770 AUTUMN MIGRATION ON THE NORFOLK COAST. 
IX. 
NOTES ON THE AUTUMN MIGRATION ON 
THE NORFOLK COAST. 
By B. B. Riviere, F.R.C.S., M.B.O.U. 
Read November 25th, 1913. 
The following notes were made during twelve days spent upon 
the coast of Norfolk in the middle of October, 1913 : — 
October 10th. — At Yarmouth large flocks of Linnets were 
coasting south along the denes between 6.30 and 9 o’clock in 
the morning. 
In the afternoon I saw two Merlins on the sand hills at 
Winterton. 
October 11th. Winterton.— A large passage of Sky- 
larks took place during the morning ; the birds were coming in 
from the sea with half a gale from the S.E. blowing across 
them, i.e., nearly at right angles to their line of flight. 
A few flocks of Starlings also came in, and I found three 
drowned Redwings at high-water mark. 
In the afternoon I came across a flock of between thirty and 
forty Gold Crests, evidently just arrived and absurdly tame, 
in some faggots on the sand hills. With them were three 
Robins, one of which I shot, and found it to be of the small 
pale Continental race. 
October 12th. Winterton. — Wind W. and very light. 
From 6 to 9 o’clock in the morning Skylarks were passing 
north along the coast line almost continuously, flying singly 
and in small flocks. A few flocks of Linnets were also coast- 
ing north. During the morning a large flock of about two 
hundred Starlings came flying over the sand hills from inland, 
and after lifting high in the air and circling round once, went 
straight away out to sea and were lost to view. 
