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Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1886. Eighth Report: (Vol. II, No. 3.)Harvie-Brown, J. A. (John Alexander)

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Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1886. Eighth Report: (Vol. II, No. 3.)

Name: Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1886. Eighth Report: (Vol. II, No. 3.)
Author: Harvie-Brown, J. A. (John Alexander)

Harvie-Brown, J. A. (John Alexander)

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"On March 12th, I saw a Grey Wagtail; and a Hawfinch arrived and stayed
here for a few days, and then departed.

"On the 16th, a large flock of Carrion Crows, Jackdaws, and Rooks (the
Books have been very rare during the winter) flew over towards the
N.E.; the passing over lasted ten minutes. On many other days later
have I also seen small parties of '_Corvidæ_' hurrying N.E.

"On March 18th, I saw a Black-Headed Bunting; on the 19th, White and
Pied Wagtails arrived. Now the Pied have left, and quantities of the
White remain and have begun to build.

"On the 23d, an extraordinary migration of Cranes began, and is going
on at intervals now; they are usually flying in a N. or N.E. direction,
but yesterday I saw three flying S.E., which has much confused me. On
the 23d, a flock settled in the fields near here for a short time. Soon
after this flock had gone, no less than nine flights, of from forty to
one hundred birds in each flock, flew over at intervals.

"Curiously enough Robins and Thrushes are only summer migrants here;
they arrived on the 24th.

"I heard the Chiffchaff on March 25th; and on the same day was another
great migration of Cranes.

"On October 15th was the great rush of migratory birds, parties of
various sorts continually passing the whole day to the S.W."

List of Wings sent in from Lighthouses and Light-vessels, East Coast of
England.

  Station.                  Date.        Species.
                            1886.

  Leman and Ower L.V.    Jan.   23.   Snow Bunting.
      "        "         April  25.  Wheatear.
      "                  May    13.    Whinchat.
      "        "          "     23.    Wheatear.
      "        "          "     24. Sedge Warbler.
      "        "          "     23. Turtle Dove.
      "        "         June    1. Wheatear.
      "        "          "     18. Oystercatcher.
  Shipwash L.V.          May    18. Two Grey Plover.
      "        "          "     18. Yellow Hammer.
      "        "          "     18. Wheatear.
  Swin Middle L.V.       Sept.  26. Cuckoo, young.
  Nore L.V.              Oct.    4. Redwing.
  Spurn L.H.              "      8. Little Grebe, bird sent.
      "        "          "     26. Guillemot.
  Shipwash L.V.           "     22. Quail.
      "        "          "     22. Goldcrest.
  Llyn Wells L.V.        Nov.    1. Two Water Rails.
  Coquet L.H.             "     17. Long-tailed Duck.
      "        "          "      4. Water Rail.
      "        "         Oct.    5. Sedge Warbler.
  Hasbro' L.V.           Aug.   27. Red-backed Shrike.
      "        "         Sept.   3. Rock Pipit.
      "        "          "     19. Redstart.
      "        "         Oct.   31. Stormy Petrel.
      "        "         Nov.   12. Fieldfare.
  Spurn L.V.              "      1. Water Rail.
  South Sand Head L.V.   Oct. 5, 6. Chaffinch.
  Leman and Ower L.V.    Dec.   29. Little Grebe.
                            1887.
      "        "         Jan.   18. Tree Sparrow.

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Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1886. Eighth Report: (Vol. II, No. 3.)

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