318 
British Bird Calendar. 
October 20. Three Bramble Finches feeding on some waste 
seed in the garden. Larks noticed crossing the River Humber 
from an Easterly direction, saw the first Hooded Crow. 
October 23 — 2fi. Many Hooded Crows and Larks arriving- 
R. S. October 29, 1912. (Cleethorpes). 
MIGRATION NOTES. 
October l.^t, 1912.— Two Swallows seen. 
2/10/'12. — One Swallow in the morning-; two more 
at 5 p.m. Flock of about thirty Pied Wagtails flying south 
at 5 p.m., enormous numbers of Starlings arrived about 4 
p.m. to feed on the mud banks and roost in the high elms. 
Several House Martins arrived at 5 p.m. 
8/10/'12. — Large flocks of Wigeon arrived. A Chiff- 
Chaff and a Willow-Warbler in my garden, feeding all day. 
A flock of about fifty Goldfinches seen. Great numbers of 
Hedge -Sparrows, many more than usual seen during last 
few weeks. Usual flocks of Starlings arrived-in afternoon to 
feed and roost. 
4/10 a 2. —Party of Pied Wagtails and usual flock of 
Starlings. One Wheatear seen. No Starlings arrived to-day. 
Fine and sunny day, Cold. Twelve House Martins going' 
North at 5 p.m. 
5/10/'12. — Three Swallows arrived at 3 p.m. By 4 
o'clock about fifty birds hawking insects. One Meadow Pipit 
in garden. Only a few Pied -Wagtails seen, also only a few 
Goldfinches. Still a great number of Hedge -Sparrows about 
No Starlings seen. 
6/10/'12. — Very warm to-day in the .sun, no v^ind. 
Nine Swallows seen in village street. One Meadow Pipit. 
Still no Starlings. 
7/10/'12.— At 3 p.m. about 100 Swallows arrived ap- 
parently from the S.W., and flying slowly in circles, went 
North. At 4 p.m. a second (or possibly the same) flock of 
about 100 arrived also from S.W. A flock of about fifty 
Goldfinches feeding in t'le garden. No Starlings seen, except 
one or two odd birds about the house. 
8/10/' 12. —Hot sun with S.E. wind. One Swallow 
seen. Great numbers of Meadow -Pipits on the coast in parties 
of five to thirty. At mid -day, directly tide was out, parties 
