80 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF “BIRDS. 
24th, northerly, ight, cirri violent from W.; p.m, N.W.— 
Early not a bird; later on some. JZ. luctuosa and Char. auratus. 
Winter Sparrows arrived. 
25th, westerly, light, heavy cumuli, showers of rain with hail ; 
in evening light northerly.—F._.wsalon and nisus, some. Sturnus, 
many. 7. musicus, pretty many. Sy. rubecula, very numerous ; 
phenicurus, many ; cinerea and curruca, fewer ; trochilus, many ; 
rufa, fewer. _Anth. arboreus, few; pratensis and rupestris, 
many. Sax. enanthe and rubetra, many. Mot. flava, many ; 
alba, fewer. Al. arvensis, some; arborea, a couple. mb. 
scheniclus, very many; hortulana, fewer; nivalis, some. Fr. 
calebs and montifringilla, some. Col. paluwmbus, several. Scol. 
gallinula and gallinago, scattered. In afternoon a flight of Corv. 
cornia of several hundreds. 
Note—It is striking that with such monstrous heavy 
cumuli, that have the appearance of storm-clouds, so much 
migration takes place. There must be better weather at 
hand. 
26th, early calm, draught of air southerly, still so heavy 
threatening cumuli at W. and N., but in spite thereof much 
migration ; in evening south-easterly, light, clear, clouds dis- 
appear, therefore more favourable weather for migration.— Very 
numerous migration. J. peregrinus, one; csalon and nisus, 
several. C. coraz, a little flight, about fifteen. TZ. musicus and 
torquatus, many. All Sylvie, especially rubecula, very many, 
Sax. wenanthe, many; rubetra, fewer. Trog. parvulus, pretty 
many. Anthus and Motacilla, fewer. Al. alpestris, pretty many. 
Emberiza, fewer ; several nivalis ; celebs, many ; montifringilla, 
fewer. Col. paluwmbus, pretty many. First Woodcock shot ; 
two or three more. Gallinwla and gallinago, pretty many. 7. 
alpina, many ; subarguata and maritima, of each a young bird. 
Sy. superciliosa, one. Anth. richards and cervinus, of each one. 
27th, S.E., slight, overcast.—L peregrinus and csalon, young. 
Strix brachyotus, about fifteen. C. cornix, 400 to 500. Sturnus, 
many flights. TZ. torquatus and musicus, pretty many. Sy. 
suecica, cinerea, atricapilla, trochilus, and rufa, many. Mot. 
flava, few ; alba, pretty many. Sax. wnanthe, many ; rubetra, 
fewer; Anthus, few; richardi, a couple, Lfringille, few. Emb. 
hortulana, some. Certh. familiaris, several. Hur. rustica, pretty 
many ; Cypselus, some late. Col. palumbus, Scol. gallinula and 
