330 HEINRICH GATKE : BIRD-NOTES FROM HELIGOLAND. 



August [continued). 



20th. — N.E. , still, clear, warm. 



Circus pallidus (young), Phylloscopus trochilus, Muscicapa 

 atricapilla (young), Motacilla Jiava, Saxicola (je?mnthe, 

 Pratincola rubetra^ and Emberiza hortiilana ; Cuculus 

 canorus, all young ; Niime^iiiis arquata., HcBJiiatopiis ostra- 

 kgus, Totanus glottis, T. hypoleucus, Gallinago ccelestis, 

 and G. galli?iula. All pretty many. 



2ist. —Early, S., still ; later, slight, E., clear, hot. 



Tiirdiis miisicus (young), six or eight in garden ; 

 Phylloscopus trochilus, Muscicapa grisola, M. atricapilla, 

 Saxicola o^?ianthe, Pratincola rubetra, Motacilla Jlava, 

 Anthus trivialis, Alauda arborea, Eniberiza horfula?ia, 

 Gallinago coelestis, Charadrius pluvialis (a couple)^ 

 Totanus ochropus, and T. calidris. Considering the 

 weather, remarkably little migration. 



22nd. — E.S.E., fresh, clear, warm; later, stiller; evening, overcast. 



Accipiter nisiLS (young), Pliylloscopms trochilus and 

 Ruticilla phoenicurus, not many ; Turdus viusicus, some ; 

 Motacilla flava, Anthus trivialis and A. pratensis (young), 

 Emberiza hortulana, Cuculus canorus (young), Etidromia^ 

 morinellus (young), Numenius arquata, To{a?ius glareola, 

 Galli?tago coelestis, and G. gallinula. Migration pretty 

 smart. Evening migration of Numenius, Charadrius, 

 Totanus, Tringa, Hceviatopus, etc. 



23rcl. — E., slight, clear, warm. 



Accipiter nisus (young), several ; Tinnunculus alau- 

 darius (young), several ; Turdus musicus, twenty ; Phyllos- 

 copus trochilus, Ruticilla phoenicurus, Sylvia cinerea, 

 Muscicapa grisola, M. atricapilla (young), Anthus trivialis y 

 A. pratensis, Emberiza hortulana, Saxicola o^nanthe, 

 Pratincola rubetra, Niwienius arquata, N. phcEOpus, 

 Totanus calidris, Gallinago ccelestis, and G. gallinula, all 

 pretty many. Night, much migration of Waders. 



24th. — E.S.E., slight, clear, warm. 



Pandion haliaetus, Accipiter nisus (young), Tinnunculus 

 alaudarius (young), and Turdus musicus, some ; Phyllos- 

 copus trochilus, Ruticilla phxnicurus, Sylvia cinerea, 

 Saxicola oenanthe, Pratincola rubetra, Muscicapa grisola, 

 M. atricapilla, A?ithus trivialis, A. pratensis, Motacilla 

 jlava, Einberiza hortulana (young), Charadrius pluvialis, 

 Numenius arquata., Gallinago ccelestis, and G. gallihula. 

 Night, much migration of Waders overhead. 



Naturalist, 



