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MIGRATION AND OTHER ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES. 
Redstart ( Ruticilla phoenicurus ). — The Redstarts arrived 
in a “rush” on September 14th, on which day they were also 
noted at Yarmouth ; the numbers rapidly decreased, and by 
the 16th only a few were to be seen, and up to the 23rd odd 
birds. On the 18th one was taken in a boat by the South 
Ower Buoy. The last was seen on October 3rd. On the 
spring passage this species was not met with. The breeding 
birds were in their haunts by April 22nd (Fritton). On May 
14th one was taken on a boat off this coast. 
Black Redstart ( R . titys ). — Two seen on the cliffs on 
November 23rd feeding on beetles, etc., on plough: one was 
an adult male. One was seen at Yarmouth on January 19th. 
At the end of March there was quite a movement of this 
species ; one on 28th, two on 29th, one on April 1st, two on 
2nd (one an adult male) , one also at Yarmouth on this date, 
and another there on 12th, two or three here on 15th, another 
on 19th, another on 24th, which was still there on 26th. 
These birds at the most remained only a day or two. 
Red-spotted Bluethroat ( Cyanecula suecica).— Two were 
seen on Sept. 1 6th and again on the 1 7th. These were probably 
the same birds and had very likely come in on the 14th with 
the Redstarts and Pied Flycatchers, but I had not previously 
worked the piece of land where they were, which was a piece 
of the Denes where some gorse had been burnt and where an 
open space favourable for them to seek beetles in was left. 
It may be noticed that on the 16th also there were some 
continental Robins and White Wagtails ; one was taken at 
Yarmouth on the 18th. Another Bluethroat at Lowestoft on 
the 20th. 
Robin ( Erithacus rubecula). — On September 14th some of 
the continental race ( E . rubecula rubecula ) were seen. On 
this day also it will be noticed that the Redstarts and Pied 
Flycatchers arrived. More were seen on the 16th, and on 
these same days the same species were seen at Yarmouth. 
A further arrival of continental birds occurred on November 
