Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1880. [Second Report]

EAST COAST OF ENGLAND 25 SPRING MIGRATION, 1880 27 SEPARATE REPORT ON EACH SPECIES 27 GENERAL SUMMARY SPRING MIGRATION 31 AUTUMN MIGRATION, 1880 31 SEPARATE REPORT ON EACH SPECI...

Snow Bunting, _Plectrophanes nivalis_.--Recorded from the following stations:--Whalsey, Sumburgh Head, Pentland Skerries, Isle of May, Inch Keith. In all thirteen entries. Earli...

In our last Report, 1879 (Zool., May, 1880), under our lists of lighthouses, we gave the descriptions of the lights, whether white or red, fixed, flash, revolving, or intermitte...

Laridæ.--At Farne Islands, April 8th, Gulls commenced assembling at their nesting-quarters. At Whitby L.H., Feb. 18th, Herring Gulls first appeared on the cliffs near lighthouse...

Paridæ.--Oct. 14th, N.W., windy. Great Titmouse (_Parus major_), some; Blue Titmouse (_P. cæruleus_), a great many passed over in the afternoon of Oct. 10th, N.E., windy; and ag...

Daw, _Corvus monedula_.--At Great Cotes, Oct. 19th, several, with Rooks, coming in from the sea. At Northrepps, Oct. 14th, going N.W. At Galloper L.V., Oct. 17th, 7.45 a.m., Roo...

Sterninæ.--At Heligoland, July, Caspian Tern, _Sterna Caspia_, frequently seen. At Farne Inner L.H., Aug. 28th, both the Sandwich and Arctic Terns left the islands. At the Longs...

Wheatear, _Saxicola œnanthe_.--Records from three stations only in spring, _viz._, Skervuile, Monach, and Butt of Lewis. Earliest date at Skervuile (most southern of the three)....

Corvidæ.--The returns are from Monach, Sound of Mull, Rhinns of Islay, Portpatrick, and Bahama (L.V.) Earliest at Portpatrick, Aug. 16th, flocks flying round between 11 a.m. and...

Unidentified.--At Portpatrick, between Oct. 7th and 28th, a migration appears to have gone on at intervals of small birds: thus on the 7th "flocks of small birds," at 7 a.m., st...

Sky Lark and Meadow Pipit, _Alauda arvensis_ and _Anthus pratensis_,--On two occasions the Meadow Pipit is distinguished; possibly some of the notes on "Larks" may refer to it....

Lapwing, _Vanellus cristatus_.--Earliest notice at Sevenstones, Aug. 26th, 10 a.m., fifty were seen flying to S.W., light N.W. breeze, haze. The next is dated at Scilly, Oct. 4t...