Report on the Migration of Birds in the Autumn of 1879. [First Report]Harvie-Brown, J. A. (John Alexander)
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Report on the Migration of Birds in the Autumn of 1879. [First Report]
Harvie-Brown, J. A. (John Alexander)
Birds -- Migration -- Great Britain -- Periodicals
Woodcock, _Scolopax rusticola_.--Was observed at the Farn Islands, Oct.
22nd, 30th (great flight), Nov. 1st, Dec. 2nd, N.E. to N.N.E. At Coquet
Island, Sept. 29th, S.W., strong, one; and Oct. 24th, also one; about
noon on both days. At Teesmouth, Nov. 2nd, three at daylight. At the
Outer Dowsing, a station more than fifty miles from the nearest land,
on Dec. 12th, two flying W. At Heligoland, Oct. 30th, N.N.W., early at
dawn, great many Woodcocks; about 100 killed. Great numbers were shot
on the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coast on the morning of Oct. 31st,
sixty at Spurn Point alone; wind very fresh from N.E. on the previous
night with drizzly rain. The migration of Woodcocks extended from Sept.
29th at Coquet Island to Dec. 12th at the Outer Dowsing--seventy-five
days. The "great flight," at Heligoland on the morning of Oct. 30th;
east coast of England, on the night of the 30th.
Snipe, _Gallinago media_.--At the Longstone, Sept. 17th, 2.30 a.m.,
misty, one struck the lantern and was killed. At the Farn Islands, on
Dec. 2nd, 10th and 19th. At the North Foreland, on Nov. 14th, 1.30
a.m., N., moderate gale, and again on the 21st, at 5 a.m., snow.
Snipe were killed. Very large numbers arrived in Holderness and North
Lincolnshire, from the middle to the end of November, just preceding
the outbreak of severe weather in December. They left the district
again, almost to a bird, before the middle of the month.
Curlew, _Numenius arquatus_.--Curlews were in large flocks at Teesmouth
on Sept. 27th. At the Inner Dowsing, Sept. 1st, three going from N.E.
to S.W. At Hunstanton, on Oct. 13th, 4 a.m., fog, one struck glass of
lantern and was taken. At the South-sand Head, Aug. 13th to 29th, large
flocks, 100 to 200 in a flock, going S. and S.W. The Curlew migrates
early in the autumn, Aug. 13th to Sept. 29th. Most of these entries
will probably refer to young birds, the old Curlews coming later in
October and November. At Heligoland, Oct. 30th, many passed over.
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