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September {coniimied), 



l6th. — S.E., slight, fine; forenoon, cloudy. 



Falco peregriiius^ a couple ; Ti7imi7iculus almidariits 

 and Accipiter nisus, pretty many ; Turdus torquahis and 

 T. miisicus^ very many ; Erithaciis rubecula, pretty many ; 

 Fhylloscopiis trochilus^ Sylvia rufa, S. cinerea, and^. horten- 

 sis; Ruticilla phoenicuriLs^ many old; Muscicapa atricapilla, 

 many ; Motacilla flava and M. alba, many ; Atitlius 

 triviaiis, A. prate?isis, Saxicola anan/ke, Alauda arvensis, 

 and Emberiza hortulana (old) ; Plectrophanes nivalis^ 

 many ; Fringilla coilebs ; Cohiniba paliiinbus, tolerable ; 

 Charadrius pluvialis^ Liuiosa rufa (young), and Totanus 

 ochropus. Very strong migration, all small birds being 

 especially many. 



17th. — S.E., fine, still, clear, warm. 



Falco peregrifiiis^ F. cesalon, Timiunculus alaiidariiis 

 and Accipiter nisus. Everything as day before, migration 

 almost as strong ; also Anthus campestris and Fratincola 

 rubetra again. 



l8th. — N.E., slight, cloudy. 



Falco cesalon (young), pretty many ; Tifiminculiis alau- 

 dariiis and Accipiter ?iisits, fewer ; Tardus torquatus and 

 T. inusicus^ many ; Ruticilla phozniciirus and Cyanecula 

 succica, pretty many; Erithacus rubecula, Fhylloscopiis 

 trochilus, Sylvia rufa, S. cinerea, S. hortensis, and Reguhis 

 cristafus, many ; Aluscicapa atricapilla, Motacilla fiava, 

 M. alba, Saxicola oinanthe, Fratincola rubetra, Anthus 

 trivialis, A. pratensis, Emberiza hortulana, Flectrophanes 

 nivalis, and Fringilla ccelebs; Cypselus apus, great flights ; 

 Columba palumbus, several ; Crex pratensis, scattered ; 

 Ficus major, some young ; Scolopax rusticula, one ; 

 Galli?iago coelestis and G. gallimda ; Emberiza pusilla 

 seen. All strong migration. 



19th. — S.E., fresh, clear, fine. 



Falco peregrinus, F. cesalon, Tinnunculus alaudarius, 

 Accipiter nisus, Turdus musicus, Sturnus vulgaris, Musci- 

 capa atricapilla, Ruticilla phoenicurus, Cyanecula suecica, 

 Fhylloscopiis trochilus, Sylvia rufa, Erithacus riibecula, 

 Sylvia cinerea, S. hortensis, Regulus cristatus. Accentor 

 modulai'is, Saxicola oenanthe, Fratincola rubetra, Motacilla 

 flava, and M. alba', Anthus richardi, several; Anthus 

 trivialis^ A. pratensis, Flectrophanes nivalis, and Fri?i- 



Nov. 1887. 



