3l6 HEINRICH GATKE : BIRD-NOTES FROM HELIGOLAND. 



April {continued). 



few ; Anthus pratensis^ very many ; Otocorys alpesfrts, 

 many ; Fringilla^ few ; Crex pr a fens is, some ; Scolopax 

 rusticula, four or five caught; Hiriindo riistica, about 

 twenty. 



25th, — N., fresh, clear, cold. 



Almost no migration whatever. Thrushes, Pipits, 

 Wagtails, and Chaffinches, scattered. 



26th. — N. and N.N.E,, slight, light, overcast, cool. 



Almost no migration whatever. Above very singly. 

 Erithacus rubecula, few. 



27th. — E.N.E., slight, light, overcast, cold. 



Falco peregrinus, F. cesalon, and Accipiter ntsus, some ; 

 Corvus comix, pretty many; Turdus musicus, few, early 

 and forenoon ; Erithacus riibecula and ' Phylloscopus 

 trochilus, scattered \ Moiacilla alba, few ; M. flava, 

 several ; Anthus pratensis, Otocorys alpestris, Fringilla 

 coelebs, Linota can7iabi?ia, L.flavirostris, and Coccothraustes 

 chloris, pretty many ; Fringilla niontifringilla, fewer. The 

 whole month but few; Einberiza hortulana, the first 

 appearance; Muscicapa atricapilla, male, the first; 

 Hinindo rustica, pretty many ; Charadrius pluvialis and 

 Squatarola helvetica, some ; Scolopax rusticula and Totanus 

 calidris, very few ; T. ochropus, some. 



28th. — Early, N.W., quite still, clear; forenoon, warmer; afternoon, W., 

 windy, cold. 



Early and forenoon pretty strong migration. Falco 

 cesalo7i, Accipiter nisus, Corvus comix, C, nio?iedula, 

 Turdus torquatus, T. musicus, Phylloscopus trochilus, 

 Sylvia curruca, S. ci7ierea, Saxicola oenanthe, Pratincola 

 rubetra, Anthus trivialis, A. pratensis, Motacilla alba, 

 M. Jlava, Otocorys alpestris, Emberiza hortulana (male), 

 E. miliaria, Coccothraustes chloris, Carduelis elegans, 

 Hirundo rustica, Columba palumbus, Charadrius pluvialis, 

 ^gialitis hiaticula, Vanellus vulgaris, Hcematopus ostra- 

 legus, Totanus calidris, T. ochropus, Gallinula coelestis, 

 and JVunienius. 



29th. — N.N.E., very fresh, very cold, high clouds from W., lower clouds from N.E. 



Almost no migration. Some Falco cssalon, Turdus 

 musicus, Phylloscopus trochilus, Anthus pratensis, Saxicola, 

 and Hirundo rustica. 

 30th. — E.N.E., still, clear, warmer. 



Little migration, as day before. 



Naturalist, 



