46 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Herring Gull. — Whitby L.H., February loth, many at daybreak 

 to breeding haunts ; July 6th, first young on wing ; August 

 27th, all left cliffs for sea. Leman and Ower L.V., October 2d, 

 great numbers in ship channel, to S. at night and back in 

 morning. Swin L.V., December 23d and 25th, hundreds and 

 thousands near vessel, fishing for sprats. L. glaums, Glaucous 

 Gull. — Farn l.h., December 28th, one to N". Rissa tridactyla, 

 Kittiwake. — Farn L.H., November 13th and 24th, hundreds of 

 Gulls and Kittiwakes fishing round island. Grimsby, January 

 7th, 1887, saw nine, young and old, brought in by fishing smack, 

 shot at sea. Gulls generally. — Flambro' l.h., February 25th and 

 March 4th, 1886, in great numbers off headland; June 1st, 

 Gulls and Guillemots all day fishing off head in large numbers. 

 Llyn Wells L.V., August 9th, several flocks came in from E. ; 

 wind W. Leman and Ower L.V., August 22d, immense numbers 

 about ship, two came on board. Languard L.H., November 5th, 

 December 26th, and January 23d, 1887, large flocks came in 

 with a southerly gale. Yarmouth, October 15th, gale from S., 

 great numbers to south. Cromer, October 17th, great many to 

 N. ; wind N.N.E. The Mediterranean Black-headed Gull, Larus 

 melanocephalus, was shot on Breydon Water, Yarmouth, on 

 December 26th, 1886. 



Stercorariin^e. — S. catarrhactes, Common Skua. — Eedcar, 

 October 14th, shot at sea. S. pomatorliinus and crepidatus, 

 Tees L.v., July 25th, two Skua. Longstone l.h., September 3d, 

 several Eichardson's and " Common " Skua seen. Eedcar, 

 October 8th, Eichardson's Skua shot at sea, Pomatorhine seen 

 at the same time ; 14th, three Eichardson's Skua (one adult, 

 two immature) shot at sea, one Pomatorhine seen, and several 

 others of both reported out at sea by fishermen; 15th, several 

 of both going N.W., wind S.E., strong. Flamborough, Mr 

 Bailey, writing under date of October 13th (Naturalist, 1886, p. 

 340), says : " Since October 2d, more sea birds have frequented 

 our coast than I ever remember. Manx Shearwaters, Cinereous 

 Shearwaters, and hundreds of Skuas and Gannets, also Guille- 

 mots and Eazorbills in their winter plumage. Little Gulls, 

 Terns, one Black Guillemot (immature), and thousands of 

 Kittiwakes feeding in the early morning, several I saw having 

 herrings' tails hanging out of their bills. The birds covered a 

 large area north and south of the headland." 



