54 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



December 10th. — Whitby L.H., small flocks Fieldfares and 

 Thrushes, 8 a.m., went S. 



December 12th. — Farn l.h., great many Lapwings and 

 Plover, Purple Sandpipers, some Eedshanks, and Turnstones 

 about island. Outer Dowsing L.V., fifty Black Crows, 4.10 P.M., 

 K¥. to S.E. 



December loth. — Farn l.h., three Blackbirds, several Thrush, 

 one Snipe, on island. (S.S.W., 4.) Winter ton l.h., Starlings, 6 

 A.M., at lantern. (S.S.W., 6.) 



December 14th. — Coquet l.h., Starlings and Larks all day. 

 (W.S.W., 5.) Eedcar, one Woodcock, picked up dead on shore. 



December 17th. — Farn l.h., flocks of Starlings all day to 

 W. (W.N.W., 7.) Tetney, Goldfinch, one. (Have been very 

 common in North-East Lincolnshire in December, also January 

 1888) ; a few Brambling. 



December 21st. — Languard L.H., two Kentish Plover, 8 a.m., 

 went W. (K, 4.) 



December 22d. — Farn l.h., several Hedge Sparrows and one 

 Wren on island. 



December 23d. — Whitby l.h., great many Grey Crows, Field- 

 fares, Linnets, Finches, and Sparrows, 10.30 a.m., seen near 

 station. (KKE., 5.) Cromer l.h., several flocks Gannet all 

 day, S.E. to KW. (N.W., 5.) 



December 24th.— Languard l.h., Stormy Petrel, 4.20 a.m., 

 caught on lantern. (N.W., 4; o. M. P.) 



December 25th. — Whitby L.H., very large Hawk, several days 

 about cliff. 



December 26th. — Tees l.v., Cormorant came on board to-day, 

 and has come to roost for several days, but disappeared sud- 

 denly. Bedcar, six Swans, five white and one grey, at sea to W. ; 

 eight off Tees mouth. 



December 27th. — Farn l.h., one Woodcock (K, 1) shot; 

 Blackbirds and Thrushes. Cromer l.h., small flocks Fieldfares. 

 (W., 4.) 



December 29th. — Spurn, a few Short-Eared Owls. Sivin 

 Middle L.v., 22d and 17th, flock " Splendid " Ducks (Sheldrake ?). 

 Large quantities of various Ducks, chiefly Scoters, seen near the 

 vessel in December, also January 1888. On the 12th the vessel 

 was surrounded with Black Ducks, as far as could be seen with 

 a telescope. 



