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warmth and shelter. House Martins were similarly overtaken.” 
“ Golden Oriole.”—“ On June 9th a bricklayer thought he saw 
one, and on the 23d a woodcutter said he both saw one and 
heard it whistle; our people about here are familiar with the 
general appearance of the bird from its having bred in this park 
in 1874 and 1875.” 
GENERAL REMARKS. 
A special point of interest in the report for the East Coast of 
England was the large arrival of Pied Flycatchers at Spurn and 
Flamborough in the first week in May 1885, with a north-east 
wind. This immigration extended northward as far as the 
Pentland Skerries (see Report from the East Coast of Scotland). 
At Flamborough the Flycatchers were accompanied by male 
tedstarts. 
There was an enormous arrival of Redwings, commencing at 
the Farn Islands on September 15th, and continued throughout 
October and November to the first week in December, and 
covering the whole east coast of England. There was also an 
immense immigration of Fieldfares, which was specially ob- 
served at the Longstone L.H. from November 8th to 11 P.M. on 
the 12th. 
Scarcely second to these in importance was the immense 
flight of Bramblings, the bulk of which arrived in two great 
rushes between October 14th and 17th and on November 11th 
and 12th; this species being reported as more plentiful in the 
eastern counties than ever previously recorded. 
The main body of Woodcocks arrived in two great rushes, 
the “ first flight” on the night of October 16th to 17th, covering 
the east coast from the Farn Islands to Thanet, and the “ great 
fight” on October 22d to 25d and 23d to 24th between the same 
islands and Yarmouth. After this, Woodcoeks kept dropping 
in at intervals up to the end of January 1886. 
It has been remarked in previous reports that the migration 
of a species extends over many weeks, and in some cases is ex- 
tended for months. Yet it is observable that, at least on the 
east coast of England, year by year, the bulk or main body of 
the birds which strike the coast come in two enormous and 
almost continuous rushes during the second and third weeks in 
October and the corresponding weeks in November. Continued 
