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chats ?) and Chaffinches all day about lighthouse. Newarp L.v., 

 eighteen Skylarks S.E. to N. Cockle L.v., about fifty Larks to 

 W. Galloper L.v., two Sparrows all night. Kentish Knock L.V., 

 Thrushes, Larks, and Starlings all day to N.W. Thirty House 

 Sparrows, 2 p.m., on deck. Gull L.V., several flocks Mountain 

 Sparrows, 2 p.m., to S.W. 



September 30th. — Longstone l.h., one Chaffinch. A few Bed- 

 wings heard passing at 4.15 a.m. and 5 A.M. One Woodcock to 

 mainland at 1 P.M. (N.E.) Coquet L.H., many Eider Ducks, 

 chiefly females, at sea off island. Spurn, Goldcrests, very many ; 

 Blackcap and Eedstart. Tetney, Ring Ouzels, Wheatears, Red- 

 breast — one on the Haile Sand off North Cotes was so exhausted 

 that it was taken by hand. (N.E., very strong.) Oyster- 

 Catcher, immense flock on coast ; Snipe, several fresh arrivals. 

 Leman and Ower L.V., great flock Grey Geese, S. to N.W. 

 (E.N.E., 4.) Yarmouth, Short-Eared Owl, 3.30 p.m. Corton 

 L.V., fifty Carrion Crows passed close to vessel to N.W. at 11 

 a.m. ; and large flocks Larks, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., low to W.S.W. 

 (N.E., 4 and 5.) Galloper L.v., Larks in flocks, 9 a.m. till noon, 

 to W. Kentish Knock L.v., Thrushes, Starlings, Larks — all day 

 to N.W. ; two Chaffinches, twelve Sparrows, one Flycatcher. 

 (E.N.E., 3.) Goodwin L.v., Redbreast found dead. East Good- 

 win L.v., Larks, a flight, 8.30 A.M., E.N.E. to W. 



OCTOBER. 



October 1st. — Farn l.h., one Common Wren, 10 a.m. (N.E., 

 4.) Hundreds Lapwings all day to and from land. Coquet L.H., 

 large flocks of Wild Ducks to N. ; also on 2d. Beclcar, great 

 rush of Ducks to N.W., early morning to noon ; forty to fifty 

 flocks, thirty to fifty each ; were chiefly Widgeon. (N., moderate.) 

 Spurn, A few Siskins, many Redw T ings, Spotted Woodpecker. 

 Tetney, Grey Crows daily. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Coven- 

 ham), and another same locality near this date. Lapwing in 

 large flocks to S. Great Cotes, pair of Ravens seen at Croxby 

 Lake. Inner Dowsing L.v., fifty Skylarks, S.E. to N.W. (N., 4.) 

 Cromer L.H., flocks Greenfinches. Kentish Knock L.v., three 

 Flycatchers rested, and then to N.W. Several flocks small 

 birds to N.W. Goodwin L.v., a few Sparrows about deck and 

 rigging. Gull L.v., about eighty Geese to S.W. (N.E., 3.) 



