338 HEINRICH GATKE: BIRD-NOTES FROM HELIGOLAND 



October {continued). 



2nd.— S. E., slight, vaporous ; p.m., S.S.W.; later to W.N.W. 



Early, little migration ; later, very much. Falco 

 cEsaloji ; Sturnus V74lgaris, many ; Turdus musicus^ T. 

 merula, Ruticilla phoenicurus^ Erithacus rubecula, Phyllos- 

 copus irochilus, Miiscicapa atricapilla, Regulus cristatus^ 

 Saxicola cenanthe, Motacilla alba, M. flava, Anihus cam- 

 pestris, A. trivialis, A. pratensis, A. obscurus, Alauda 

 arvensis, Einberiza schos^iidus, Plectrophanes fiivalis, 

 and Fringilla coelebs ; Coccothraustes chloris^ many ; 

 Hirufido rustica, Coluniba paliwibus, Charadrius pluvialis^ 

 Squatarola helvetica^ Vaiiellus vulgaris. Very much migra- 

 tion. 



3rd. — S.E., fresh, clear. 



Falco cEsalon, Asio acctpitrinus ; Corvus comix, some 

 flights ; C. frugilegus, fewer ; Sturnus vulgaris, many ; 

 Turdus 7nusicus ] T. iorquatus, not many; Ruticilla 

 ph€e?iicurus, Erithacus rubecula, Phylloscopus trochilus, 

 Acce?itor modularis, Saxicola cenanthe, Troglodytes par- 

 vulus, Motacilla alba, M. flava, Anthus pratensis, A. 

 obscurus, Alauda arve?isis, Einberiza schcefiiclus, Plectro- 

 pha?ies nivalis, Fringilla coelebs, F. montifringilla, Linota 

 ca7inabina, Charadrius pluvialis, and Columba palumbus. 

 Small birds all pretty many. In night, Larks at lighthouse. 

 4th. — E.S.E., fresh, fine. 



Falco cEsalon, Tinnunculus alaudarius ; Lanius excu- 

 bitor, some ; Corvus comix, many ; also C frugilegus \ 

 Sturnus vulgaris, many ; Turdus torquatus ; T. musicus, 

 pretty many ; T. iliacus, some ; Ruticilla phcenicurus, 

 Erithacus rubecula, Phylloscopus trochilus, Regulus cris- 

 tatus. Accentor modularis, Saxicola cenanthe, Anthus 

 trivia lis, A. pratensis, A. obscurus; A. cervinus, one; 

 Motacilla alba, M. flava, Alauda arvensis, Otocorys 

 alpestris, Emberiza schoiniclus, Plectrophanes nivalis, Frin- 

 gilla coelebs, F. mo7itifringilla, Columba palumbus^ and 

 Gallinago coilestis. Very much migration. 

 5th. — E.S.E., fresh, clear. 



Falco cesaloJi, Tinnunculus alaudarius, Accipiter nisus, 

 Circus cineraceus (young), Asio accipitrinus ; Corvus comix, 

 C. frugilegus, and Sturnus vulgaris, many flights ; Turdus 

 musicus, T. iliacus, T. torquatus; all above small birds 

 very many. Calcarius lapponica, a couple; Columba 



Naturalist, 



