334 HEIXRICH GATKE : BIRD-NOTES FROM HELIGOLAND. 



September {continued). 



trochi/us^ Saxicola (X?ia?ithe, Pratincola rubetra, Afotacilla 

 flcva, AnthiLS trivialis., A. prafensis^ Einberiza Iwrtulatia^ 

 Charadriiis phroialis, Gallinago ccelestis, and Mtiscicapa 

 grisola, in gardens, all pretty numerous. 



I2tli. — S.W., fresh; evening, still, clear, warm. 



Accipiter nisiis (young) and Tiirdus 7?iusicus, tolerable ; 

 Motacilla flava^ M. alba, and Afithus trivialis., few ; A. 

 prat€?isis, many; Fringilla ccelebs, some, in garden ; 

 Charadrms pliroialis, a couple ; yEgialitis hiatirala, 

 several : Gallinago coslestis, scattered. IMigration alto- 

 gether insignificant. 



13th. — S.W. , slight, sunny ; evening, E., quite still. 



Accipiter jiistis, some ; Tiwdus inusiciis, not many ; 

 PhyUoscopiis trochilus, few ; Mnscicapa grisola., some; M. 

 atricapilla, few ; Motacilla fiava^ a few parties ; Arithus 

 pratciisis^ pretty many ; Saxicola ajianthe, and Prati7icola 

 riibetra, tolerable ; Emberiza hortulana, some old birds ; 

 Ckaradrius pliroialis., scattered. 



14th. — S.E.. fine, still, clear, warm, heavy clew. 



Turdus ?nHsiciis, pretty many; Accipiter 7iisiis and 

 Ti?iniincuhis alaudariiis, still there ; Stiirnus vulgaris., 

 many flights ; Phylloscopus ti-ochilus ; Sylvia rufa 

 (young), some ; 6^. cinei'ea^ S. hortetisis., Ruticilla phcEni- 

 curus, old birds ; Muscicapa ati'icapilla, pretty many ; 

 Motacilla flava, many ; Anthus canipestris, a couple ; 

 A. trivialis and A. pratcnsis., tolerably many; Emberiza 

 hortiilafia, not many, half old ; Fri?igilla ca'lebs, some ; 

 Charadriiis pluvialis and Gallinago ccelestis. Altogether, 

 lively migration. 



15th. — X. and X.E,, fresh, clear, cool. 



Accipiter 7iisus, pretty many, one old bird ; Sturims 

 vulgaris., a few small flights; Turdus inusicus, pretty many; 

 Ruticilla pha^nicurus, many old birds ; Phylloscopus 

 trochilus^ Sylvia rufa (young), and Afuscicapa atricapilla\ 

 Saxicola CE7ianthe., very many ; Pratincola rubetra, Mota- 

 cilla flava, A7ithus trivialis., A. prate7isis., E77iberiza 

 hortula7ia^ and Plectropha7ies 7iivalis, latter but few; 

 Eringilla ccelebs, many ; Charadrius pluvialis and Eudro- 

 77iias 77iorinellus (young), the latter very often this autumn, 

 more than ever. Very lively migration ; likely continuous 

 fine v/eather. 



Naturalist, 



