48 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 
STRIGES.—Barn Ow1., Strix flammea.—Tongue L.v., Octo- 
ber 20th, 8 am., “White Owl” to W. Tees L.v., December 2d, 
W.S.W., “one Barn Owl.” Lonc-EarED OWL, Asio otws.— 
Longstone LH., October 10th, 2 p.m., N.N.E., fresh gale, one 
(“with wind N. of E., very few migrants are seen”). Farn L#., 
October 10th, 6.30 p.m, “Owl” round lantern. Spurn, October 
23d, E. and N.E. gale, some, one also shot at Spurn on August 
25th. SHorT-EareED OWL, A. accipitrinus—Spring: Farn LH, 
April 22d, one on rocks. Autumn: In two rushes—October 
20th to 23d, November 12th to 14th. 
FALCONIDA..—Very few notices. Sra-EAGue, Haliaéius 
albicilla—Immature male and female shot in Kent early in 
November, and another seen. The SpotrED EAGLE, Aquila 
navia, was shot at Cresswell on the Northumberland coast on 
October 31st. Kite, Milvus wctinus.—Thanet, April 9th, 3.30 
 P.M., N.W., one flying to W. During the last week in Septem- 
ber and early in October (the usual period for the passage of the 
Falconide); a few PEREGRINES, KESTRELS, MERLINS, and Sparrow 
Hawks were observed on migration at various parts of the east 
coast. Northrepps, March 20th, 1886, two Buzzarps, with 
Rooks to E.8.E. 
PELECANID 4.—Cormorant, Phalacrocoraxz carbo.—Spring: 
Tees L.v., March 1st to 10th, many to north. Whitby L4., 11th, 
to north; September 17th, old and young, to 8. Leman and 
Ower L.v., October 4th, forty to fifty, fishing for herring. GANNET, 
Sula bassana.—Farn L.H., August 22d, 26th, 27th, hundreds fish- 
ing off island. Heron, Ardea cinerea.—Coquet L.H., more Herons 
seen in September to October 12th than had been seen for 
many years. Outer Dowsing L.v., October 2d, one from E. to 
W.N.W. Tees Lv., February 28th, two, E. to W. WHITE 
STorK, Cicona alba.—Malmo, April 19th, flight, eighteen or 
twenty, to N.E. SPoonsBILL, Platalea leucorodia.—Yarmouth, 
June 4th, one shot at Breydon Water. 
ANATIDA.—WiItp GEEse.— Whitby L.u., May 23d, nine dark- 
coloured Geese to S.; July 1st, twelve to N.; 12th, five to N. 
Autumn: Cley, September 7th, nineteen in flock. Llyn Wells 
L.V., 20th, twelve Geese, from E. by E. Languard 1.u., October 
6th, flock, low to S.W. South Sand Head and East Side’ L.v.’s 
(Goodwins), December 6th and 7th, great numbers, too many to 
number, Unusually large numbers of Geese seen in North-East 
