail at 11.30 

 A.M., flying to land. (S. and S.S.W., rain.) Bedcar, Little Stint, 

 one ; one flock Teal. (S.W., gale.) Spurn, great rush of birds ; 

 flocks of Knot in summer plumage ; Little Stints in large flocks, 

 60 to 100 together ; many Black Terns in company with the 

 common species ; the majority immature birds. (S.S.E. to S.W., 

 gale.) Tetney, Whitethroat, a few in standing corn ; also Sedge 

 Warblers ; about a dozen Yellow Wagtails ; Linnets, large 

 flocks ; Eeed Bunting, a few. Outer Dowsing L.V., fifty Larks, 9 

 A.M., to S.W. 



September 3d. — Flambro' l.h., Wheatears and Larks, 5.50 

 a.m., flying W. by N. Spurn, Eared Grebe, immature male, 

 shot. Wild Geese to W. - Only one Little Stint seen. Outer 

 Dowsing L.V., three Hawks, 11.30 a.m., to KW. Hasbro' L.V., 

 one Arctic Tern alighted on deck (wing sent). Hanois l.h., 

 several Gannet, old and young. (W., 4.) 



September 4th. — Coquet l.h., six Herons on island. Outer 

 Dowsing L.V., three Chaffinches, 3 p.m., to S.W. from KE. 

 (W.S.W., 3.) Yarmouth, flocks of young Terns following the 

 coast to the S. 



