| *Longstone L.H. + | Thomas O. Hall. |
| *Inner Farn L.H. | Thomas H. Cutting. |
| *Tees L.V. | Henry Harbord. |
| Coquet Island L.H. | |
| *Whitby High L.H. | John Odgers. |
| *Flamborough Head L.H. | Charles Hood. |
| *Spurn L.H. | James B. Smith. |
| Spurn (Newsand) L.V. | |
| *Outer Dowsing L.V. | William Stock & J. N. Utting. |
| *Inner Dowsing L.V. | William King. |
| Dudgeon L.V. | |
| *Llyn Wells L.V. | George Rees. |
| *Hunstanton L.H. | William Westmoreland. |
| *Cromer L.H. | Richard Comben. |
| *Leman and Ower L.V. | John Artis. |
| *Hasbro' L.H. | By Mr. Gurney from G. H. Dunsford. |
| *Hasbro' L.V. | J. Nicholas & B. Darnell. |
| *Newarp L.V. | C. Campbell & W. Rees. |
| *Winterton L.H. | John Watson. |
| *Cockle L.V. | Samuel Pender & C. Prefrement. |
| Orfordness L.H. | |
| Corton L.V. | |
| *Shipwash L.V. | The Principal. |
| *Languard Point L.H. | Owen Boyle. |
| *Galloper L.V. | The Principal: two batches of wings from Mr. Gurney. |
| Kentish Knock L.V. | |
| Swin Middle L.V. | |
| *Tongue L.V. | John Webber. |
| Nore L.V. | |
| North Foreland L.H. | |
| Goodwin L.V. | |
| *Gull L.V. | Francis Harvey & Joseph Jenkins. |
| *South Sand Head L.V. | Joseph Ditcham. |
| *Eastside L.V. | Edward le Gallais. |
| South Foreland L.H. | |
| Casquets L.H., Alderney | |
| *Hanois L.H., Guernsey | Charles Williams. |
† For nature of light, position, and distances from the nearest land, see Report for 1880.
SEPARATE REPORT ON EACH SPECIES.[5]
[5] The sequence and nomenclature are adopted from the 'List of British Birds,' compiled by a Committee of the British Ornithologists' Union. London: John Van Voorst. 1883.
Turdus viscivorus, Missel Thrush.—Great Yarmouth, Oct. 20th, hundreds arriving; 23rd, one shot from flock coming in from sea. Longstone L.H., 30th, several, and at intervals to Nov. 15th, many being killed between these periods against lantern; on Nov. 4th, great rush, coming all night. Great Cotes, N.E. Lincolnshire, Nov. 13th, very numerous, fresh arrivals.
T. musicus, Song Thrush.—Spring, 1883, Farn L.H., Jan. 20th to Feb. 1st, Thrushes with Blackbirds and Fieldfares on island, also through March and at intervals to May 10th, at which date several of each and one Ring Ouzel were seen. Whitby L.H., March 9th, E.N.E., snow squalls, many with Fieldfares and other birds apparently moving south. Flamborough, April 27th, first Thrush struck, and on May 7th four. In the autumn at Farn, Flamborough and Spurn, Sept. 21st, great flight; and at the majority of the east coast stations from Farn Islands to Hanois L.H., Guernsey, up to Nov. 8th; great rushes, with other Turdidæ, Oct. 13th, and all through first week of November. Longstone L.H., Jan. 2nd, 1884, during the snow-storm before daylight, many, with Blackbirds and Redwings, round lantern—perhaps a local migration from north to south.[6] Heligoland, from Sept. 21st, S.S.E., to Nov. 12th; greatest rushes on Sept. 24th, Oct. 13th, 29th, and first week in November.
[6] At the Farn L.H., on Feb. 20th, 1884, and four following days, numbers of Fieldfares, Thrushes, and Blackbirds were seen on the island; wind S.S.W.
T. iliacus, Redwing.—Seaton Carew, Sept. 21st, to Hasbro' L.V., Oct. 30th, great many round lantern, and at several stations between these dates; rushes Sept. 21st, Oct. 29th and 30th. Heligoland, Oct. 3rd to Nov. 6th; greatest flights on Oct. 13th and Nov. 6th.
T. pilaris, Fieldfare.—First at Yarmouth, Sept. 8th, flock of ten to fifteen, 6 a.m., travelling N.E. to S.W., very high,[7] to Hasbro' L.V., Nov. 8th, many round lantern, and Nov. 16th, at Farn L.H., four to S.W. At several stations in large numbers between these dates, but none south of Yarmouth; rushes occurred on Sept. 21st, Oct. 19th (Yarmouth, along coast to S.), 28th to 31st, and Nov. 6th to 8th. Inner Dowsing L.V., Oct. 31st, seven killed, 7 p.m., N.E., and at Longstone L.H., several on same night. Flamborough L.H., Nov. 9th, 1 a.m. to daylight, great many; direction of migration N.E. to S.W. and E. to W. or S.E. to N.W. Heligoland, from Sept. 24th to Nov. 7th; Oct. 28th, great flight overhead, travelling E. to W.; from night of Oct. 31st to Nov. 4th an immense migration day and night, on 6th also large numbers still passing.
[7] In the autumn of 1880 Fieldfares were first seen in Norfolk on Sept. 9th, in 1881 on Sept. 14th, and in 1883 on Sept. 8th. The earliest occurrence in each case for England.