The extraordinarily large migration of raptorial birds is worth a remark here, and it is interesting to find with what regularity and precision such foreign species as the Rough-legged Buzzard recur year after year along certain very clearly defined lines, records of captures constantly indicating this.

It will be seen that the results of our statistics on the Scottish coasts show a "closed-fan" of migration, owing to prevalence of westerly winds, except at Pentland Skerries, where local easterly winds blew at the times of migration in September and November, and on the Scottish coast, from Bell Rock and southward, we had the greatest rushes, whilst further south, on the English coasts, there was an "open-fan" of migration, owing to a prevalence of east winds.

WEST COAST OF ENGLAND.

Schedules, &c., were forwarded to forty lighthouses and light-vessels on the west coast of England; from twenty-four returns have been received. The absence of returns is in some cases due to accident, e. g., at Caernarvon L.V., Mr. Bowen, the keeper, had been disabled with a broken rib, the result of a fall on board in a gale of wind, and there had been several changes of mates within a short period. In part, absence of reports is accounted for by the situation of the station—e. g., at Nash are two lighthouses, and from the western one, Mr. Richards, who last year supplied us with a well-filled schedule, having retired from the service, his successor objected to continue the work on the ground that it is so near to Nash E. On Lundy Island also are two stations close to each other, and last year the two reports therefrom were almost identical in every particular instance. Menai is reported as being out of the track of birds migrating, as also St. Bees. Still we should be glad to hear from these and the other stations that have not reported, and hope that next year all will send in returns, however slight, as "every little helps." Special thanks are due to those who have reported; they have given themselves considerable trouble, which will, however, not be thrown away; and the novelty and interesting nature of the work may in some degree perhaps compensate them for their pains. Mr. Baker writes, from Milford, "It would be a great help if a book could be supplied to different reporters, with a print of the different birds in it." If funds can be raised, we hope in time to & able to supply this want.

To Mr. Thompson we are indebted for a report from a new station, Allonby, on Solway Firth, which promises to be a good one, and which—being the northernmost on this coast—now heads our list.

The numbers of the stations differ from those of last year's report, beginning at 121 instead of 110 (the last included in Report of West Coast of Scotland being 120). The following is the list, those from which returns have been received being marked with an asterisk (*):—

121.*Allonby, L.H. C. Donald Thompson.
122.*St. Bees, L.H.; the tower 55 feet high, on cliffs estimated at 300 to 350 feet. R. E. Pizey.
123.*Morecambe Bay, L.V.; centre of light above sea-level, 36 feet. Henry Clavell, P. K.; Dl. Kneale, mate.
124.*Air, L.H. C. H. Aveston.
125.*Menai, L.H. Joseph Steer, P. K.
126.*Skerries, L.H. J. Garrett, P. K.; H. Knott.
127.*Holyhead Breakwater, L.H. R. Prichard.
128. North Stack, Fog Horn Station. John Harvey, gunner.
129.*South Stack, L.H. W. E. Burgess.
130. Caernarvon Bay, L.V.; centre of light above sea-level, 37 feet. W. Bowen.
131.*St. Tudwal's, L.H. W. Davies.
132.*Bardsey, L.H. Thomas Bowen.
133. Cardigan Bay, L.V.
134.*Bull Point, L.H.; centre of light above high water level, 154 feet. George Knott.
135. South Bishop, L.H. John White.
136. Smalls, L.H. W. Boulton.
137.*Great Castle Head, L.H. W. S. Spicer.
138.*Milford (Low), L.H. Fixed, white; centre of light from ground, 26 feet; Headland 150 feet from sea-level. (Syren fog horn 5 seconds every 3 minutes during fog, snow, or thick weather, about equidistant from each light). G. Baker.
139. Milford (High), L.H. Fixed, white, showing red at entrance to harbour. G. Baker. (These two are looked upon as one station).
140. Caldy, L.H. Centre of light above sea-level, about 250 feet. W. Ebben, P. K.
141. Helwick, L.V. Thomas Cornell, mate.
142. Scarweather, L.V. Henry Jenkins.
143. Nash (Low or W.), L.H.—Wilson.
144.*Nash (High or E.), L.H. Three lights: 1, upper, white, fixed, visible 19 miles; 2, fixed, red, shown from a window below lantern, shown N. of N.W. ¼ W., which bearing will lead ¼ mile S. of Breaksea Buoy; 3, a ray of red shown from a window below Breaksea light, extending over an arc between S.S.E. ¾ E. and S.E. ¾ S., about 2½ cables southward of Tuskar Buoy. H. T. Nicholas.
145. Breaksea, L.V.
146.*Flatholm, L.H. W. Dale, P. K.
147.*Usk, L.H. Centre of light above sea-level, about 50 feet. Amos Russell.
148. Avon, L.H. William Taylor.
149.*Burnham, L.H. About 100 feet above sea-level. William Lewis.
150.*Bideford, L.H. Low light, white, centre above sea-level 48 feet; Upper light white, centre above sea-level 96 feet. Edwd. Roberts.
151. Lundy Fog Gun Station. John Morgan.
152.*Lundy, L.H. Upper light revolving, powerful white, about 540 feet above sea-level. James Parsons.
153.*Hartland Point, L.H. John Griffiths.
154. Trevose Head, L.H. Fixed, white; upper 180 feet and lower 120 feet above sea-level. W. Bowen.
155.*Godrevy, L.H. Richard Trahair.
156.*Longships, L.H. Red towards shore; lantern 110 feet above high-water mark. William Jones, P. K.
157. Sevenstones, L.V. Daniel Norton.
158. Wolfrock, L.H. W. D. Crask.
159.*Scilly, L.H. White, 150 feet above sea-level. E. L. Davis.
160. Bishop Rock, L.H.

In the above list particulars of colour and height of lights, &c., are given where omitted from list of last year or where there have been alterations. Notes on the spring migration, being but few, have not been drawn up in a distinct report. Next year it is hoped that these may be much fuller and more general.

Altogether about sixty-two species have been noticed on this coast-line, including about fourteen species of Gulls and Water-birds.

To the various observers, and to the Trinity Superintendents, Mr. Davison, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Tregarthen, our thanks are given for their continued interest and kind assistance.