38 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



flocks and streams ; also Scoters. (Wind E.N.E., 6.) x Tetney, 

 Black Backed Gulls, thousands on sands, mostly B. fuscus, both 

 old and young birds. Outer Dowsing L.V., one Fieldfare, one 

 Common Wren, two Goldcrests, four Thrushes, S.E. to N.W. 

 (N.E., 2 ; c. v.) Inner Bowsing L.V., twelve Black Crows from E. 

 to W. Hasbro' L.v., large flocks Larks and Starlings, 10 a.m. to 

 sunset, E. to W. Hunstanton L.H., Grey Crows, 11 a.m., to S. 

 (N., 3.) Gley and Blakeney, Wheatears ; Goldfinches, twenty- 

 five and ten ; one Curlew Sandpiper, E. Nevjarjp L.v., fifty- six 

 Black Crows, 1.15 p.m., S.E. to N.W. Yarmouth, Shorelark, one 

 netted on Denes. Larks all night coming in. Cockle L.V., Sky- 

 larks in small flocks during day to S.W. and W. Starling 

 killed. Gorton L.v., one Sparrow-Hawk to N.W. Kentish Knock 

 L.v., Larks and Starlings and small birds to N.W. ; and small 

 birds round lantern at night. Gull L.V., continuous flocks Larks, 

 Sparrows, Starlings, 8 a.m. till noon, to W. S. S. Head L.v., 

 Larks, forty, at 3 p.m., to N.W. Bast Goodwin L.v., Larks and 

 other small birds, forenoon, E.S.E. to WIW. (W.KW, 3.) 

 Hanois l.h., a few Swallows passing at midday. 



October 9th. — Farn L.H., two Thrushes. (RE., 4.) Coquet l.h., 

 Woodcock, 10 a.m., on island. (KR, 6.) Tees L.v., fifteen Grey 

 Crows to NVW. (Wind E.) Seaton-Carew, a few Goldcrests 

 arrived. (N.E., gale.) Bedcar, twenty to thirty flocks Duck to 

 N.W. Five Woodcock; Short-Eared Owl. (E.N.E., strong.) 

 Tetney, Eedwings, considerable migration. (1ST., light, rain.) 

 Inner Bowsing L.v., 300 Skylarks, two Sparrow-Hawks, KE. to 

 S.W. One Goldcrest, on board ; one Eobin, dead on deck. 

 Hasbro' L.v., same as previous day. Cromer, several flocks 

 Scoters to W. Flock 100 Chaffinches on Lighthouse Hill. 

 Winterton l.h., Chaffinch and Lark, 10.30 p.m., on lantern. 

 Great many Crows at noon. Newarp L.v., Larks all day, S.E. 

 to W. Yarmouth, Larks coming in from sea, and continuous 

 to daybreak over town. Cockle L.V., Larks, large flocks, con- 

 tinuous during day, S.W. to W. Sparrow-Hawk ; forty Crows 

 at 11.30 a.m. to W. (W.N.W., 2.) Gorton l.v., Larks and 

 Starlings, sunrise to 4 p.m., continually to W. Thrushes and 

 Chaffinches at 7 p.m.; Fieldfares and "Flycatchers," 7.30 p.m. 



1 Mr Matthew Bailey reports — "Skuas, Little Gulls, and Shearwaters in some 

 numbers early in October ; also some Fulmar Petrels, one immature Sabine's Gull 

 shot, and a Grey Phalarope." 



