612 MIGRATION AND OTHER ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES. 
third week in October. This movement was noted at Yarmouth 
also, and at Southwold on several days. On October 19th, 
some were noted coming from the east at Southwold. None 
were noted coasting north. On February 11th some were seen 
coasting south, possibly weather migrants. The return passage 
in spring was first noted on April 4th, and from that day to the 
end of the month small parties were coasting north on nearly 
every day. 
GOLDFINCH ( Carduelis elegans). — Passing migrants were 
noted on September 25th, and on several days in October, in 
quite small numbers. Return passage was noted in spring on 
April 12th, 16th, 28th, and May 2nd, again in small numbers 
only. 
House SPARROW (Passer domesticus). — On September 29th, 
and again on October 3rd, I saw a flock of house sparrows 
suddenly appear in gorze bushes by the sea, apparently coming 
from nowhere ! I think they were, no doubt, migrants. On 
October 24th, 26th and 27th, flocks were seen coasting along to 
the south in the same way as the other finches do. On the 
latter day, flocks were seen coasting south at Yarmouth. 
Tree Sparrow ( P . montanus). — On September 27th, many 
large flocks were coasting south, and some again on the 29th, 
October 8th and 11th. From the 18th till November 1st flocks 
were coasting south nearly every morning, and the last migration 
noted was on November 11th. The return passage north in 
spring began on March 27th, and up to April 24th flocks of 
Small numbers were seen coasting north on many days. 
CHAFFINCH ( Fr ill gill a coelebs). — Flocks were coasting south 
on September 27th, and on a good many days during October ; 
the last migration noted was on November 1st. On October 
29th, a small party was seen to come in direct from the East. 
The numbers of flocks and the number of individuals in the 
flocks never seemed to be so great as with the Greenfinches 
and Linnets. On March 26th, a flock was noted coasting south, 
and on April 4th and 6th a few lots coasting north. 
BRAMBLING (F. montifringilla) . — First seen October 1st. 
On the 14th, one was taken on a boat 40 miles E.S-E. of this 
