30 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



same date in the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle of October 23d ; 

 seen in North-East Lancashire. Scattered notices throughout 

 October. A slight rush is indicated at Spurn on November 1st, 

 and Cromer on the 2d. Coquet Island, November 20th, Field- 

 fares and Blackbirds ; and at Farn L.H. at intervals to January 

 9th, 1887. 



T. Merula, Blackbird. — Spring: Farn l.h., April 1st to 

 15th, and onward to the 1st of May. 



Autumn: Farn L.H., July 13th, three. 25th, several young- 

 hens. Llyn Wells, August 3d, one. Farn l.h., 22d, E.K.E., 

 many ; 27th, and September 1st, many. A heavy rush, October 

 4th to 8th, at the Farn Islands, Coquet Island, Spurn, to mouth 

 of Thames. Nore L.v., October 6th, hen came to side of ship 

 tired out, and, falling in the sea, was drowned. At intervals 

 in October at several stations, chiefly from 18th to 20th. Farn 

 l.h., November loth, thirteen old cocks; a few Blackbirds also 

 up to February 23d, 1887, at same station. 



T. Torquatus, Eing-Ousel. — Spring: Farn l.h., April 19th, 

 two ; 20th, five. 



Autumn: Languard L.H., August 12th, 5.30 A.M., one. A few 

 young males during the first week in October on Lincolnshire 

 coast. Farn l.h., October 4th, two. 



Saxicola (Enanthe, Wheatear. — Spring: Farn l.h., April 

 1st to 15th. 26th, rush. Longstone l.h., April 2d, 8.30 p.m., 

 S., large numbers round light. 25th, round light all morn- 

 ing. 28th, many, with Eedstarts and Fieldfares round lantern 

 12 to 1 a.m., wind shifted to N.E., and birds left; are also re- 

 corded, Flambro', April 2d ; Tees L.v., Outer Dowsing L.v., and 

 Trent Lock, Notts, April 3d ; Yarmouth, April 6th ; and Hun- 

 stanton l.h., and Hanois l.h., Guernsey, 3 a.m., April 20th. 



Autumn : Eeturn migration from July 25th. Eushes, August 

 27th to September 3d, and October, first week. Hanois l.h., 

 September 3d, all night, several dozen killed. Last occurrences, 

 Farn l.h., Trent Lock, and Tetney " fitties," Lincolnshire coast, 

 all on October 16th. 



Pratincola Eubetra, Whinchat. — Longstone l.h., April 

 25th, one; wing from Leman and Ower L.v., May 13th. 

 P. rttbicola, Stonechat, was plentiful in the Lincolnshire and 

 Norfolk districts throughout November. 



Euticilla Phcenicukus, Eedstart. — Farn l.h., April 24th, 



