MIGRATION IN MAN xliii 
Whimbrel, which travel doubtless by the west coast line 
above mentioned, and linger upon Manx shores during 
their passage; while immigration of a more local character, 
as the appearance of large flocks of Lapwings, Golden 
Plover, and Starlings in winter (as the result of hard 
weather in the neighbouring parts of Great Britain) may be 
often observed. 
It is likely that much of the movement chronicled, 
especially at Langness and the Chickens, and consisting 
most largely of extensive flights of Starlings, Larks, and 
Thrushes of various kinds, touches the island only at such 
outlying points as those on which these lights are situate, 
and that only stragglers from the multitudes rest even for 
an hour or two on Manx soil. Birds passing to and fro 
from Great Britain, or further, to Ireland, where they winter 
in great numbers, leave however a certain proportion in our 
similar climate. 
With the usual small summer migrants of Britain, Man 
is rather sparingly supplied—the Whitethroat and Willow 
Warbler being the most plentiful species. 
It is seldom that anything comparable to the great 
rushes on the eastern side of England is here experienced, 
and both in spring and autumn the flood of migration in 
general beats on our shores in but a slackened and 
diminished stream. Unfortunately, very few specimens 
seem to have accompanied the Manx lighthouse schedules, 
which may have caused us to lose the knowledge of some 
rare occurrences. In 1885-86, Mr. Clyne of Langness is 
stated to have sent specimen legs and wings, but the 
name of the species so authenticated are not marked in 
the report except in the case of three species in the latter 
year. 
