Autumn: September 28th, Carlisle; October 2d, Carlisle, and many on the
7th; 13th, Wolf Rock, several; in numbers on the 19th. After at all
the principal movements of the late autumn (October 18th to 31st, and
November 21st to 27th).
_Turdus pilaris_ (L.), Fieldfare.--Spring: First noted at Chickens Rock
on March 25th, along with Thrushes; last seen on April 16th at Allonby,
Comb.
Autumn: First on October 2d at Allonby, Cumb.; then on 24th at Bishop
Rock, and afterwards in numbers during the movements of October and
November (22d-27th).
_Turdus merula_ (L.), Blackbird.--Important Spring movements, along
with other _Turdinæ_ and Wheatears, on March 24th and 27th.
Autumn: August 27th at the lanterns of the Selker L.V. and Start L.H.
September 3d, Nash, three killed; Eddystone, one; September 4th,
many. Great movements on October 3d to 8th, October 18th to 31st, and
November 22d to 27th. Fifty were killed at Bardsey L.H. on October 20th.
_Turdus torquatus_, L., Ring Ouzel.--Spring: April 5th, Eddystone, two
caught at midnight; April 12th, N.W. Merioneth, a pair.
Autumn: *Start, August 3d, one killed at 3 A.M. September 3d,
Eddystone; 23d and 24th, Eddystone, one caught; October 3d, at Chickens
Rock and Eddystone; 19th, Start, two captured; 25th, at Eddystone and
Bishop Rock.
_Saxicola œnanthe_ (L.), Wheatear.--Spring: March 24th, at Chickens
Rock, South Stack, and Eddystone stations; 26th, St Bees; April 11th,
Langness; 23d, at Eddystone in hundreds; 29th, at Eddystone.
Autumn: August 3d and 4th, *Start Point; 9th, Eddystone, in numbers;
23d, Nash, in numbers; 28th, Start, one killed; September 2d,
Eddystone, in numbers; 3d and 4th, a general movement along the entire
coast line; 20th, Eddystone; October 3d, Eddystone; 4th, *Helwick
(dozens); 8th, Langness and Skerries.
_Pratincola rubetra_ (L.), Whinchat.--Spring: April 24th, N.W.
Merioneth, first seen.
Autumn: *Smalls, September 23d, one killed.
_Pratincola rubicola_ (L.), Stonechat.--August 4th, *Start, one killed.
_Ruticilla titys_ (Scop.), Black Redstart.--October 29th, Nash, one
killed; November 3d, Langness, "female Redstart" observed at 11 A.M.
12th, Carlisle, one; December 5th, Langness, "a female Redstart;"
January 21st (1887), Towyn, one shot (_Field_, January 30th, 1887).
_Erithacus rubecula_ (L.), Redbreast.--Only a few records.
Autumn: First noticed at the great movement at the Nash L.H. on
September 3d; September 11th, Langness, one at 3 P.M. 24th, South
Stack; October 20th, South Stack, one; 27th, Nash, one.
_Sylvia cinerea_ (Bechst.), Whitethroat.--Spring: April 11th, Langness;
23d, *Nash, in numbers; May 10th, at Langness, with Sedge Warblers and
Willow Wrens; six killed and two injured.
Autumn: August 2d and 3d, *Start; 22d, Nash, many; September 1st,
Longships, one killed; 3d, Dee L.V. and *Nash, many; 23d, *Smalls and
*Helwick, some dozens; 24th, *Bull Point and Start.
_Sylvia atricapilla_ (L.), Blackcap.--Spring: April 22d, N.W.
Merioneth, arrived.
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