EAST COAST OF ENGLAND. 59 
Wheatears at the Farn Islands on February 22d. The line of 
migration of the latter, as yearly observed at the Tees Lv., is 
from S.E. to N.W. 
Addenda to “ General Notes,’ East Coast of England. 
LEMAN AND OWER t.v.—Mr T. Artis :—March 19th to 28th, 
1886. On March 19th and 25th “Black Crows” N.W. to S.E.; 
and between March 19th to 28th, Skylarks, Starlings, Chaf- 
finches, and others to W. March 28th, at 9 P.M., S.S.E., fog. 
One Fieldfare, three Starlings, three Chaffinches, one Woodcock, 
and three Bramblings killed. Mr Artis also remarks, under date 
of April 13th, 1886, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.:—“I have to inform you 
that this afternoon, bein a calm at the time, I saw close to my 
vessel, about three ship length off, a very large creature which 
I believe was some sort of a whale. I never saw such a fish 
near the Leman and Ower banks (18 fathoms) before. It ap- 
peared to be larger than the ship, and came from the N.W., 
going S.E., and at 7 P.M. he was surrounded by spring herrings 
—some thousands—leaping out of the water from three to four 
feet. It was a beautiful sight.” 
There is a very interesting schedule, which is carried for- 
ward to the next report (1886), from the LONGSTONE L.u., Mr 
Thomas O. Hall. A Woodcock was flushed on the 3d of April 
on the rock, which flew E. On April 7th, at 9.30 a.m, two 
flocks of Hooded Crows passed to mainland, wind W., strong; 
and on the 13th a small flock of Rooks passed to mainland at 
7.30 AM. wind 8.E. and E. There was a great flight of Field- 
fares, Redstarts, and Wheatears, and other kinds, round the 
lantern between 12 and 1 AM. on the 28th April. As soon 
as the wind shifted to the N.E. all the birds left. 
