SPRING MIGRAXTS OF BARXSLEY AXD SOUTH 

 YORKSHIRE DISTRICT, 



AND 



DATES OF FIEST XOTICES FOR PAST AXD PRESENT 

 SEASONS. 



By Thomas Lister. 



Average 



1881. 1880. date for 



10 years. 



Chiff-chaff Mar. 18 ... Mar. 14 ... Apr. 2 



(Both dates early.) 



Do. 2nd notice 



Mar. 29 







Wheatear ... 





25 



... Mar. 27 ... 



Mav. 29 



Swallow 



Apr. 



11 



... Apr. 1 ... 



Apr. 10 



Tree pipit ... 





11 



... „ 16 ... 



„ 15 



Willow warbler 



JJ 



11 



... Mar. 19 ... 

 (Exceptionally early.) 



5, 10 



Kay s, or yellow wagtail 



5> 



i 1 



... Apr. 6 ... 



„ 13 



Redstart 



)) 



1 Q 

 1 O 



... „ 18 ... 



55 



Cuckoo (seen) 



J5 



li 



... „ 1 ... 



(Exceptionally early. ) 





Do. (sang) ... ... 



>> 



i 0 



... Apr. 8 (2nd date) 



vv nitethroat 



J5 



15 



... „ 23 ... 



Apr. 25 



House martin ... 



J) 



16 



... Mar. 29 ... 



(Very early. ) 



,5 14 



Grasshopper warbler 





16 



... Apr. 18 ... 



„ 30 



Blackcap warbler 



}} 



18 



... May 1 ... 



5, 22 



Ring ouzel 



55 



18 



... Apr. 8 ... 



,5 1-5 



Whinchat ... 



55 



23 



... „ 8 ... 



55 20 



Sand martin 



?5 



21 



... „ 3 ... 



55 9 



Sedge warbler 



55 



27 



... May 3 ... 



55 24 



Wood warbler (or wood wren) 



55 



27 



... Apr. 29 ... 



May 3 



Corn crake ... 



55 



28 



... „ 7 ... 



Apr. 10 



Nightingale 



55 



28 



... „ 26 ... 



May 8 



Spotted or grey flycatcher ... 



55 



30 



... „ 24 ... 



5," 14 



Sandpiper ... 



55 



30 



... May 1 ... 



55 3 



Lesser whitethroat ... 



May 



2 



... Apr. 29 ... 



55 4 



Swift 



55 



3 



... May 14 ..." 



,5 8 



Garden warbler 



55 



5 



... Apr. 30 ... 



55 6 



Goatsucker (or night-jar) ... 



>J 



21 



... „ 19 ... 



„ 18 



N. S., YoL. VII.— Aug., 1881. 







(Very early.) 











