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September {conti7iiied). 

 4th. — E.N.E., moderate, clearer, warm. 



Falco (Esalon (young), Tinmmcidus alaiida?ius, and 

 Accipiter nisus, pretty many ; Fhylloscopus trochihis^ few ; 

 Sylvia curnica, more ; S. hortensis, scattered ; Ruticilla 

 phcenicurus, tolerable; Muscicapa atricapilla, pretty many; 

 Saxicola mia7ithe and Pratincola mbetra, few ; Motadlla 

 Jlava, M. alba (young), Antluis trivialis^ and A. pratensis, 

 tolerable ; Columba palu?nbiis, several ; CJiaradrms pluvi- 

 alls and Eudi'omias inorinelliis (young), some ; Numeitiiis 

 arquata and Totaniis ochropiis. Not strong migration, 

 thunderstorm ? 

 5th. — E., fresh, clear, warm ; evening and night, thunderstorm. 



All the above; also Hirimdo rustica. Migration 

 interrupted by continual thunder-stormy atmosphere. 

 6th. — S.S.E., warm, fine, still; p.m., S.S.W.; evening, W. 



Falco cEsalon, Tinnujiciilus alaudarius, and Accipiter 

 7iisus, young ; Sturmis vulgaris^ a few flights ; PhylloscopiLS 

 trochilus, Ruticilla phcEnicuriis^ Sylvia cur? uca, S. hortensis^ 

 Cuculus canorus (one young), Motacilla flava^ A?ithus 

 trivialis, A. pratensis, A. richardi (two), Upupa epops 

 (one), Charadrius pluvialis^ Etidro??iias morinellus (young), 

 and Numenius arquata (rustbrown specimen) ; Hcematopus 

 ostralegus and Strcpsilas intei^pres. 

 7th. — S.S.W., slight, clear, warm. 



Ti?inimculus alaudarius, several ; Ruticilla phoenicurus, 

 Fhylloscopus trochihcs, Anthus trivialis, A. pratetisis^ 

 Motacilla fiava, Muscicapa atricapilla, Saxicola ananthe, 

 Fratincola rubetra, Emberiza hortulana, and Charadrius 

 pluvialis^ all scattered. 

 8th. — W., slight, thick, with rain ; noon, clear. 



Tinnunculus alaudarius, some ; Turdus viusicus, few ; 

 Saxicola oinanthe, Fhylloscopus trochilus^ Anthus pratensis, 

 and Charadrius pluvialis. Few birds ; no migration. 

 9th. — S.W., windy, thick. 



Tinmtnculus alaudarius and Anthus pratensis. Nothing 

 else. 



loth. — N.N.W., slight, rain-shower. 



Saxicola oenanthe and Fhylloscopus trochilus, scattered. 

 No migration, 

 nth. — W., moderate, clear, warm ; evening, still. 



Finnunculus alaudarius and Accipiter fiisus (young), 

 several ; Furdus fuusicus^ pretty many ; Fhylloscopus 



Nov. 1887. 



