86 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 
25th, S.W. and W.S.W., fresh, light, rain showers; in evening, 
hghter.—Nothing. 
26th, 8.W. to 8. by W., violent, thick rain; P.M. very stormy, 
No. 8; in night, W. and W.N.W., No. 8—Minimum, west, 
Scotland ; stormy westerly winds in Nordsea. Almost nothing ; 
very strayed single seasonable birds. Al. alpestris and EHmb. 
nivalis, the most. 
27th, W., lighter; during day, rain and hail squalls; P.M., 
W.N.W. and N.W., lehter betwixt squalls—Nothing; two to 
three Woodcocks. 
28th, early, N.W., No. 7, rain and hail squalls; noon, 8.W., 
clear, high cirri and little clouds from E. by S.; in evening, W., 
lighter—Nothing; early, few merula, young birds. Pretty 
many Al. alpestris, and one flight Limb. wivalis. 
29th, light, overcast ; noon, clouds slowly from N.E.; 3 o’clock 
in afternoon, E., fresh, wind and moving clouds.—C. cormizx, many 
great flights, thousands. Sturnus, a flight of 500 to 600. 7. 
musicus, few; pilaris, great flights; no merula. Sy. rubecula, 
numerous. eg. flavicapillus and Par. major, pretty many. 
Anthus, few. Al. arvensis, pretty many passing on overhead ; 
alpestris, flights of hundreds; arborea, twenty to thirty. Wood- 
cocks, ten to fifteen obtained. 
30th, E. by N., fresh, overcast, cold; clouds from E.—During 
the night many Zringe passed. F. wsalon, several. C. corm, 
very many passed. Stwrnus, extremely many. Turdus, alto- 
gether few; merula, some; torquatus, few; pilaris, many. Sy. 
rubecula, scattered. Anthus, pretty many. Richards, one. Al. 
arvensis, pretty many; alpestris, very numerous; arborea, some. 
Limb. citrinella and schoeniclus, pretty many. Fr. linaria and 
montium, some flights; ewlebs and montifringilla, fewer. Wood- 
cocks, twenty to thirty shot. Very many Geese and Ducks 
passed. Cane. melanogaster, one fine male shot. 
Late in evening, many Ch. squatarola overhead passing ; the 
air full of call tones. 
31st, E. to S.E, very fresh, cloudy, cold; in evening, wind 
again more easterly.—/. nisus and buteo, some. C. cornia, very 
many ; monedula, some flights. Sturnus, few. T. merula, few; 
viscivorus, some; pilaris, many. Lan. major, one fine male. 
Sy. rubecula, scattered. Anth. pratensis and rupestros, tolerable. 
Accentor, the same. Al. arvensis, pretty many; alpestiis, in 
