HEINRICH GATKE : BIRD-NOTES FROM HELIGOLAND. 33 1 



August {contmiied). 



25th. — E.S.E., still, clear, hot ; early, heavy dew. 



Accipiter 7iisiis (young), pretty many ; Phylloscopus 

 trochilus and Sylvia cinerea, tolerable ; Riiticilla phoeni- 

 curtis, few ; Saxicola (Enanthe, Pratmcola rubetra, Anthus 

 trivtalis, Emberiza hortulana (young still), Motacilla flava^ 

 NumeniiLs arquata, and Gallinago. 



26th. — N., feeble, misty, overcast ; later, W., moderate, warm, 



Accipiter nisus and Tinniuiculus alaiidarius^ some ; 

 Phylloscopus trochilus^ Sylvia cinerea^ and Cya7tecula 

 suecica, scattered ; Motacilla plava, Saxicola oena?ithe and 

 Pratincola mbetra, moderate ; Mitscicapa grisola and M. 

 atricapilla, scattered ; Emberiza hortulana^ JIiru?tdo 

 rustica, CypseliLS apiis, Yunx torquilla^ Totanus calidris^ 

 and T. ochropits. 



27th. — W. by N., fresh, light, clouded ; evening, still, clear. 



La7iiiLs collurio (young), a couple; Phylloscopus trochilus 

 and Sylvia ci/ierea, tolerable ; Cyanecula suecica, a couple; 

 Saxicola Kna7ithe and Fringilla montajia^ one flight ; 

 CypseliLS apus, some flights ; Totatms calidris. Not much 

 migration. 



28th. — S., still, clear, hot. 



Accipiter nisus, Tinnunculus alaudarius (young), 

 Phylloscopus trochilus, Ruticilla phoenicurus (young), 

 Sylvia cinerea, S. hortensis, Muscicapa grisola, and M. 

 atricapilla, many in garden ; Saxicola oenanthe, Pratincola 

 rubetra, Anthus trivialis, Emberiza ho?'tulana, Yu7ix 

 torquilla, Hirundo rustica, Cypselus apus, Charadrius 

 pluvialis, Totanus calidris, T. ochropus, and Gallinago. 

 Good migration ; also in night many Waders over- 

 head. 



29th. — S.S.E. , early, fresh, clear, hot. 



Ealco pei'egri7ms, one, young ; F. cesalo7i (young), a 

 couple ; Accipiter 7iisus and Ti7i7iunculus alaiidarius, 

 several ; Phylloscopus trochilus, Ruticilla phoinicurus, 

 Cya7ieciila suecica, Sylvia cinerea, S. horte7isis, Muscicapa 

 grisola, M. atricapilla, Motacilla flava, Anthus t7'ivialis, 

 Saxicola oena/ithe, P7'ati7icola rubetra, E77iberiza hortulana, 

 Yirnx torquilla, Cuculus ca7iorus, Cypselus apus, Hirundo 

 rustica, Chelidon urbica, Eudromias morinelhis and 

 Charadrius pluvialis (young), Tota7ius calidris, T7'inga 

 alpi7za, and Strepsilas inte7pres, all very many. Very 

 extensive migration, also during night. 



Nov. 1887. 



